THE WEEK IN CHESS 452 7th July 2003 by Mark Crowther
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18th North Sea Cup 35 games
World Junior 156 games
Greenland Open 2003 14 games
Essent Dutch Championships 40 games
Swedish Championships 30 games
Norwegian Championships 20 games
World Open 166 games
White Nights 2003 112 games
D'Elancourt IM tournament 3 games
Bogny sur Meuse IM 15 games
I "Masters" Cidade da Maia 5 games
First Saturday July 23 games
2nd La Fère Open 307 games
4th Marseille Open 109 games
Brno 2003 66 games
Belgian Championships 15 games
25th Oberwart Open 60 games
1176 games
My thanks to Eirik T. Gullaksen, Andy McFarland, John Fernandez, Ard van
Beek, Bronislav Chmeliek, Miklos Orso, Richard Palliser, Igor Glek, Ole
Valaker, Giorgio Gozzi, Lars Grahn, "Bob", Juergen Daniel, John Henderson,
Laszlo Nagy, Gabor Pali and everyone else who helped with the issue.
Its been a good week for Luke McShane, he completed victory in the
Greenland Open with 8.5/9 and has started with 3/4 to share first with Krishnan
Sasikiran just before half way of the North Sea Cup.
The application to go into administration by Einstein TV probably marks
the end of their involvement in chess. Its now up to Vladimir Kramnik and Peter
Leko to find a sponsor for their title match and clear the way for
reunification.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The Category XV 18th North Sea Cup takes place in Esbjerg Denmark July
4th-12th 2003.
Internet coverage: http://www.northseacup.dk/nsc2003/index.htm
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18th North Sea Cup Esbjerg DEN (DEN), 4-12 vi 2003 cat. XV (2606)
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1. Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2658 * = . . 1 . . = . 1 3.0 2769
2. McShane, Luke J g ENG 2592 = * = . . . . 1 . 1 3.0 2786
3. Hansen, Curt g DEN 2610 . = * . . = . . = 1 2.5 2658
4. Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2695 . . . * = . . = = 1 2.5 2674
5. Bruzon, Lazaro g CUB 2610 0 . . = * = 1 . . . 2.0 2635
6. Schandorff, Lars g DEN 2563 . . = . = * = . = . 2.0 2612
7. Nielsen, Peter Heine g DEN 2625 . . . . 0 = * = 1 . 2.0 2596
8. Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2609 = 0 . = . . = * . . 1.5 2555
9. Dominguez, Lenier g CUB 2603 . . = = . = 0 . * . 1.5 2536
10. Koneru, Humpy g IND 2496 0 0 0 0 . . . . . * 0.0
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18th North Sea Cup B Esbjerg DEN (DEN), 4-12 vi 2003 cat. III (2318)
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1. Hunt, Harriet m ENG 2393 * . . . . 1 1 . . 1 3.0
2. Berkvens, Joost m NED 2453 . * = . . . . 1 1 . 2.5 2523
3. Hunt, Adam m ENG 2366 . = * . . = . . 1 . 2.0 2459
4. Kasparov, Sergey m BLR 2443 . . . * . . = = 1 . 2.0 2379
5. Skytte, Rasmus m DEN 2402 . . . . * . = = . 1 2.0 2315
6. Pedersen, Christian Kyndel DEN 2248 0 . = . . * . . . 1 1.5 2289
7. Bromann, Thorbjorn f DEN 2378 0 . . = = . * . . . 1.0 2287
8. Mikkelsen, Nikolaj DEN 2084 . 0 . = = . . * . . 1.0 2307
9. Hovmoller, Kristian DEN 2301 . 0 0 0 . . . . * . 0.0
10. Vovk, Oksana wm DEN 2108 0 . . . 0 0 . . . * 0.0
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The new FIDE Rating list for July 2003 has seen quite a lot of
movement.
The new FIDE Rating list for July 2003 has seen quite a lot of
movement. Top 4 remain the same with Kasparov playing no games. Kramnik lost 4
points in the two games he played, Anand is up another 10 points in the 7 games
he's played and Leko lost 7 points. Topalov up one place to 5th due to the loss
of just 3 rating points by Shirov who drops two places. Grischuk is up 9 places
to 6th a gain of 31 points. There are just 7 rating points separating 4th
(Leko) and 7th (Shirov).
Svidler up 3 places to 8th after gaining 10 points. Ponomariov down to
12th even though he has played no games, Adams down 2 places to 10th after
losing 4 points. The highest placed woman by far Polgar is down one to 11th in
spite of gaining 3 rating points. Azmaiparashvili after his big win in the
European Championships is up from up from 23rd to 15th after gaining 24 points.
Players rising in the rankings include Malakov up from 27 to 18.
Beliavsky up from 41 to 27, Nisipeanu up from 90 to 28, Vallejo up from 45 to
30, Aronian up from 91 to 44,
Players entering the list include Fressinet back in at 52 after losing
his place in the top 100 in January. Rozentalis in at 79. Van den Doel in at
80. Giorgadze in at 85. Markowski in at 87. Miladinovic in at 91. Chuchelov in
at 94. Galkin in at 97 Iordachescu in at 99.
19 year old Luke McShane into the top 100 for the first time at 74 and
18 year old David Navara in at 95.
Khalifman down from 14 to 24. Vaganian down from 38 to 71. Landa down
from 49 to 81.
2600 was enough for a place in the top 100 in April, now the mark is
2606.
Out of the top 100 in July are Huebner, Pelletier, Fridman, Ftacnik,
Krasenkow, Baklan, Mamedyarov, Korneev, Dolmatov, Hamdouchi, Jussupow, Fedorov
and Kozul.
No. Name t NAT ja02 ap02 ju02 oc02 ja03 ap03 ju03 Gms
1 Kasparov, Gary.................. g RUS 2838 2838 2838 2838 2847 2830 2830 0
2 Kramnik, Vladimir............... g RUS 2809 2809 2807 2807 2807 2789 2785 2
3 Anand, Viswanathan.............. g IND 2757 2752 2755 2755 2753 2764 2774 7
4 Leko, Peter..................... g HUN 2713 2707 2717 2743 2736 2746 2739 9
5 Topalov, Veselin................ g BUL 2739 2745 2745 2743 2743 2735 2735 0
6 Grischuk, Alexander............. g RUS 2671 2702 2702 2702 2712 2701 2732 38
7 Shirov, Alexei.................. g ESP 2715 2704 2697 2699 2723 2735 2732 23
8 Svidler, Peter.................. g RUS 2688 2688 2690 2690 2693 2713 2723 34
9 Bareev, Evgeny.................. g RUS 2707 2724 2726 2737 2729 2734 2721 11
10 Adams, Michael.................. g ENG 2742 2744 2752 2745 2734 2723 2719 29
11 Polgar, Judit (GM) w ........... g HUN 2677 2677 2681 2685 2700 2715 2718 9
12 Ponomariov, Ruslan.............. g UKR 2727 2743 2743 2743 2734 2718 2718 0
13 Ivanchuk, Vassily............... g UKR 2717 2711 2711 2709 2699 2704 2710 22
14 Akopian, Vladimir............... g ARM 2680 2678 2689 2689 2703 2703 2703 0
15 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab.......... g GEO 2676 2676 2676 2666 2678 2678 2702 24
16 Short, Nigel D.................. g ENG 2663 2673 2682 2684 2690 2686 2701 19
17 Dreev, Alexey................... g RUS 2683 2677 2676 2673 2690 2695 2698 16
18 Malakhov, Vladimir.............. g RUS 2647 2663 2668 2670 2677 2672 2696 33
19 Gelfand, Boris.................. g ISR 2703 2707 2710 2704 2700 2700 2695 9
20 Sokolov, Ivan................... g NED 2659 2647 2677 2684 2688 2677 2693 57
21 Karpov, Anatoly................. g RUS 2693 2690 2687 2688 2688 2686 2693 6
22 Ye, Jiangchuan.................. g CHN 2676 2676 2676 2667 2682 2684 2683 8
23 Morozevich, Alexander........... g RUS 2742 2718 2716 2707 2678 2678 2679 9
24 Khalifman, Alexander............ g RUS 2688 2698 2690 2690 2702 2702 2678 30
25 Lautier, Joel................... g FRA 2687 2675 2663 2665 2670 2666 2677 29
26 Rublevsky, Sergei............... g RUS 2655 2657 2658 2664 2644 2670 2672 31
27 Beliavsky, Alexander G.......... g SLO 2649 2661 2652 2650 2649 2649 2668 40
28 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter......... g ROM 2609 2608 2610 2613 2592 2606 2666 46
29 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam............ g UZB 2695 2674 2648 2653 2676 2680 2664 29
30 Vallejo Pons, Francisco......... g ESP 2629 2638 2648 2635 2629 2645 2662 24
31 Van Wely, Loek.................. g NED 2697 2642 2645 2681 2668 2675 2661 19
32 Aleksandrov, Aleksej............ g BLR 2645 2654 2646 2621 2633 2650 2659 22
33 Zhang, Zhong.................... g CHN 2656 2639 2637 2620 2624 2666 2658 9
34 Onischuk, Alexander............. g USA 2655 2641 2644 2649 2658 2647 2657 16
35 Smirin, Ilia.................... g ISR 2702 2685 2676 2683 2664 2662 2656 28
36 Kobalia, Mikhail................ g RUS 2620 2602 2625 2625 2635 2639 2656 25
37 Almasi, Zoltan.................. g HUN 2644 2650 2672 2672 2676 2676 2655 39
38 Sakaev, Konstantin.............. g RUS 2649 2649 2647 2647 2645 2664 2655 34
39 Tkachiev, Vladislav............. g FRA 2634 2633 2625 2632 2642 2643 2654 30
40 Sasikiran, Krishnan............. g IND 2569 2633 2650 2670 2664 2658 2654 18
41 Zvjaginsev, Vadim............... g RUS 2656 2645 2668 2680 2671 2664 2653 30
42 Bologan, Viktor................. g MDA 2651 2652 2631 2627 2630 2663 2650 38
43 Nikolic, Predrag................ g BIH 2653 2653 2661 2661 2638 2643 2649 33
44 Aronian, Levon.................. g ARM ---- 2571 2585 2581 2610 2606 2649 32
45 Radjabov, Teimour............... g AZE 2599 2610 2618 2628 2624 2644 2648 9
46 Movsesian, Sergei............... g SVK 2624 2624 2654 2651 2663 2659 2647 43
47 Bacrot, Etienne................. g FRA 2649 2653 2653 2653 2671 2654 2645 23
48 Gurevich, Mikhail............... g BEL 2641 2641 2649 2634 2634 2635 2644 68
49 Graf, Alexander................. g GER 2605 2623 2624 2635 2630 2630 2643 44
