THE WEEK IN CHESS 473 1st December 2003 by Mark Crowther
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Contents
1) Introduction
2) Bali
International in Benidorm
3) Santo Domingo
International
4) German Bundesliga
5)
83rd New York Masters
6) 13th World Championship for
Seniors 2003
7) World Computer Chess Championships
8) Cultural Village Tournament
9) Mystery
consultation match 2
10) Korchnoi-Navara Match
11) 63rd Italian Championships
12) 7th Paks
Cup
13) Eduard Gufeld Memorial International
14) Belgian Teams 2003-04
15) Austrian
Teams
16) Slovenian Teams
17)
National Chess Congress
18) British Rapidplay Chess
Championships
19) Karpov Simul in Sao Paulo
20) Mendoza Championships Playoff
21)
Curacao Correction
22) Robert Huntington Open
letter
23) Forthcoming Events and Links
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Games section
Bali International in Benidorm 616 games
Santo Domingo International 40 games
German Bundesliga 89 games
83rd New York Masters 4 games
13th World Seniors 201 games
World Computer Championships 90 games
Cultural Village Tournament 30 games
Korchnoi-Navara Match 2 games
63rd Italian Championships 28 games
7th Paks Cup 90 games
Eduard Gufeld Memorial 45 games
Belgian Teams 2003-04 49 games
Austrian Teams 108 games
Slovenian Teams 29 games
British Rapidplay 35 games
Karpov Simul in Sao Paulo 8 games
Mendoza Championships Playoff 2 games
Curacao Correction 1 game
1476 games
My thanks to Juergen Wempe, Axel Fritz, Julio Alberto González,
Jonathan Rowson, Richard Price, John Hillery, Sandor Videki, Miguel Angelo
Hemzo, Steve Laios, Michael Atkins, Agostino Scalfi, John Fernandez, Laszlo
Nagy, Karl Theny, Primoz Kokalj, Julio Alberto González, Riccardo
Solaroli, Robert Huntington and everyone else who helped with the issue.
Robert Huntington's open letter which is on the occasion of his
employment with Associated Press being terminated is yet another sign that
professional chess at all levels is in big trouble. This follows the formation
of the Association of Chess Professionals which was bourne out of the
desperation of the huge number of chess players trying to make a living.
Professional chess needs to get its act together one way or another. The
seeming impossibility of getting a World Championship cycle worthy of the name
can be blamed on a combination of factors but the time I think is long gone for
attribution of blame. We need a simple financially viable World Championship
and players at the top need to start co-operating to bring it about, and fast.
This needs to happen before improvements elsewhere have a chance.
I've given my thought on this a number of times but I think an Swiss
Interzonal with roughly the top 100 players, a Candidates Tournament producing
3 qualifiers and a 4 player World Champioship final with the World Champion +
the 3 qualifiers playing each other 6 times would be a credible, attractive and
financially possible solution. Not a complicated knockout, nor series of
matches with financial hurdles at each stage, just a plain, simple, vanilla
flavoured solution that might actually happen.
We could announce that chess was getting its act together with a final
of Kasparov, Ponomariov, Kramnik and Leko as early as spring next year if the
will was there to do it.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
Bali international in Benidorm was a nine round swiss taking place 21st
to 28th November 2003. Along side was an all-play-all stars event with 12
players 15 minutes + 10 seconds per player 27th-29th November 2003. Vesselin
Topalov took clear first on 7/10. 13 year old Teimour Radjabov tied for 2nd
place only half a point behind. The main controversy was the withdrawal of
Karpov after his request for his first round game to be postponed (he had only
just arrived from Sao Paulo and a simul reported elsewhere) was turned down.
Karpov refused to play his first game and did not play his second so he was
disqualified. Below is the press release from the event.
Karpov withdraws in Benidorm: Press release.
The Russian GM Anatoli Karpov, former world champion, withdrew
yesterday from the Tournament of Stars, which is being contested in the Hotel
Bali in Benidorm. The reason was that he was declared losing by forfeit in the
first round. His opponent was the 16 years old Teimour Radjabov, from
Azerbaiyan, famous for having beaten Gary Kasparov in the last edition of the
Linares tournament.