50 Epishin, Vladimir............... g RUS 2599 2606 2643 2628 2626 2628 2642 32
51 Granda Zuniga, Julio E.......... g PER 2605 2605 2605 2605 2623 2628 2641 11
52 Fressinet, Laurent.............. g FRA 2591 2606 2619 2619 2593 2595 2640 26
53 Hjartarson, Johann ............. g ISL 2633 2634 2634 2634 2634 2634 2640 5
54 Sutovsky, Emil.................. g ISR 2656 2660 2658 2657 2651 2652 2639 32
55 Khenkin, Igor................... g GER 2598 2587 2598 2603 2624 2644 2638 38
56 Kaidanov, Gregory S............. g USA 2596 2616 2638 2646 2629 2640 2638 7
57 Georgiev, Kiril................. g MKD 2655 2654 2658 2658 2654 2647 2637 28
58 Nielsen, Peter Heine............ g DEN 2642 2636 2626 2620 2620 2625 2636 47
59 Tregubov, Pavel V............... g RUS 2599 2627 2599 2594 2612 2632 2635 27
60 Motylev, Alexander.............. g RUS 2639 2622 2634 2634 2640 2634 2634 34
61 Lastin, Alexander............... g RUS 2630 2619 2625 2625 2636 2632 2634 13
62 Piket, Jeroen................... g NED 2659 2659 2646 2646 2646 2646 2632 8
63 Lutz, Christopher............... g GER 2644 2644 2650 2645 2640 2640 2631 38
64 Filippov, Valerij............... g RUS 2625 2612 2615 2615 2616 2627 2630 22
65 Smirnov, Pavel.................. m RUS 2539 2510 2539 2562 2572 2615 2629 22
66 Korchnoi, Viktor................ g SUI 2633 2635 2620 2634 2642 2632 2628 25
67 Macieja, Bartlomiej............. g POL 2612 2585 2607 2615 2629 2634 2627 39
68 Sadler, Matthew................. g ENG 2631 2631 2624 2624 2624 2624 2626 13
69 Xu, Jun......................... g CHN 2654 2654 2654 2643 2626 2628 2626 9
70 Seirawan, Yasser................ g USA 2644 2631 2618 2629 2636 2626 2626 0
71 Vaganian, Rafael A.............. g ARM 2662 2664 2667 2667 2667 2653 2623 37
72 Lputian, Smbat G................ g ARM 2634 2634 2627 2627 2638 2638 2623 22
73 Volkov, Sergey.................. g RUS 2567 2609 2636 2642 2624 2634 2620 38
74 McShane, Luke J................. g ENG 2544 2538 2544 2546 2568 2592 2619 40
75 Hansen, Curt.................... g DEN 2613 2613 2625 2610 2610 2610 2618 24
76 Moiseenko, Alexander............ g UKR 2578 2575 2578 2570 2597 2627 2618 21
77 Vescovi, Giovanni............... g BRA 2611 2611 2611 2614 2592 2615 2618 9
78 Nunn, John D.M.................. g ENG 2595 2595 2611 2611 2611 2611 2617 15
79 Rozentalis, Eduardas............ g LTU 2564 2586 2564 2563 2585 2586 2616 26
80 Van Den Doel, Erik.............. g NED 2602 2583 2602 2594 2587 2588 2615 21
81 Landa, Konstantin............... g RUS 2619 2623 2621 2632 2649 2643 2614 31
82 Bruzon, Lazaro.................. g CUB 2590 2569 2590 2613 2613 2610 2614 27
83 Tiviakov, Sergei................ g NED 2614 2625 2628 2631 2635 2623 2613 51
84 Alekseev, Evgeny................ g RUS 2580 2567 2580 2593 2614 2607 2613 30
85 Giorgadze, Giorgi............... g GEO 2591 2591 2591 2601 2601 2593 2612 8
86 Eingorn, Vereslav S............. g UKR 2604 2598 2604 2600 2604 2604 2611 9
87 Markowski, Tomasz............... g POL 2546 2538 2546 2549 2574 2587 2610 41
88 Dautov, Rustem.................. g GER 2636 2636 2611 2617 2604 2611 2610 34
89 Dominguez, Lenier............... g CUB 2594 2601 2613 2608 2602 2603 2610 27
90 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas............. g KAZ 2561 2583 2604 2604 2604 2600 2610 12
91 Miladinovic, Igor............... g GRE 2501 2501 2501 2518 2526 2533 2609 78
92 Hodgson, Julian M............... g ENG 2598 2598 2608 2608 2608 2608 2609 8
93 Najer, Evgeniy.................. g RUS 2585 2598 2585 2579 2585 2606 2608 41
94 Chuchelov, Vladimir............. g BEL 2591 2593 2591 2593 2592 2592 2608 32
95 Navara, David................... g CZE 2559 2543 2559 2567 2580 2576 2608 25
96 Goldin, Alexander............... g USA 2630 2618 2609 2630 2621 2611 2608 8
97 Galkin, Alexander............... g RUS 2572 2569 2572 2577 2568 2591 2607 19
98 Dorfman, Josif D................ g FRA 2602 2613 2617 2617 2610 2610 2607 18
99 Iordachescu, Viorel............. g MDA 2555 2555 2555 2567 2550 2550 2606 42
100 Acs, Peter...................... g HUN 2560 2529 2560 2591 2623 2600 2606 31
101 Vladimirov, Evgeny.............. g KAZ 2597 2605 2597 2597 2597 2597 2606 10
The World Junior Championships (under 20) took place June 21st - July
3rd 2003 in Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan. There were participants from 29 countries.
In the 13 round boys section there were 50 participants: 7- GM, 13 - IM. In the
11 round girl's section 28 participants: 2 - WGM, 2 - WIM.
Favorite Shakhriyaz Mamedyarov took first place with 10/13 half a point
clear of Belorussian Sergei Azarov, the bronze medal was won by IM Alexander
Zubov who had the best tie-break of the five players on 8.5/13. Georgian and
ELO favourite, Nana Dzagnidze, won the women's even with 9.5/11 Cristina
Calotescu took silver on tie-break from Zeinab Mamedjarova both finishing on
7.5/11.
Internet coverage: http://www.chess.az/eng/
Final (Round 13) Standings:
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WJun Nakhchivan AZE (AZE), 22 vi-3 vii 2003
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1. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz g AZE 2607 10.0 2677
2. Azarov, Sergei g BLR 2530 9.5 2604
3. Zubov, Alexander m UKR 2494 8.5 2581
4. Guseinov, Kadir g AZE 2505 8.5 2544
5. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2579 8.5 2540
6. Bachin, Vitaly m RUS 2443 8.5 2474
7. Erenburg, Sergey m ISR 2499 8.5 2430
8. Ganguly, Surya Shekhar g IND 2542 8.0 2557
9. Harikrishna, P g IND 2563 8.0 2517
10. Pantsulaia, Levan m GEO 2465 8.0 2420
11. Mamedov, Rauf AZE 2330 7.5 2477
12. Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios m GRE 2456 7.5 2494
13. Kritz, Leonid m GER 2468 7.5 2487
14. Izoria, Zviad g GEO 2569 7.5 2466
15. Schneider, Dmitry m USA 2424 7.5 2419
16. Jirka, Jiri CZE 2394 7.5 2366
17. Rohit, G IND 2357 7.5 2325
18. Mahesh Chandran, P m IND 2419 7.0 2388
19. Deepan, Chakkravarthy J m IND 2379 7.0 2364
20. Kanep, Meelis m EST 2446 7.0 2342
21. Kuparadze, Giga GEO 2227 6.5 2416
22. Dziuba, Marcin m POL 2450 6.5 2392
23. Kozak, Leonid UZB 2178 6.5 2412
24. Jatautis, Donatas LTU 2149 6.5 2396
25. Sadykov, Rustem KAZ 2416 6.5 2369
26. Murariu, Andrei m ROM 2347 6.5 2351
27. Safarli, Eltaj AZE 2201 6.5 2331
28. Wang, Hao Yuan CAN 2226 6.5 2292
29. Esplana, Christian f PER 2367 6.5 2278
30. Mabusela,Johannes RSA ---- 6.0 2296
31. Hanley, Craig f ENG 2375 6.0 2236
32. Geirnaert, Steven BEL 2289 6.0 2301
33. Arun Prasad, S IND 2275 6.0 2243
34. Monroy, Charles FRA 2294 6.0 2212
35. Gupta, Abhijeet f IND 2335 5.5 2236
36. Agayev, Nidjat AZE 2116 5.5 2201
37. Gashimov, Sarkhan AZE 2317 5.5 2184
38. Pacheco, Marco PER 2349 5.5 2231
39. Agaragimov, Djakhangir AZE 2252 5.5 2149
40. Baladjaev, Gara AZE 2177 5.5 2117
41. Olsson, Linus SWE 2252 5.0 2175
42. Allemann, Anton SUI 2254 5.0 2158
43. Masse, Hugues CAN 2120 5.0 2099
44. Yilmaz, Mustafa TUR 1941 5.0 2047
45. Werle, Jan m NED 2404 4.5 2412
46. Sevdimaliev,Urfan AZE ---- 4.5 2024
47. Allajov,Ramil AZE ---- 4.0 2026
48. Murray,David IRL ---- 4.0 1997
49. Osttveit, Martin NOR 2084 4.0 1972
50. Vermaak,Frans Willem RSA ---- 3.0 1943
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Final (Round 11) Standings:
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WJun Girls Nakhchivan AZE (AZE), 22 vi-3 vii 2003
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1. Dzagnidze, Nana wm GEO 2376 9.5 2537
2. Calotescu, Cristina wm ROM 2334 7.5 2363
3. Mamedjarova, Zeinab wg AZE 2298 7.5 2327
4. Harika, Dronavalli wf IND 2294 7.0 2310
5. Ubiennykh, Ekaterina wf RUS 2293 7.0 2293
6. Sachdev, Tania wm IND 2245 6.5 2257
7. Karavade, Eesha IND 2199 6.5 2254
8. Sergeeva, Maria wg KAZ 2340 6.5 2252
9. Shukurova, Meihriban wm AZE 2250 6.5 2210
10. Makka, Ioulia wm GRE 2234 6.5 2192
11. Mamedjarova, Turkan AZE 2222 6.0 2150
12. Khudaverdieva, Afag AZE 2063 5.5 2228
13. Saheli, Nath IND 2078 5.5 2161
14. Morales Mendoza, Luciana PER 2051 5.5 2152
15. Topel, Zehra wf TUR 2092 5.5 2198
16. Van der Merwe, Cecile Henr RSA 2068 5.0 2132
17. Ismailova, Aytaj AZE 2168 5.0 2115
18. Valickova, Martina CZE 2046 5.0 2112
19. Rzaeva,Lyaman AZE ---- 5.0 2048
20. Umudova, Margiz AZE 1922 5.0 2065
21. Nowak, Dominika POL 2098 4.5 2056
22. Mammadova, Nargiz AZE 2122 4.5 2015
23. Agaeva, Shahana AZE 2107 4.0 2042
24. Mahima, Rajmohan IND 2104 4.0 1983
25. Verot, Melanie FRA 2092 4.0 2000
26. Charbonneau, Anne Marie CAN 2052 3.5 1939
27. Alieva, Tarana AZE ---- 3.0 1881
28. Yilmaz, Ezgi TUR 1986 2.5 1852
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The Greenland Open 2003 took place in the southern town of Qaqortoq
from 28 June to 1 July. A line up of foreign stars, all of whom will visited
Greenland for the first time, and local players contested the rapid event for a
total prize fund of US$10,000. Luke McShane with a tremendous 8.5/9 score took
clear first a point clear of Jóhann Hjartarson. There are clearly errors
in a few of the games.
Official site: http://www.icechess.com/
Final (Round 9) Standings:
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Greenland Open Qaqortoq GRL (GRL), 28-30 vi 2003
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1 McShane, Luke J g ENG 2592 8.5 54.0 51.00
2 Hjartarson, Johann g ISL 2634 7.5 54.5 42.50
3 Nikolic, Predrag g BIH 2643 7 55.5 40.25
4 De Firmian, Nick E g USA 2536 6 54.0 32.75
5 Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2677 6 52.0 29.50
6 Naes, Flovin Tor FAI 2324 6 50.5 29.00
7 Oral, Tomas g CZE 2537 6 50.0 30.25
8 Pokorna, Regina wg SVK 2418 6 49.5 30.00
9 Hardarson, Robert f ISL 2278 6 47.5 26.50
10 Wuts, Frank f NED 2294 6 45.5 26.75
11 Bjarnason, Saevar m ISL 2258 6 45.5 26.25
12 Stefansson, Hannes g ISL 2565 5.5 51.5 28.00
13 Kristjansson, Stefan m ISL 2406 5.5 43.5 24.00
14 Danielsen, Henrik g DEN 2501 5 49.5 25.50
51 players
The Essent Dutch Championships took place in Leeuwarden 24th June - 5th
July 2003. The men's event was a 9 round category XI event, the women's a 6
player double round robin. Loek Van Wely won the event with an undefeated 6.5/9
half a point clear of Sergei Tiviakov. 16 year old Daniel Stellwagen got off to
a perfect 4/4 but lost to Erik Van den Doel in round 7 and to Tiviakov in the
final round to finish on 5.5/9. Peng Zhaoqin conceded just two draws on the way
to a 9/10 score 2.5 points clear of second placed Tea Bosboom-Lanchava.
Internet coverage: http://www.schaakbond.nl/nieuws/nk2003/
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ch-NED Leeuwarden NED (NED), 26 vi-5 vii 2003 cat. XI (2523)
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1. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2675 * = = = = 1 1 1 = 1 6.5 2672
2. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2623 = * 1 = = = = 1 = = 5.5 2592
3. Stellwagen, Daniel m NED 2467 = 0 * 1 = 0 = 1 1 1 5.5 2609
4. Van der Wiel, John g NED 2508 = = 0 * = = = = 1 = 4.5 2524
5. Ernst, Sipke m NED 2475 = = = = * 1 = 0 = 0 4.0 2485
6. Van den Doel, Erik g NED 2588 0 = 1 = 0 * 1 = = 0 4.0 2473
7. L'Ami, Erwin NED 2433 0 = = = = 0 * 1 = = 4.0 2490
8. Janssen, Ruud m NED 2483 0 0 0 = 1 = 0 * 1 1 4.0 2484
9. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2562 = = 0 0 = = = 0 * 1 3.5 2438
10. Delemarre, Jop m NED 2418 0 = 0 = 1 1 = 0 0 * 3.5 2454
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1 Peng Zhaoqin m NED 2433 ** 1= 11 11 =1 11 9.0 2559
2 Bosboom-Lanchava, Tea wg NED 2329 0= ** 1= == 11 1= 6.5 2324
3 Schuurman, Petra NED 2293 00 0= ** =1 11 11 6.0 2293
4 Hamelink, Desiree wm NED 2187 00 == =0 ** 01 10 3.5 2132
5 Van Weersel, Arlette NED 2096 =0 00 00 10 ** =1 3.0 2112
6 Bensdorp, Laura NED 2063 00 0= 00 01 =0 ** 2.0 2027
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The Swedish Championships take place June 29th - July 12th 2003 in Umea,
Sweden. 13 round Category IX event. Rylander and Von Bahr have withdrawn from
the tournament due to illness I have now removed their results from the
standings.
Coverage: http://www.rockaden.nu/sm/index_800.html
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ch-SWE Umea SWE (SWE), 29 vi-12 vii 2003 cat. IX (2469)
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1. Hillarp Persson, Tiger g SWE 2474 * . = . 0 0 = . = 1 1 1 4.5 2521
2. Hector, Jonny g SWE 2553 . * 1 0 . . . = . = 1 1 4.0 2558
3. Brynell, Stellan g SWE 2538 = 0 * 1 = = . = = . . = 4.0 2457
4. Tikkanen, Hans SWE 2337 . 1 0 * = . 0 0 . 1 1 = 4.0 2468
5. Lindberg, Bengt f SWE 2392 1 . = = * = = . = . . . 3.5 2549
6. Agrest, Evgenij g SWE 2591 1 . = . = * = . = = . . 3.5 2546
7. Wedberg, Tom g SWE 2539 = . . 1 = = * = = . . . 3.5 2509
8. Ernst, Thomas g SWE 2442 . = = 1 . . = * . 0 = 0 3.0 2414
9. Karlsson, Lars g SWE 2478 = . = . = = = . * = 0 . 3.0 2440
10. Berg, Emanuel m SWE 2514 0 = . 0 . = . 1 = * . . 2.5 2422
11. Olsson, Anders f SWE 2383 0 0 . 0 . . . = 1 . * 1 2.5 2388
12. Ahlander, Bjorn m SWE 2389 0 0 = = . . . 1 . . 0 * 2.0 2329
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The Norwegian Championships take place 5th-12th July 2003 in
Fredrikstad. 12 year old Magnus Carlsen (fide 2385) and 7th highest rated is
attracting the most media interest he may become an IM with a good result in
the tournament. The favourite is GM Rune Djurhuus and he is hoping for his
first national title.
Official site:
http://www.nettavisen.no/servlets/page?section=1500
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ch-NOR Fredrikstad NOR (NOR), 4-12 vii 2003
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1. Dannevig, Oystein NOR 2331 +17 +11 . . . . . . . 2.0
2. Ostenstad, Berge m NOR 2469 +19 + 9 . . . . . . . 2.0
3. Fyllingen, Roy Harald m NOR 2366 +13 = 7 . . . . . . . 1.5 2568
4. Trygstad, Kristian f NOR 2330 +12 = 6 . . . . . . . 1.5 2476
5. Kristensen, Bjarke m DEN 2373 = 8 +15 . . . . . . . 1.5 2541
6. Hansen, Torbjorn R NOR 2305 +20 = 4 . . . . . . . 1.5 2578
7. Johannessen, Leif Erlend g NOR 2525 +18 = 3 . . . . . . . 1.5 2534
8. Nordahl, Helge f NOR 2330 = 5 =10 . . . . . . . 1.0 2287
9. Carlsen, Magnus f NOR 2385 +14 - 2 . . . . . . . 1.0 2369
10. Lahlum, Hans Olav NOR 2202 =15 = 8 . . . . . . . 1.0 2348
11. Djurhuus, Rune g NOR 2475 +16 - 1 . . . . . . . 1.0 2310
12. Christenson, Flemming NOR 2261 - 4 +20 . . . . . . . 1.0 2385
13. Ekeberg, Carl Fredrik NOR 2226 - 3 +18 . . . . . . . 1.0 2341
14. Gabrielsen, Stig f NOR 2269 - 9 +19 . . . . . . . 1.0 2322
15. Bae, Torstein f NOR 2366 =10 - 5 . . . . . . . 0.5 2094
16. Hole, Oystein NOR 2289 -11 =17 . . . . . . . 0.5 2170
17. Moen, Andreas NOR 2251 - 1 =16 . . . . . . . 0.5 2117
18. Hersvik, Daniel f NOR 2317 - 7 -13 . . . . . . . 0.0
19. Lie, Espen NOR 2260 - 2 -14 . . . . . . . 0.0
20. Lie, Kjetil A m NOR 2440 - 6 -12 . . . . . . . 0.0
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The 31st World Open took place in Philadelphia June 28th - July 6th
2003. There were many different schedules before they combined for the final
rounds. $180,000 guaranteed prizes. There were 37GMs. 10 players Ilya Smirin,
Alex Onischuk, Leonid Yudasin, Jaan Ehlvest, Alexander Goldin, Alexander
Shabalov, Alek Wojtkiewicz, Gennadi Zaitshik, Nazar Firman and Babakouly
Annakov all finished on 7/9, in terms of the prizefund they effectively shared
first. I have made an assumption that the tournament ran from 30th June - 6th
July with two rounds on Saturday and two on Sunday in dating the games, with
the different time schedules the task of getting the exact right date for the
games is too time consuming. There should be more games next week.