Karpov, arriving directly from Brazil, argued that he had been deprived
of sleep due to the late arrival of his plane, and asked that his game versus
Radjabov should be played on Friday, in the morning. After some consideration,
Radjabov declined the proposal. Of the other ten participants, a number
proclaimed themselves annoyed because Karpov is notorious for such
incidents.
During a conversation with the press office of the tournament, Karpov
concluded: "I don't understand these idiots. Postponing a game for reasons of
force majeure is normal in our sport. My conclusion is that the current bad
situation in the chess world is not surprising, because they deserve it?."
Karpov equally failed to appear for the second game, against the
Hungarian Judit Polgar, for which, according to the rules, he was disqualified
from the tournament by the arbiter.
Internet coverage:http://www.ajedrezbali.com
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Hotel Bali Stars Benidorm ESP (ESP), 27-29 xi 2003 cat. XVI (2644)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
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1. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2735 * = = = 1 1 = 1 = 1 = 7.0 2784
2. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2766 = * = = = = 1 1 1 = = 6.5 2742
3. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2650 = = * = 1 = 1 = 0 1 1 6.5 2753
4. Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2662 = = = * = 0 = 1 1 = 1 6.0 2714
5. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2562 0 = 0 = * 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.0 2652
6. Hillarp Persson, Tiger g SWE 2512 0 = = 1 0 * 0 0 = 1 1 4.5 2621
7. Azmaiparashvili, Zurab g GEO 2693 = 0 0 = 0 1 * 0 = 1 1 4.5 2603
8. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz g AZE 2595 0 0 = 0 0 1 1 * 1 0 1 4.5 2613
9. Graf, Alexander g GER 2646 = 0 1 0 0 = = 0 * = 1 4.0 2572
10. Polgar, Judit g HUN 2722 0 = 0 = 1 0 0 1 = * = 4.0 2564
11. Romero Holmes, Alfonso g ESP 2544 = = 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 = * 2.5 2461
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Round 1 (November 27, 2003)
Topalov, Veselin - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1/2 61 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Anand, Viswanathan - Azmaiparashvili, Zurab 1-0 22 B07 Pirc Defence
Hillarp Persson, Tiger - Polgar, Judit 1-0 43 E27 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Graf, Alexander - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz 0-1 88 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Romero Holmes, Alfonso - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 35 A33 English Symmetrical
Round 2 (November 27, 2003)
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 15 B70 Sicilian Dragon
Karjakin, Sergey - Graf, Alexander 1-0 56 C87 Ruy Lopez
Hillarp Persson, Tiger - Romero Holmes, Alfonso 1-0 55 A51 Budapest Defence Fajarowicz
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab - Radjabov, Teimour 0-1 39 E70 King's Indian Fianchetto
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 40 D15 Slav Defence
Round 3 (November 27, 2003)
Topalov, Veselin - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 54 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Anand, Viswanathan - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz 1-0 54 C42 Petroff's Defence
Radjabov, Teimour - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1/2 15 D87 Gruenfeld Botvinnik
Graf, Alexander - Hillarp Persson, Tiger 1/2 79 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Romero Holmes, Alfonso - Polgar, Judit 1/2 48 A36 English Botvinnik
Round 4 (November 27, 2003)
Karjakin, Sergey - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 24 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Hillarp Persson, Tiger - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 46 E25 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 26 A47 Queen's Indian without c2-c4
Polgar, Judit - Azmaiparashvili, Zurab 0-1 41 C41 Philidor's Defence
Romero Holmes, Alfonso - Graf, Alexander 0-1 59 B50 Sicilian Defence
Round 5 (November 28, 2003)
Topalov, Veselin - Romero Holmes, Alfonso 1/2 26 E91 King's Indian Classical
Anand, Viswanathan - Hillarp Persson, Tiger 1/2 55 B06 Modern Defence
Radjabov, Teimour - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 81 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1/2 26 A00 Irregular Openings
Graf, Alexander - Polgar, Judit 1/2 28 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Round 6 (November 28, 2003)