Official Site: http://www.worldopen.com
Leading Round Final (9) Standings:
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31st World Open Philadelphia USA, 28 vi-6 vii 2003
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1 Ilya Smirin g ISR 2815 7.0
2 Alexander Onischuk g USA 2714 7.0
3 Leonid G Yudasin g ISR 2692 7.0
4 Jaan Ehlvest g EST 2690 7.0
5 Alexander Goldin g USA 2674 7.0
6 Alexander Shabalov g USA 2644 7.0
7 Alek Wojtkiewicz g USA 2619 7.0
8 Gennadi Zaitshik g USA 2605 7.0
9 Nazar Firman m UKR 2555 7.0
10 Babakouly Annakov g USA 2527 7.0
11 Boris Gulko g USA 2697 6.5
12 Alex Yermolinsky g USA 2614 6.5
13 Alexander Ivanov g USA 2604 6.5
14 Sergey Kudrin g USA 2603 6.5
15 Darmen Sadvakasov g KAZ 2595 6.5
16 Alexandra Kosteniuk wg RUS 2577 6.5
17 Vladimir Georgiev g MKD 2509 6.5
18 Hikaru Nakamura g USA 2648 6.0
19 Yury Shulman g USA 2638 6.0
20 Sarunas Sulskis g LTU 2637 6.0
21 Benjamin Finegold m USA 2631 6.0
22 Alexander Le Siege g USA 2613 6.0
23 Peter Kiriakov g RUS 2603 6.0
24 Pavel Blatny g CZE 2563 6.0
25 Yury Lapshun m USA 2537 6.0
26 Victor Mikhalevski g ISR 2525 6.0
27 Emil Anka g HUN 2512 6.0
28 Jesse Kraai m USA 2510 6.0
29 Ronald W Burnett m USA 2503 6.0
30 Michael A Rohde g USA 2498 6.0
31 Alexander Mikhalevski m ISR 2489 6.0
32 Eli Vovsha m USA 2462 6.0
33 Dean J Ippolito m USA 2435 6.0
34 Slava Mikhailuk f USA 2427 6.0
35 Adrian Negulescu m USA 2421 6.0
36 Stephen Muhammad f USA 2421 6.0
37 Anthony F Saidy m USA 2379 6.0
38 Matthew Hoekstra f USA 2368 6.0
39 David E Vigorito f USA 2367 6.0
40 John S Rouleau USA 2304 6.0
41 Ali Morshedi USA 2170 6.0
42 Igor Novikov g USA 2700 5.5
43 Dmitry Gurevich g USA 2552 5.5
44 W John Donaldson m USA 2509 5.5
45 William Paschall m USA 2494 5.5
46 Harmen Jonkman g NED 2481 5.5
47 Anna Zatonskih wg USA 2475 5.5
48 Anatoly Y Lein g USA 2473 5.5
49 Luis R Chiong m USA 2455 5.5
50 Emory A Tate f USA 2437 5.5
51 Lev Milman f USA 2414 5.5
52 Agnieszka Brustman wg POL 2404 5.5
53 Joshua E Friedel USA 2379 5.5
54 Richard K Delaune m USA 2355 5.5
55 Samson Benen USA 2324 5.5
56 Joseph H Fang m USA 2322 5.5
57 Mikhail Belorusov f USA 2311 5.5
58 Renard W Anderson f USA 2271 5.5
59 Mikhail Langer USA 2267 5.5
238 players
(Ratings US ELO)
The White Nights-2003 tournament takes place in St. Petersburg 29th
June - 8th July 2003.
Official Results
in Russianand
Games in PGN
zipped both on the St. Petersburg Chess Federation site (http://www.totalchess.spb.ru).
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1. Ibraev, Nurlan m KAZ 2401 =15 +26 + 4 +13 +10 = 2 = 6 . . 5.5 2637
2. Doroshkievich, Vladimir K m RUS 2413 =11 +22 +21 = 7 +12 = 1 = 4 . . 5.0 2553
3. Andreikin, Dmitry f RUS 2402 +25 = 6 = 5 +19 =17 = 7 +13 . . 5.0 2556
4. Sergeev, Veniamin RUS 2426 +29 =21 - 1 +11 +18 +10 = 2 . . 5.0 2544
5. Chepukaitis, Genrikh RUS 2388 =12 + 8 = 3 =16 = 6 +17 = 7 . . 4.5 2555
6. Shinkevich, Vitaly m RUS 2457 +23 = 3 =13 =18 = 5 +14 = 1 . . 4.5 2496
7. Ekdyshman, Mikhail RUS 2448 +14 +18 -10 = 2 +26 = 3 = 5 . . 4.5 2502
8. Sivokho, Sergey m RUS 2494 =27 - 5 =11 +24 =19 +18 +15 . . 4.5 2466
9. Solovjov, Sergey I m RUS 2456 -21 +29 -19 +23 +28 =15 +16 . . 4.5 2472
10. Kokarev, Dmitry m RUS 2483 +28 +24 + 7 =12 - 1 - 4 =20 . . 4.0 2474
11. Utnasunov, Alexander RUS 2316 = 2 =17 = 8 - 4 +27 =22 +21 . . 4.0 2465
12. Yagupov, Igor m RUS 2454 = 5 +27 +15 =10 - 2 -13 +22 . . 4.0 2446
13. Obodchuk, Andrei m RUS 2417 +32 +19 = 6 - 1 =15 +12 - 3 . . 4.0 2433
14. Smirnov, Artem f RUS 2368 - 7 -16 +29 +31 +20 - 6 +27 . . 4.0 2472
15. Vunder, Andrey RUS 2307 = 1 +20 -12 +21 =13 = 9 - 8 . . 3.5 2429
16. Eliseev, Alexei m RUS 2468 -18 +14 =25 = 5 =22 +26 - 9 . . 3.5 2374
17. Gavrilov, Alexei1 m RUS 2450 =22 =11 =28 +25 = 3 - 5 =19 . . 3.5 2357
18. Mirovshchikov, Sergey RUS 2396 +16 - 7 +24 = 6 - 4 - 8 +26 . . 3.5 2436
19. Utkin, Aleksey RUS 2334 +31 -13 + 9 - 3 = 8 =25 =17 . . 3.5 2419
20. Karasev, Vladimir I m RUS 2429 =26 -15 +32 =22 -14 +23 =10 . . 3.5 2371
21. Rodionov, Adil KAZ 2356 + 9 = 4 - 2 -15 =25 +28 -11 . . 3.0 2322
22. Biriukov, Oleg V RUS 2369 =17 - 2 +27 =20 =16 =11 -12 . . 3.0 2368
23. Yandarbiev, Ruslan RUS 2391 - 6 -25 +30 - 9 +24 -20 +29 . . 3.0 2338
24. Feoktistov, Alexey A m RUS 2414 +30 -10 -18 - 8 -23 +31 +25 . . 3.0 2350
25. Ovod, Evgenija m RUS 2296 - 3 +23 =16 -17 =21 =19 -24 . . 2.5 2300
26. Nechepurenko, Roman V RUS 2350 =20 - 1 +31 +28 - 7 -16 -18 . . 2.5 2320
27. Tumanov, Alexander1 RUS 2398 = 8 -12 -22 +32 -11 +30 -14 . . 2.5 2278
28. Bratchenko, Alexander m RUS 2396 -10 +30 =17 -26 - 9 -21 +32 . . 2.5 2291
29. Pisakov, Ilia RUS 2341 - 4 - 9 -14 -30 +31 +32 -23 . . 2.0 2230
30. Bedny, Yuri RUS 2327 -24 -28 -23 +29 =32 -27 -31 . . 1.5 2154
31. Shchukin, Dmitry RUS 2419 -19 =32 -26 -14 -29 -24 +30 . . 1.5 2122
32. Kashljak, Anatoli f RUS 2332 -13 =31 -20 -27 =30 -29 -28 . . 1.0 2080
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As reported in TWIC 451 the Zone 3.2a Championships 2003 took place June
20th-30th 2003 in Ho Chi Minh City. Ronald Dableo was the surprise winner of
the men's event with 7/9. Favourite Nguyen Thi Thanh An took the women's event.
There were two places for the Men’s World Championship and one for the
Women’s World Championship 2003. Mark Paragua beat Rogelio Antonio in a
playoff for the second qualifying position for the FIDE World Championships
3-2. Games don't seem to be available.
Internet coverage: http://www.vietnamchess.com/3-2a/3-2a.htm
Play-off for 2nd Men Qualifying Spot
Games White - Black Results
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1 Antonio Rogelio Jr - Paragua Mark 0-1
2 Paragua Mark - Antonio Rogelio Jr 0-1
3 Paragua Mark - Antonio Rogelio Jr 1-0
4 Antonio Rogelio Jr - Paragua Mark 1-0
5 Paragua Mark - Antonio Rogelio Jr 1-0
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zt 3.2a Ho Chi Minh City VIE (VIE), 21-29 vi 2003
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1. Dableo, Ronald PHI 2305 7.0 2611
2. Antonio, Rogelio jr g PHI 2521 6.5 2525
3. Paragua, Mark m PHI 2500 6.5 2496
4. Wu Shaobin g SIN 2531 6.0 2437
5. Torre, Eugenio g PHI 2520 6.0 2381
6. Villamayor, Buenaventura g PHI 2484 6.0 2425
7. Irwanto, Sadikin f INA 2405 5.5 2466
8. Pham Chuong VIE 2225 5.5 2530
9. Bao Quang VIE ---- 5.5 2365
10. Nguyen Van Huy VIE ---- 5.5 2451
36 players
The D'Elancourt IM tournament organised by the St Quentin en Yvelines
chess club took place in the Chapelle de la Villedieu in Elancourt 10km from
Versailles. The 6 player double round robin took place 21st-30th June 2003.
Nikolay Legky took clear first on 7/10.
Internet coverage: http://yvechecs.free.fr
IM Elancourt FRA (FRA), 21-30 vi 2003 cat. V (2356)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 Legky, Nikolay A g UKR 2497 ** == 1= =1 == 11 7.0 2476
2 Velikov, Petar g BUL 2435 == ** == =1 == 11 6.5 2449
3 Grimberg, Gilbert f FRA 2340 0= == ** == 11 11 6.5 2468
4 Verat, Laurent f FRA 2357 =0 =0 == ** == 1= 4.5 2319
5 Moracchini, Fabrice f FRA 2302 == == 00 == ** == 4.0 2294
6 Kirszenberg, Marc FRA 2202 00 00 00 0= == ** 1.5 2090
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The Bogny sur Meuse IM took place 25th June - 4th July 2003. Normunds
Miezis won the evnet with 6.5/10.
Internet coverage: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/aymon.chess
IM Bogny sur Meuse FRA (FRA), 25 vi-4 vii 2003cat. IX (2475)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 Miezis, Normunds g LAT 2516 ** == 1= 01 == 11 6.5 2577
2 Kveinys, Aloyzas g LTU 2539 == ** == == == == 5.0 2462
3 Barsov, Alexei g UZB 2531 0= == ** == == 1= 5.0 2464
4 Eliet, Nicolas m FRA 2422 10 == == ** 1= 00 4.5 2449
5 Gozzoli, Yannick FRA 2431 == == == 0= ** == 4.5 2448
6 Vallin, Guillaume m FRA 2412 00 == 0= 11 == ** 4.5 2451
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I Maia Masters - also the Prof. Vieira de Carvalho Memorial - a FIDE
Category IX took place 23rd-30th June 2003. GMs Karen Movsziszian, Kevin
Spragett and Michael Oratovsky all finished on 6/9.
Internet coverage:
http://planeta.clix.pt/axp/jogos/maia03.htm
(games) http://planeta.clix.pt/axp/ext_amacrianca0203_1.htm
(Results)
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I Carvalho Mem Masters Maia POR (POR), 23-30 vi 2003 cat. IX (2464)
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1. Movsziszian, Karen g ARM 2468 * 1 = = = = = 1 1 = 6.0 2589
2. Spraggett, Kevin g CAN 2526 0 * 1 1 1 = 1 0 = 1 6.0 2582
3. Oratovsky, Michael g ISR 2587 = 0 * = = = 1 1 1 1 6.0 2575
4. Damaso, Rui m POR 2423 = 0 = * = 1 = 1 = 1 5.5 2549
5. Galego, Luis g POR 2506 = 0 = = * 1 = = 1 = 5.0 2502
6. Rocha, Sergio m POR 2364 = = = 0 0 * = 1 = = 4.0 2432
7. Vassallo, Mauricio m ESP 2440 = 0 0 = = = * = = = 3.5 2387
8. Fernando, Diogo m POR 2438 0 1 0 0 = 0 = * = 1 3.5 2387
9. Santos, Carlos P m POR 2414 0 = 0 = 0 = = = * 1 3.5 2390
10. Fernandes, Antonio g POR 2478 = 0 0 0 = = = 0 0 * 2.0 2242
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The FS June events take place 5th-17th June 2003. There are GM, IM and
two FM sections. My thanks to Laszlo Nagy and arbiter Gabor Pali.
Internet coverage:
http://members.chello.hu/firstsat/0307/index.htm
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FSGM July Budapest HUN (HUN), 5-17 vii 2003 cat. VII (2418)
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1. Thorfinnsson, Bragi f ISL 2373 * . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 2.0
2. Postny, Evgeny g ISR 2499 . * . . . = . . 1 . . . 1.5 2552
3. Gerzhoy, Leonid ISR 2410 . . * . . = . . . . 1 . 1.5 2619
4. Ovsejevitsch, Sergei g UKR 2497 . . . * . . = . . . 1 . 1.5 2663
5. Gunnarsson, Arnar f ISL 2348 . . . . * . . . = . . 1 1.5 2610
6. Gunnarsson, Jon Viktor m ISL 2411 . = = . . * . . . . . . 1.0 2454
7. Medvegy, Zoltan g HUN 2498 . . . = . . * . . = . . 1.0 2418
8. Shahade, Jennifer wm USA 2366 0 . . . . . . * . 1 . . 1.0 2356
9. Reutsky, Sergei f RUS 2307 . 0 . . = . . . * . . . 0.5 2230
10. Krapivin, Alexander m RUS 2339 . . . . . . = 0 . * . . 0.5 2239
11. Jakab, Attila m HUN 2442 . . 0 0 . . . . . . * . 0.0
12. Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek m DEN 2528 0 . . . 0 . . . . . . * 0.0
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FSIM July Budapest HUN (HUN), 5-17 vii 2003 cat. IV (2330)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
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1. Dembo, Yelena wg HUN 2390 * . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . 2.0
2. Galyas, Miklos m HUN 2419 . * . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 2.0
3. Ragger, Markus AUT 2347 . . * = . . 1 . . . . . . 1.5 2524
4. Reiss, Tibor f HUN 2343 . . = * . . . . . . 1 . . 1.5 2554
5. Husari, Satea m SYR 2355 . . . . * . . = . . . 1 . 1.5 2488
6. Wendt, Jan-Dietrich GER 2291 . . . . . * . . . . . . 1 1.0
7. Farago, Sandor m HUN 2319 . . 0 . . . * . . 1 . . . 1.0 2335
8. Dencsi, Tibor HUN 2276 . 0 . . = . . * . . . . . 0.5 2194
9. Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2255 0 . . . . . . . * = . . . 0.5 2163
10. Howell, David WL f ENG 2323 . . . . . . 0 . = * . . . 0.5 2094
11. Werner, Dimo m GER 2376 . . . 0 . . . . . . * . . 0.0
12. Gottesman, Jerome f USA 2315 0 . . . 0 . . . . . . * . 0.0
13. Pitl, Gregory GER 2279 . 0 . . . 0 . . . . . . * 0.0
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2nd La Fère (Picardie) International Open 2003 took place 28th
June - 4th July 2003. Kamran Shirazi took first place on tie-break from 6 other
players after scoring 7/9.
Internet coverage: http://laferect.free.fr/
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2nd Open La Fere FRA (FRA), 28 vi-4 vii 2003
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1. Shirazi, Kamran m USA 2437 7,0 30 41,5 2476
2. Bagheri, Amir m IRI 2439 7,0 29 45,5 2527
3. Shchekachev, Andrei g RUS 2592 7,0 29 44,0 2546
4. Filipek, Jakub f BEL 2379 7,0 29 42,0 2358
5. Benitah, Yohan m FRA 2412 7,0 29 41,0 2347
6. Guliev, Logman m AZE 2386 7,0 29 40,0 2360
7. Gladyszev, Oleg m RUS 2447 7,0 28 44,5 2489
8. Nevednichy, Vladislav g ROM 2569 6,5 28 44,0 2489
9. Sarakauskas, Gediminas m LTU 2396 6,5 28 43,0 2360
10. Michiels, Bart BEL 2302 6,5 28 42,5 2388
11. Agamaliev, Gamil g AZE 2518 6,5 27 46,5 2572
12. Van der Weide, Karel m NED 2388 6,5 27 43,5 2417
13. Vanderstricht, Geert m BEL 2397 6,5 27 40,5 2380
14. Bratanov, Zsivko m BUL 2389 6,0 27 41,0 2272
15. Kekki, Petri f FIN 2301 6,0 27 40,5 2215
16. Abeln, Michiel NED 2270 6,0 27 40,0 2202
17. Clery, Nicolas FRA 2347 6,0 27 39,5 2253
18. Laurent, Julien FRA 2169 6,0 27 39,0 2148
19. Mestdagh,Franck FRA ---- 6,0 27 35,0 2060
20. Piankov, Evgenij m UKR 2378 6,0 26 44,5 2460
21. Dumitrache, Dragos m ROM 2475 6,0 26 44,0 2427
22. Gharamian, Tigran ARM 2239 6,0 26 44,0 2342
23. Parant, Frederic FRA 2107 6,0 26 43,0 2210
24. Cappon, John FRA 2193 6,0 26 40,0 2166
25. Olarasu, Gabriela wg ROM 2308 6,0 26 37,5 2070
26. Bertrand, Eric FRA ---- 6,0 26 36,0 2023
159 players
The 4th Marseille Open takes place 28th June - 4th July 2003. Mark
Hebden edged out Vladimir Epishin on tie-break both with a score of 7.5/9.
Games from final round 9 unavailable.