Hillarp Persson, Tiger - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 42 E90 King's Indian Classical
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz - Azmaiparashvili, Zurab 1-0 47 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Graf, Alexander - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 37 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Polgar, Judit - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1/2 43 B19 Caro Kann
Romero Holmes, Alfonso - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 22 A20 English Opening
Round 7 (November 28, 2003)
Topalov, Veselin - Polgar, Judit 1-0 51 A30 English Symmetrical
Anand, Viswanathan - Graf, Alexander 1-0 36 D35 QGD Exchange
Radjabov, Teimour - Romero Holmes, Alfonso 1-0 28 A45 Trompowsky
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz 1-0 36 D80 Gruenfeld 4.Bg5
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 58 D11 Slav Defence
Round 8 (November 28, 2003)
Topalov, Veselin - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 13 D17 Slav Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1/2 100 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Hillarp Persson, Tiger - Azmaiparashvili, Zurab 0-1 23 B07 Pirc Defence
Graf, Alexander - Radjabov, Teimour 1-0 32 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
Polgar, Judit - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz 1-0 47 C42 Petroff's Defence
Round 9 (November 29, 2003)
Anand, Viswanathan - Polgar, Judit 1/2 49 A16 English Opening
Radjabov, Teimour - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 17 C15 French Winawer
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Hillarp Persson, Tiger 0-1 46 C02 French Advance
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab - Romero Holmes, Alfonso 1-0 38 A00 Irregular Openings
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 54 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Round 10 (November 29, 2003)
Anand, Viswanathan - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 18 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Hillarp Persson, Tiger - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz 0-1 32 A08 Barcza System
Graf, Alexander - Azmaiparashvili, Zurab 1/2 62 D21 QGA
Polgar, Judit - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 69 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Romero Holmes, Alfonso - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 0-1 32 B45 Sicilian Classical
Round 11 (November 29, 2003)
Radjabov, Teimour - Polgar, Judit 1-0 40 A45 Trompowsky
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Graf, Alexander 1-0 36 A56 Old Indian Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Hillarp Persson, Tiger 1-0 25 B06 Modern Defence
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 12 D14 Slav Exchange
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz - Romero Holmes, Alfonso 1-0 86 A45 Trompowsky
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Open Bali A Benidorm ESP (ESP), 21-28 xi 2003
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1. Jimenez Villena, Francisco J ESP 2240 7.5 41.0
2. Lacrosse, Marc f BEL 2255 7.0 45.0
3. Kutuzov, Denis RUS 2249 7.0 44.5
4. Castillo Gallego, Sergio ESP 2204 7.0 42.0
5. Manea, Alexandru ROM 2265 7.0 41.5
6. Angel Acosta, Juan Carlos ESP 2151 7.0 40.5
7. Gonzalez Marrero, Jacobo ESP 2229 7.0 39.0
8. Varas, Carlos CHI 2254 7.0 38.5
9. Gonzalez Valero, Julio ESP 2231 6.5 46.0
10. Mogranzini, Roberto ITA 2172 6.5 42.5
11. Agayev, Nidjat AZE 2203 6.5 41.5
12. Fossum, Oystein Boyum NOR 2098 6.5 41.0
13. De la Cruz Sanchez, C. Gustavo ESP 2259 6.5 39.5
14. Rosa Cintas, Raul ESP 2144 6.5 39.5
15. Cano Sanchez, Josue f ESP 2224 6.5 38.5
16. Palma Macias, Jose Alberto ESP 2149 6.5 38.5
17. Rodriguez Gonzalez, Javier ESP 2249 6.5 36.0
18. Celaya Tapiz, Jose Maria ESP 2213 6.5 35.0
19. Babataeva, Indira KAZ 2112 6.0 42.5
20. Goormachtigh, Johan f BEL 2266 6.0 42.5
21. Madina, Martin ARG 2262 6.0 41.5
22. Fenollar Jorda, Manuel ESP 2251 6.0 41.0
23. Ferron Garcia, Carlos f ESP 2279 6.0 40.5
24. Llavador Moron, Juan Jose ESP 2108 6.0 40.0
25. Buxade Roca, Guillermo ESP 2202 6.0 38.5
26. Cardenas Valero, Joaquin ESP 2299 6.0 38.5
27. Remizov, Juri RUS 2255 6.0 38.0
28. Perez Lopez, Jesus M ESP 2205 6.0 37.5
29. Panic, Nikola SCG 2236 6.0 36.0
30. Ceballos Hornero, Daniel ESP 2207 6.0 36.0
31. Bayon Fernandez, Rogelio ESP 2196 6.0 35.5
32. Buenafe, Javier ESP 2298 6.0 34.5
205 players
The Santo Domingo International Chess Open (Great Nazir Atallah Cup)
takes place 27th November - 5th December 2003.