Internet coverage: http://www.marseille-duchamps.com/
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4th Open Marseille FRA (FRA), 28 vi-4 vii 2003
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1. Hebden, Mark g ENG 2526 7,5 45,0 55,5 2699 2709
2. Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2628 7,5 44,0 55,0 2707 2717
3. Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2567 7,0 46,5 57,5 2644 2657
4. Badea, Bela g ROM 2501 7,0 44,0 55,0 2539 2540
5. Karpatchev, Aleksandr g RUS 2416 7,0 42,0 52,0 2501 2505
6. Vasilev, Milen m BUL 2458 6,5 46,5 55,5 2473 2525
7. Genov, Petar g BUL 2490 6,5 45,5 55,5 2521 2519
8. Flear, Glenn C g ENG 2509 6,5 40,5 50,0 2387 2386
9. Janev, Evgeni g BUL 2456 6,5 40,0 49,5 2310 2279
10. Safranska, Anda wg LAT 2337 6,5 38,5 47,0 2212 2209
11. Cosma, Ioan m ROM 2458 6,0 45,5 56,0 2484 2488
12. Petrosian, Suren m ARM 2424 6,0 45,5 55,5 2493 2500
13. Lazarev, Vladimir g RUS 2517 6,0 44,5 55,0 2461 2458
14. Abergel, Thal FRA 2365 6,0 44,0 54,5 2405 2402
15. Nanu, Ciprian m ROM 2462 6,0 43,0 52,0 2406 2387
16. Petrossian,Armen ARM ---- 6,0 42,0 50,5 2367 2402
17. Boudre, Jean-Pierre m FRA 2414 6,0 41,5 51,0 2340 2344
18. Amigues, Emmanuel FRA 2275 6,0 40,5 47,5 2179 2243
19. Moncamp, Gilles FRA 2254 6,0 40,0 49,5 2245 2265
20. Guadalpi, David f FRA 2337 6,0 39,5 46,5 2277 2323
21. Mercier, Jean-Pierre FRA 2273 6,0 38,0 46,0 2182 2185
22. Hileyan, Michel FRA 2082 6,0 36,5 44,5 2075 2116
23. Hulin, Jerome FRA 2026 6,0 36,0 43,5 2022 2064
24 Cherki, Thomas FRA ---- 6,0 35,5 42,0 2033 2057
133 players
The Brno 2003 tournaments took place 28 June - 6th July 2003 in the
Club VA, Sumavska 4, Brno. Various open and closed events. Tomas Polak and
Jerzy Slaby finished on 7.5/11. My thanks to Bronislav Chmel¡ek.
Further Information: http://volny.cz/skduras
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It Brno CZE (CZE), 28 vi-6 vii 2003 cat. IV (2329)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Polak, Tomas g CZE 2463 * 1 = = = = 1 = = = 1 1 7.5 2450
2. Slaby, Jerzy POL 2396 0 * = = 1 1 = 1 = = 1 1 7.5 2456
3. Splosnov, Sergei m BLR 2377 = = * = = 1 = = = = = 1 6.5 2389
4. Wiley, Tom E f ENG 2319 = = = * 1 0 1 0 1 = = = 6.0 2366
5. Vyskocil, Neklan CZE 2381 = 0 = 0 * 1 = 1 = = = 1 6.0 2360
6. Groetz, Harald f AUT 2322 = 0 0 1 0 * = 1 1 = 1 = 6.0 2365
7. Holemar, David f CZE 2337 0 = = 0 = = * = 1 = 1 1 6.0 2364
8. Kanovsky, David CZE 2274 = 0 = 1 0 0 = * = 1 1 1 6.0 2370
9. Zawadzka, Jolanta POL 2296 = = = 0 = 0 0 = * 1 = 1 5.0 2296
10. Pisk, Petr m CZE 2335 = = = = = = = 0 0 * = = 4.5 2263
11. Vybiral, Zdenek CZE 2268 0 0 = = = 0 0 0 = = * 0 2.5 2123
12. Zavadil, Michal CZE 2183 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 = 1 * 2.5 2131
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The International Championships of Paris-Ile-de-France take place
5th-13th July 2003.
Internet coverage:
http://www.ifrance.com/LigueIDFechecs/chparis2003/Open2003.htm
and http://www.europe-echecs.com
Round 2 Standings:
1-12. Landa Konstantin 2614; Simon Olivier 2315; Afek Yochanan 2387;
Savchenko Stanislav 2560; Payen Arnaud 2363; Paragua Mark 2500; Doucet
Christian 2304; Todorov Todor 2471; Pile Richard 2151; Bellaïche Anthony
2429; Abergel Thal 2412 and Lecuyer Christian 2243 : 2.0
13-23. Greenfeld Alon 2556; Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2386; Berthelot
Yannick 2340; David Alberto 2550; Shchekachev Andrei 2550; Verat Laurent 2327;
Battaglini Gabriel 2338; Apicella Manuel 2522; Glicenstein Asher 2309; Brochet
Philippe 2388 and Badii Madjid 2274 1.5 ... 69 participants
The Belgian Championships take place in Eupen 5th-13th July 2003.
Internet coverage: http://www.skrochade.net/eupen2003.htm
Round 2 Standings:
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ch-BEL Eupen BEL (BEL), 5-13 vii 2003
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1. Dgebuadze, Alexandre g BEL 2553 +18 + 6 . . . . . . . 2.0
2. Gulbas, Cemil f BEL 2340 +17 + 7 . . . . . . . 2.0
3. Van der Stricht, Geert m BEL 2450 +16 + 8 . . . . . . . 2.0
4. Cekro, Ekrem m BEL 2441 = 5 +14 . . . . . . . 1.5 2508
5. Laurent, Bruno f BEL 2374 = 4 +15 . . . . . . . 1.5 2413
6. Daels, Marc BEL 2196 +12 - 1 . . . . . . . 1.0 2435
7. Meessen, Rudolf f BEL 2279 +11 - 2 . . . . . . . 1.0 2351
8. Michiels, Bart BEL 2376 +13 - 3 . . . . . . . 1.0 2408
9. Dutreeuw, Marc m BEL 2316 =15 =10 . . . . . . . 1.0 2176
10. Vandevoort, Pascal f BEL 2353 =14 = 9 . . . . . . . 1.0 2286
11. Filipek, Jakub f BEL 2363 - 7 +17 . . . . . . . 1.0 2253
12. Hautot, Stephane BEL 2317 - 6 +18 . . . . . . . 1.0 2266
13. Saiboulatov, Danial f BEL 2366 - 8 +16 . . . . . . . 1.0 2326
14. Marechal, Andy f BEL 2256 =10 - 4 . . . . . . . 0.5 2204
15. Draftian, Ashote BEL ---- = 9 - 5 . . . . . . . 0.5 2152
16. Ahn, Martin f BEL 2277 - 3 -13 . . . . . . . 0.0
17. Akhayan, Ruben BEL 2228 - 2 -11 . . . . . . . 0.0
18. Mohandesi, Shahin m IRI 2337 - 1 -12 . . . . . . . 0.0
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The Irish Championships take place in Dublin 5th-13th July 2003.
Internet coverage:http://www.dublinchess.com/irish2003/home.html
Players
1 Daly, Colm f IRL 2355
2 Orr, Mark J L m IRL 2346
3 Brady, Stephen f IRL 2336
4 Short, Philip M f IRL 2301
5 O'Cinneide, Mel IRL 2258
6 Keogh, Eamon IRL 2127
7 O'Connell, Gerard IRL 2140
8 Fox, Anthony IRL 2136
9 Freeman, Gordon IRL 2091
10 Jeffares, Simon IRL 2036
11 Crichton, Martin IRL 2002
12 Kennedy, John IRL 2041
13 Beckett, Brian IRL ----
14 O'Donovan, Richard IRL 2162
15 Bennett, Eric IRL ----
16 McPhillips, Karl IRL ----
The 25th Oberwart International Open takes place 5th-13th July
2003.
Internet coverage: http://www.openoberwart.at/
Leading players
1 GM Navara David 2608 CZE
2 GM Burmakin Vladimir 2575 RUS
3 GM Luther Thomas 2574 GER
4 GM Berkes Ferenc 2570 HUN
5 GM Pavlovic Milos 2569 YUG
6 GM Shariyazdanov Andrey 2565 RUS
7 IM Stanec Nikolaus 2560 AUT
8 GM Dvoirys Semen 2555 RUS
9 GM Ruck Robert 2550 HUN
10 GM Cvitan Ognjen 2546 CRO
11 GM Riazantsev Alexander 2533 RUS
12 GM Timoscenko Gennadij 2530 SVK
13 GM Tischbierek Raj 2522 GER
14 GM Cebalo Miso 2510 CRO
15 GM Rashkovsky Nukhim 2510 RUS
16 GM Chatalbashev Boris 2509 BUL
311 players
Various press releases and replies from the Turkish Chess Union are
below. The latest is at the top below are various other letters.
The latest letter states it's purpose as: For our part, we, members of
the initiative group for the creation of an Association of Chess Players, also
want to explain to the chess society our view on the problems and the current
situation in the chess world.
Press Release: Initiative Group for the
creation of an Association of Chess Players -
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/glekjuly03.html
Igor Glek on a Chess Union: On the anniversary
of the Prague agreements
Reply to open letter
by Ali Nihat Yazici President of Turkish Chess Federation
Formation of Chess Union and Open Letter on Conditions
for the European Championships
Igor Glek
on a Chess Union: On the anniversary of the Prague agreements (Russian
version: http://chess-sector.odessa.ua/glek2rus.htm)
Earlier
correspondence: Open Letter from Igor Glek -
Letter from Turkish Chess Federation in Reply to Igor
Glek and Igor Glek replies to the Letter from
Turkish Chess Federation
"On the 1 July 2003 Einstein Group plc filed a petition in the High
Court seeking the appointment of administrators. The hearing has been set for
16 July 2003. The application only relates to the affairs of Einstein Group plc
(the holding company). Other companies within the group continue to trade. The
Company will make a further announcement as soon as appropriate. 3 July 2003
"
Einstein Group plc were supposed to find finance for the Kramnik - Leko
match. Its not clear what impact this news will have.
Source UKWire story.
http://www.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200307031514391396N.html
Smith & Williamson Young Masters
The 13th and final Smith & Williamson Young Masters takes place
again at the excellent venue of Millfield School, Somerset from 9th-17th July.
This year the tournament welcomes a Grandmaster in the form of Evgeny
Prokopchuk, who will be aiming to perform better than he did in last year's
Major Open at Torquay. He will though face tough competition from last year's
winners Eddie Dearing and IM Karl Mah, as well as from the Hungarian IMs
Gergely Antal and Gabor Pinter. England's FM Craig Hanley and especially the
rapidly improving FM Stewart Haslinger may well also challenge for first,
whilst FMs Gawain Jones, Thomas Dvorak and Stanislav Jasny along with Lawrence
Trent will all be chasing the opportunity for an IM norm.