Official site: http://www.copanaziratallah.com/
(live coverage, results, games etc)
Round 3 of 10 Standings
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Open Santo Domingo DOM (DOM), 27 xi-5 xii 2003
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1-12 Moiseenko, Alexander UKR 2618 3
Nakamura, Hikaru USA 2565 3
Alekseev, Evgeny RUS 2613 3
Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter ROM 2675 3
Kiriakov, Petr RUS 2555 3
Socko, Bartosz POL 2547 3
Zarnicki, Pablo ARG 2513 3
Milov, Vadim SUI 2574 3
Dominguez, Jose M. DOM 2313 3
Campora, Daniel H. ARG 2503 3
Stefansson, Hannes ISL 2567 3
Delgado, Neuris CUB 2530 3
13-22 Ehlvest, Jaan EST 2602 2.5
Ramirez, Alejandro CRC 2483 2.5
De Vreugt, Dennis NED 2451 2.5
Molander, Riku FIN 2341 2.5
Luther, Thomas GER 2580 2.5
Kallio, Heikki FIN 2493 2.5
Zapata, Alonso COL 2472 2.5
Bruzon, Lazaro CUB 2603 2.5
Velez, Brunildo DOM 2304 2.5
Lugo, Blas USA 2418 2.5
146 players
The 3rd and 4th rounds of the German Bundesliga took place over the
weekend of 22nd-23rd November 2003. In addition there were two round 7 games.
SC Baden-Oos (Anand and Shirov play for them) are the only team with a 100%
score. SG Porz have 9 points from 10 after drawing their round 4 match against
SF Neukölln, they have played their round 7 match against Katernberg so
have played 5 matches.
News: http://www.schachbundesliga.com.
There was live coverage from Baden Baden at: http://www.rochade.de/ and games from there
are available.
Round 3 22nd November 2003
Venue: Baden Oos (Baden Baden)
SC Baden-Oos 4,5:3,5 TV Tegernsee
GM Viswanathan Anand ½ : ½ GM Igor Khenkin
GM Alexei Shirov ½ : ½ GM Klaus Bischoff
GM Rustem Dautov ½ : ½ GM Uwe Boensch
GM Dr. Robert Huebner ½ : ½ GM Gerald Hertneck
GM Michal Krasenkow ½ : ½ GM Henrik Teske
GM Philipp Schlosser ½ : ½ GM Markus Stangl
Rainer Buhmann ½ : ½ IM Stefan Bromberger
GM Ludger Keitlinghaus 1 : 0 IM David Gross
Stuttgarter SF 2,0:6,0 SK König Plauen
GM Eckhard Schmittdiel ½ : ½ GM Tomasz Markowski
IM Igor Berezovsky 0 : 1 GM Stefan Kindermann
IM Hedinn Steingrimsson ½ : ½ GM Lutz Espig
FM Severin Papa 0 : 1 FM Gunter Sandner
FM Andreas Reuss 0 : 1 FM Stefan Haskamp
FM Gerhard Lorscheid ½ : ½ FM Michael Kuraszkiewicz
FM Thomas Heinatz ½ : ½ FM Ulrich Dirr
FM Aleksandar Vuckovic 0 : 1 FM Roland Pfretzschner
Venue: St. Ingbert
SV Hofheim 1,5:6,5 Hamburger SK
GM Joerg Hickl 0 : 1 GM Lubomir Ftacnik
IM Gennadi Ginsburg ½ : ½ GM Suat Atalik
IM Arno Zude 0 : 1 IM Jan Gustafsson
WGM Jovanka Houska 0 : 1 GM Sune Berg Hansen
FM Stephan Buchal ½ : ½ GM Michael Bezold
FM Patrick Burkart 0 : 1 IM Emanuel Berg
FM Oliver Brendel ½ : ½ IM Oliver Reeh