Internet coverage: http://www.swyoungmasters.co.uk
List of competitors:
1. Evgeny Prokopchuk g RUS 2504
2. Gergely Antal i HUN 2475
3. Richard Palliser i ENG 2438
4. Karl Mah i ENG 2418
5. Stewart Haslinger f ENG 2414
6. Craig Hanley f ENG 2387
7. Gabor Pinter i HUN 2376
8. Eddie Dearing SCO 2367
9. Gawain Jones ENG 2347
10. Thomas Dvorak f CZE 2319
11. Stanislav Jasny f CZE 2319
12. Petr Sinkevich f RUS 2313
13. Lawrence Trent ENG 2299
14. Andrew Bigg ENG 2287
15. Simon Buckley ENG 2267
16. Bret Addison ENG 2251
17. Matthew Broomfield ENG 2249
18. Thomas Nixon ENG 2226
19. Stephen Gordon ENG 2216
20. Melanie Buckley ENG 2130
Curacao Sedreko Open 2003
The Curacao Sedreko Open 2003 takes place July 25th - August 4th 2003.
Players include: Shabalov, Macieja and Stefanova.
Internet coverage: http://www.topschaak.nl
Kreuzberger Open 2003
The Kreuzberger Open 2003 takes place 5th-13th July 2003. Robert Rabiega
and Jakov Meister are the top two players.
Internet coverage:
http://www.schachclubkreuzberg.de/open2003.htm
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.
Internet coverage: http://www.feva.ad
Leading players in the event
1 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter g ROM 2666
2 Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2642
3 Khenkin, Igor g GER 2638
4 Kuzmin, Alexey g RUS 2583
5 Al-modiahki, Mohamad g QAT 2574
6 Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2574
7 Delchev, Aleksander g BUL 2572
8 Ivanisevic, Ivan g YUG 2563
9 Avrukh, Boris g ISR 2557
10 Psakhis, Lev g ISR 2550
11 De La Riva Aguado, Oscar m AND 2543
12 Marin, Mihail g ROM 2539
13 Cheparinov, Ivan m BUL 2529
14 Narciso Dublan, Marc m ESP 2518
15 Campos Moreno, Javier B. m CHI 2509
16 Rodriguez Guerrero, Enrique f ESP 2500
145 players
XXIII Benasque Open
The XXIII Benasque Open takes place 5th-13th July 2003.
Internet coverage:
http://www.turismobenasque.com/spain/ajedrez/open.html
1. IORDACHESCU, Viorel gm MDA 2606
2. KORNEEV, Oleg gm RUS 2561
3. ORATOVSKY, Michael gm ISR 2560
4. FELGAER, Ruben gm ARG 2551
5. JARACZ, Pawel gm POL 2539
6. VARGA, Zoltan gm HUN 2534
7. UBILAVA, Elizbar gm GEO 2528
8. KVEINYS, Aloyzas gm LTU 2525
9. GERSHON, Alik gm ISR 2510
10. PERALTA, Fernando im ARG 2505
11. CIFUENTES PARADA, Roberto gm ESP 2503
12. STEFANOVA, Antoaneta gm BUL 2503
13. RIZOUK, Aimen im ALG 2501
14. BADEA, Bela gm ROM 2499
15. GALEGO, Luis gm POR 2494
16. HERRAIZ HIDALGO, Herminio im ESP 2494
17. CZEBE, Attila im HUN 2487
18. PEPTAN, Corina wgm ROM 2485
19. NEDEV, Trajce gm MKD 2480
20. TODORCEVIC, Miodrag gm YUG 2476
21. FLUMBORT, Andras im HUN 2471
22. SANDIPAN, Chanda im IND 2469
23. KUNIN, Vitaly im GER 2456
24. COSMA, Ioan im ROM 2454
25. IZSAK, Gyula im HUN 2454
386 players
European Chess Championships Under 10/12/14/16/18
The European Chess Championship Under 10/12/14/16/18 2003 takes place
in Budva (Montenegro) on the Adriatic coast approximately 540 km south of
Belgrade. 12th-23rd September 2003.
In addition there is the Euro Indivdual Rapid & Blitz Under 20
follows the event September 23rd-26th 2003.
Further details: http://www.eurobudva2003.com
Contact: Jelena Miloradovic Official e-mail:eurobudva2003@yahoo.com
Tournament director: Vladimir Sakotic +381-63-70-40-000 mobile phone
vlasak@cg.yu or vladimirsakotic@yahoo.com
South African Closed and World Amateur
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
and Internet coverage: http://www.chessa.co.za/
1st Malmö Masters
The 1st Malmö Masters take place July 28th - August 6th 2003 in
Malmö, Sweden. The 10 player Category IX GM tournament includes: Players
so far: GM Luke McShane (2620), GM Jon Speelman (2589), GM Stellan Brynell
(2511), IM Emanuel Berg (2495), GM Tomas Ernst (2448), IM Björn Ahlander
(2393) and Faruk Tairi (2245).
Internet coverage will follow at: http://www.limhamnssk.m.se
12th Monarch Assurance
The 12th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International takes place 27th
Sept - 5th October 2003. £16,750 prize fund. Venue Open - the Ocean
Castle Hotel in Port Erin on the Isle of Man's south-west coast.
Further details:
http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/monarch2003/index.html
Tigran Petrosian Memorial Open Postponed
The Tigran Petrosian Memorial Open has been postponed until further
notice. It was due to take place August 28th - September 7th 2003 in Yerevan,
Armenia.
Details: http://www.armchess.am
Film about IM Milorad Vujovoc
"Mitcko" a film about 70 year old IM Milorad Vujovoc and featuring a
contribution from Viktor Korchnoi is a joint Serb, Italian and French
production.
Further details: http://www.agifilm.com/Vujovic.htm
Gligoric visits Gothenburg
Zeljko Kartal reports that the chess legend, GM Svetozar Gligoric will
visit Gothenburg, Sweden 19th-20th September 2003 in the City Museum of
Gothenburg, Sweden.
Timetable: Friday 19 September 12.00 - Simultaneous, The City Museum -
Free entry Players: 25
Saturday 20th September 12.00 - 16.00 Tolk, The City Museum - Free
entry Gligoric will to talk about his long chess life, books, friendship with
Robert Fischer ...
Official site (english):
http://www.schackcentralen.com/gligoric/default_eng.asp
Hilton Blackpool International August
The Hilton Blackpool International tournament takes 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 Colin McNab
2412 gm Scotland Danny Gormally 2496 im John Shaw 2474 im Scotland Richard
Palliser 2441 im Adam Hunt 2366 im Stewart Haslinger 2385 fm Craig Hanley 2375
fm Sam Collins 2390 Ireland.
Organiser Bill O'Rourke
Website: http://www.hiltoninternational.lancashirechess.info/
26th Ghent Open
The 26th International Open Chess Tournament of Ghent, Belgium takes
place 19th-23rd July 2003. 9 round Swiss tournament.
Further information http://www.kgsrl.be/
Harry Cattoir KGSRL (Koninklijke Gentse Schaakkring Ruy Lopez) writes:
This successful tournament with around € 8.000 prize money is unique
because of the combination with the yearly "Fiesta" in the City of Ghent . The
center of the city is full of music (folk, jazz, rock....), (street)theatre and
culture and most events are completely free! Most events take place during the
evenings and nights, when the chess games are finished. One warning when you
intent to win a prize: Belgian beer is rather strong....
7th Bayerische Meisterschaft
7th Bayerische Meisterschaft International Open 2003 takes place in Bad
Wiessee - Tegernsee 8th-16th November 2003 in the Wandelhalle des Jod- und
Schwefelbades.
Further Info: Telefon / Fax: 02323 / 18112 W. Buchholz 44623 Herne
Grenzweg 24 oder ChessPoint@t-online.de
Kurt Geiß Tel: +49-(0)8022 / 86060 Fax +49-(0)8022 / 8606-155
E-Mail: info@hotel-zur-post-bad-wiessee.de
Official site: http://www.chess-international.de
2nd Trophée des Maîtres Villeurbanne
The Villeurbanne Chess club (lies in the suburbs of Lyon, France) is
organising the 2nd edition of The Trophée des Maîtres September
12th-20th 2003. This Category IV (IM norm at 6/9 points) event will have 10
participatings players (10 Master candidates and 2 GMs) The GM will probably be
Vladimir Lazarev (Russia 2506 Elo) and Tony Kosten (France 2545 Elo) 3 prizes
are distributed : 250 euros, 200 euros and 150 euros for the first, second and
third places. The rate of play is 1hour and 40 minutes + 30sec / moves to play
40 moves followed by 40 minutes + 30 sec / moves to finish the game. The
registration fee is 150 euros, accomodation is possible for 24 euros per night,
breakfast included. Players who are interested, can contact Thierry Paris at:
thierry.paris@free.fr or phone +336 86 99 08 80
Olomouc Chess Summer and Znojmo Open
The traditional chess festival Olomouc Chess Summer 2003, which will
take place 30th July - 7th August 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
3nd International Chess Tournament OPEN ZNOJMO 2003 will be held
20th-27th September 2003 in Znojmo (the Czech Republic).
Complete information about above events are also published at
http://www.proclient.cz/a64
4 Chess Queens and Kings
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 (composition unsure but initial invitees were GM Alexander
Khalifman RUS 2702, GM Nigel Short ENG 2690, GM Ye Jiangchuan CHN 2684 and GM
Yasser Seirawan 2626 USA). The match will take place 16th-30th September 2003
in four of China's main cities Beijing, Jinan, Chongqing and Xian. The event
was postponed from May due to the SARS virus.
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.
Official site: http://www.chessgate.de/dortmund2003/
or in English: http://www.chessgate.de/dortmund2003/e/index.html
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
Pairings now released:
Round 1 31 July, 15 hrs Kramnik - Radjabov, Naiditsch - Bologan, Anand -
Leko.