FM Dr. Erik Zude 0 : 1 IM Thies Heinemann
Venue: Koelln (Porz)
SG Porz 6,5:1,5 SC Kreuzberg
GM Christopher Lutz ½ : ½ GM Zoltan Almasi
GM Loek Van Wely ½ : ½ GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
GM Ivan Sokolov 1 : 0 GM Jens-Uwe Maiwald
GM Alexander Graf 1 : 0 GM Raj Tischbierek
GM Mikhail Gurevich 1 : 0 GM Ralf Lau
GM Rafael A Vaganian ½ : ½ GM Sergey Kalinitschew
GM Curt Hansen 1 : 0 IM Drazen Muse
GM Erik Van den Doel 1 : 0 IM Stefan Loeffler
SF Katernberg 4,5:3,5 SF Neukölln
GM Andrei Volokitin ½ : ½ GM Sergei Movsesian
GM Vladimir Chuchelov 1 : 0 GM Dorian Rogozenko
GM Igor V Glek 1 : 0 IM Stephan Berndt
IM Martin Senff ½ : ½ IM Rainer Polzin
IM Sebastian Siebrecht 0 : 1 IM Dr. Martin Borriss
IM Matthias Thesing ½ : ½ IM Dirk Poldauf
Christian Scholz ½ : ½ IM Lars Thiede
IM Georgios Souleidis ½ : ½ IM Michael Schwarz
Venue: Bremer
Bremer SG 5,5:2,5 SG Solingen
GM Konstantin Sakaev ½ : ½ GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov
GM Etienne Bacrot 1 : 0 GM Artur Jussupow
GM Johann Hjartarson 1 : 0 GM Christian Gabriel
GM Evgenij Agrest ½ : ½ GM Matthew Sadler
GM Hannes Stefansson 0 : 1 IM Alexander Naumann
IM Gannadij Fish ½ : ½ IM Jan Werle
IM Joris Brenninkmeijer 1 : 0 IM Markus Schaefer
IM Ewgeni Gisbrecht 1 : 0 Joerg Wegerle
Werder Bremen 4,0:4,0 SV Wattenscheid
GM Luke James McShane ½ : ½ GM Levon Aronian
GM Zbynek Hracek 0 : 1 GM Leif Erlend Johannessen
GM Vlastimil Babula ½ : ½ IM Ralf Appel
GM Yannick Pelletier 1 : 0 IM Dr. Frank Holzke
GM Lars Schandorff ½ : ½ IM Dr. Volkmar Dinstuhl
WGM Almira Skripchenko 1 : 0 IM Holger Ellers
Sven Joachim ½ : ½ FM Timo Straeter
IM Gerlef Meins 0 : 1 FM Jan Lauzeningks
Round 4 23rd November 2003
Venue: Baden Oos (Baden Baden)
TV Tegernsee 6,0:2,0 Stuttgarter SF
GM Igor Khenkin 1 : 0 GM Eckhard Schmittdiel
GM Klaus Bischoff 1 : 0 IM Igor Berezovsky
GM Uwe Boensch 1 : 0 IM Hedinn Steingrimsson
GM Gerald Hertneck ½ : ½ FM Severin Papa
GM Henrik Teske 1 : 0 FM Andreas Reuss
GM Markus Stangl ½ : ½ FM Gerhard Lorscheid
IM Stefan Bromberger ½ : ½ FM Thomas Heinatz
IM David Gross ½ : ½ FM Aleksandar Vuckovic
SK König Plauen 0,5:7,5 SC Baden-Oos
GM Tomasz Markowski 0 : 1 GM Viswanathan Anand
GM Stefan Kindermann ½ : ½ GM Alexei Shirov
GM Lutz Espig 0 : 1 GM Rustem Dautov
FM Gunter Sandner 0 : 1 GM Dr. Robert Huebner
FM Stefan Haskamp 0 : 1 GM Michal Krasenkow
FM Michael Kuraszkiewicz 0 : 1 GM Philipp Schlosser
FM Ulrich Dirr 0 : 1 Rainer Buhmann
FM Roland Pfretzschner 0 : 1 GM Ludger Keitlinghaus
Venue: St. Ingbert
Hamburger SK 8,0:0,0 SCA St. Ingbert
GM Lubomir Ftacnik 1 : 0 GM Cyril Marcelin