Round 2 01 August,15 hrs Anand - Radjabov, Leko - Naiditsch, Bologan -
Kramnik.
Round 3 02 August,15 hrs Radjabov - Leko, Bologan - Anand, Kramnik -
Naiditsch.
Round 4 03 August,15 hrs Naiditsch - Radjabov, Anand - Kramnik, Leko -
Bologan.
Round 5 04 August,15 hrs Radjabov - Bologan, Kramnik - Leko, Naiditsch
- Anand.
Round 6 06 August,15 hrs Radjabov - Kramnik, Bologan - Naiditsch, Leko
- Anand.
Round 7 07 August,15 hrs Leko - Radjabov, Anand - Bologan, Naiditsch -
Kramnik.
Round 8 08 August,15 hrs Radjabov - Naiditsch, Kramnik - Anand, Bologan
- Leko.
Round 9 09 August,15 hrs Bologan - Radjabov, Leko - Kramnik, Anand -
Naiditsch.
Round 10 10 August, 12.30 hrs Radjabov - Anand, Naiditsch - Leko,
Kramnik - Bologan.
Ashdod Chess Festival, Israel
The Ashdod Chess Festival (Israel) takes place October 12th-17th 2003.
The festival will include the Israeli open championships (9 swiss rounds, prize
fund of approximately 5000 USD), youth tournaments, a simul and many more
events.
Further information in Hebrew: http://www.chess.org.il
7th Corsica Open
The 7th Corsica Open takes place in Bastia 29th October - 2rd November
2003.
Further details: http://www.opencorsica.com
Liepajas rokade
Liepajas rokade takes place 31st July - 3rd August 2003. Players:
Alexander Khalifman, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Loek van Wely, Daniel Fridmans,
Jaan Elvest, Edvins Kengis, Aloizs Kveinis and Maxim Dlugy.
Internet site: http://www.liepajniekiem.lv/?doc=7605
III Salou Tournament
The III Salou Tournament takes place 7th-18th October 2003.
Details: http://chess.1000tiendas.com/
Massy Computer Tournament
The final results of the French programmer tournament in Massy can be
found on the Jester webpage (also a lot of pics): Jester (Stéphane N.B.
Nguyen): http://www.ludochess.com/trn_massy2003/tournoi.php3
More information about Massy 2003 available in French programmers Yahoo
group under: French programmers Yahoo group:
http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/eefrance/
Replay Zone (FCP Forum, Replay-Zone):
http://www.amateurschach.de/forum/replay/replay.htm
CC-Calendar under:
http://www.playwitharena.com/directory/calendar.htm
Christophe Theron (ChessTiger, Guadeloupe) took the first place.
Kasparov signing in New York
Garry Kasparov will be signing copies of his new book on 14th July 2003
at 7.30pm at Barnes & Noble bookstore, 2289 Broadway @ 82nd. New York.
Live chat with Anand
On June 17 Vishwanathan Anand took part in an on-line chat on
Chennaionline.
Read transcript:
http://www.chathurangam.com/news/anandchat.asp
13th Heart of Finland Open
13th Heart of Finland open takes place in Jyväskylä, Finland,
July 9-13, 2003. The tournament is played in one group with a 9 round Swiss
system. The event is FIDE-rated, and there are possibilities to reach title
norms.
Playing site Jyväskylä Polytechnic, street address Rajakatu
35.
There is an option to start the tournament from the 2nd round, in this
case there is a ½ point bye from the 1st round, confirmation of
participation Wed July 9, 15-16. Time rate 2 hours / 40 moves + 1 hour to
finish.
Entry fees GM/IM free, FM/U20 50 EUR, ELO-players 60 EUR, others 80
EUR. Prizes Total prize fund approx. 7000 EUR, also rating prizes.
Information and Registration: Mr. Sami Hämäläinen +358 9
3238840, +358 40 5123864, aurifera@kolumbus.fi
Biel International Chess Festival
The Biel International Chess Festival takes place 19th July-1st August
2003 for the 36th consecutive summer, with 9 different tournaments.
The GM event 21-31 July will be Category 16 with:
GM Alexander Morozevich RUS 2678 : nr 22 26 yo
GM Ilya Smirin ISR 2662 : nr 34 35 yo
GM Etienne Bacrot FRA 2654 : nr 37 20 yo
GM Christopher Lutz GER 2640 : nr 52 32 yo
GM Viktor Kortchnoi SUI 2632 : nr 60 72 yo
GM Yannick Pelletier SUI 2623 : nr 73 26 yo
Elo average : 2648, category 16
Ilya Smirin will come back to defend the title he won last year.
Alexander Morozevich will play in Biel for the first time.
Amongst the other events: the Active Chess (July 19-20), the Blitz
tournament (July 26) and different Open events including the strong Master Open
(11 rounds).
Further details http://www.bielchessfestival.ch or
contact Olivier Breisacher presse@schachfestival-biel.ch
Richard Palliser book reviews
All Richard Palliser book reviews have now been archived at:
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~worc1384/
Abe Yanofsky Memorial
The Abe Yanofsky Memorial Tournament is a three-section Open event
scheduled for Winnipeg, Canada, Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2003. It honours the life of
Canada's first Grandmaster. There is a guaranteed $10,000 prizefund. Endorsed
by the Chess Federation of Canada. Top section is FIDE-rated. Grandmasters
already registered for the event include Fridrik Olafsson, Arthur Bisguier,
Helgi Olafsson, Kevin Spraggett, Yuri Shulman and Dimitri Tyomkin.
Full details are available at: http://www.chess.ca/yanofsky For more
information, write to cecilrosner@shaw.ca
Los Angeles Open
October 3-5, Los Angeles Open. 5-SS. Los Angeles Airport Radisson, Los
Angeles, CA. $10,000 based on 200 players, $5000 guaranteed. Top section
FIDE-rated. Details: http://www.westernchess.com .
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
For details of the Kaps Pairing System, see:
http://www.islandnet.com/~jberry/kap.htm
Kapuskasing is a remote, wild location. A chess tournament there will be
an experience long remembered by players accustomed to big city life.
Chessworld.net Chess Olympics
Chessworld.net is organising a free to enter, Olympic style
correspondence chess tournament. It has already attracted nearly 1000
competitors from over 50 countries. You can represent your country in the
upcoming Chessworld.net Olympics by going to
http://www.chessworld.net
Jassy - Romania
An 11 round Swiss takes place in Jassy, Romania 1st-10th August 2003. M.
Sadoveanu Chess Festival has prizes of 4000 Euros. Organisers V Manole and V
Ungureanu.
Further details:http://www.artelecom.net/iasitel/
19th Faaker-See-Open
The 19th Faaker-See-Open takes place 9th-16th August 2003 in the
Kulturhaus Latschach/Faaker See, Austria. 9 Round Swiss.
Further details: http://www.askoefinkenstein.at
7th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament Vlissingen
7th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament Vlissingen (The Netherlands) August 2
- 9 9 rounds Swiss, FIDE-rated Rate of play: 40 moves in 2 hours, followed by
30 minutes k.o. Prizefund: Euro 1750 - 1250 - 750 - 375 - 250 - 125 - 75 - 75 -
50 - 50, also rating prizes Entry fee: 30 Euro (GM / IM free; FM 15 Euro)
Tournament hall: Hogeschool Zeeland, Edisonweg 4, Vlissingen Information: Hans
Groffen hgroffen@zeelandnet.nl Paul van Rooijen pro@zeelandnet.nl
Website: http://people.zeelandnet.nl/hgroffen
Ikaros Chess Festival 2003
The Ikaros Chess Festival 2003 takes place 12th-20th of July 2003. The
Ikaros Chess Festival has been held for the last 25 years on Ikaria island in
the aegean islands of Greece. This year's events include the traditional open
international tournament "Open Aegean Championship" (12th till 20th of July) as
well as plenty of other side events such as blitz, rapid and simultaneous
exhibition events, blindfold chess, chess lectures and many others. Special
conditions apply for GMs (WGMs), IMs (WIMs) and FMs (WFMs).
Further information: http://www.chess.gr/ikaros/ or send an
e-mail to Mrs. Marietta Mourouti at: ikaroschess2003@yahoo.gr
Hungarian chess tournaments July - November 2003
1. 5th-18th of July, FS Budapest,
2. 19th-27th of July, Szombathely Summer Open, organizer: FM Korpics,
e-mail: korpicschess@axelero.hu
3. 2nd-14th of August FS Budapest,
4. 20th-28th of August, Talentum Cup, Balatonzamardi Open, 150 km West
from Budapest, organizer: VALIS, Janos, e-mail: husi-sc@elender.hu
5. 21st-28th of August, KESZTHELY Open, 9 rounds Swiss, 200 km West
from Budapest, Org: SZALAI, Istvan, phone: /private/ 00-(36)-83-319-047,
Office: 00-(36)-83-505-529. Fax: 00-(361)-2632859 e-mail: firstsat@elender.hu
6. 6th-19th of September, FS Budapest,
7. 20th-30th of September, GM-IM-FM closed, Eger /100 km North-East
from Budapest/, organizer: IM Habibi /GER/, e-mail: europechess@web.de
8. 4th-17th of October, FS Budapest,
9. 1st-13th of November FS Budapest,
10. 14th-22nd of November TENKES CUP Open, Harkany, 300 km West from
Budapest, organizer: Mikola, Lajos, e-mail: tenkescup@egon.gyaloglo.hu
1st International Chess Festival "Marche Estate"
The 1st International Chess Festival "Marche Estate" takes place July
21st-27th 2003.
Further details:
http://digilander.libero.it/dragonscacchicv/festival.htm
Condom Open
The 2nd Open of Condom (France) takes place 12nd-18th July 2003. The
Condom open will be a 9 round open tournament. 40 moves/2H + 1H KO. Total
prizes : 8000 euros guaranteed. 1st price : 1200 euros. Further details :
echecs.condom@free.fr.
Further details: http://echecs.condom.free.fr
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'.
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
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.facv.org/clubs/mislata/htm/open2003.html
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.
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
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 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
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
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/
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
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
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
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
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