GM Suat Atalik 1 : 0 GM Vladimir Lazarev
IM Jan Gustafsson 1 : 0 IM Emmanuel Bricard
GM Sune Berg Hansen 1 : 0 Chi Minh Nguyen
GM Michael Bezold 1 : 0 Dennis Drollinger
IM Emanuel Berg + : - FM Georg Gross
IM Oliver Reeh 1 : 0 Andreas Bock
IM Thies Heinemann 1 : 0 Hannes Callam
Venue: Koelln (Porz)
SC Kreuzberg 5,0:3,0 SF Katernberg
GM Zoltan Almasi 1 : 0 GM Andrei Volokitin
GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 1 : 0 GM Vladimir Chuchelov
GM Jens-Uwe Maiwald 1 : 0 GM Igor V Glek
GM Raj Tischbierek ½ : ½ IM Martin Senff
GM Ralf Lau ½ : ½ IM Sebastian Siebrecht
GM Sergey Kalinitschew 1 : 0 IM Matthias Thesing
IM Drazen Muse 0 : 1 Christian Scholz
IM Stefan Loeffler 0 : 1 IM Georgios Souleidis
SF Neukölln 4,0:4,0 SG Porz
GM Sergei Movsesian ½ : ½ GM Christopher Lutz
GM Dorian Rogozenko ½ : ½ GM Loek Van Wely
IM Stephan Berndt 0 : 1 GM Ivan Sokolov
IM Dr. Martin Borriss 1 : 0 GM Alexander Graf
IM Dirk Poldauf ½ : ½ GM Mikhail Gurevich
IM Lars Thiede 1 : 0 GM Rafael A Vaganian
IM Michael Schwarz ½ : ½ GM Erik Van den Doel
FM Henrik Rudolf 0 : 1 GM Edwin Kengis
Venue: Bremer
SG Solingen 2,0:6,0 Werder Bremen
GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov ½ : ½ GM Luke James McShane
GM Artur Jussupow ½ : ½ GM Zbynek Hracek
GM Christian Gabriel 0 : 1 GM Vlastimil Babula
GM Matthew Sadler 0 : 1 GM Yannick Pelletier
IM Alexander Naumann ½ : ½ GM Lars Schandorff
IM Jan Werle 0 : 1 WGM Almira Skripchenko
IM Markus Schaefer ½ : ½ Sven Joachim
Joerg Wegerle 0 : 1 IM Gerlef Meins
SV Wattenscheid 4,0:4,0 Bremer SG
GM Levon Aronian ½ : ½ GM Konstantin Sakaev
GM Leif Erlend Johannessen ½ : ½ GM Etienne Bacrot
IM Ralf Appel 1 : 0 GM Konstantin Landa
IM Dr. Frank Holzke 1 : 0 GM Johann Hjartarson
IM Dr. Volkmar Dinstuhl 0 : 1 GM Evgenij Agrest
IM Holger Ellers ½ : ½ GM Hannes Stefansson
FM Timo Straeter 0 : 1 IM Joris Brenninkmeijer
FM Thomas Thiel ½ : ½ IM Ewgeni Gisbrecht
Round 7 21st November 2003
Venue: St. Ingbert
SG Porz 5,0:3,0 SF Katernberg
GM Christopher Lutz 0 : 1 GM Andrei Volokitin
GM Loek Van Wely ½ : ½ GM Vladimir Chuchelov
GM Ivan Sokolov 1 : 0 GM Igor V Glek
GM Alexander Graf 1 : 0 IM Sebastian Siebrecht
GM Mikhail Gurevich 0 : 1 Christian Scholz
GM Rafael A Vaganian ½ : ½ IM Georgios Souleidis
GM Curt Hansen 1 : 0 FM Falko Meyer
GM Edwin Kengis 1 : 0 Armin Meyer
Round 4 Standings:
1. SG Porz 5 27,0 9:1
2. SC Baden-Oos 4 23,5 8:0
3. SV Werder Bremen 4 21,0 7:1
4. Hamburger SK 4 25,0 6:2
5. Bremer SG 4 18,5 6:2
6. SF Katernberg 5 17,5 4:6
7. SC Kreuzberg 4 15,5 4:4
8. TV Tegernsee 3 14,0 4:2
9. SF Neukölln 4 14,5 3:5
10. SV Wattenscheid 4 14,0 2:6
11. SG Solingen 4 12,0 2:6
12. SCA St. Ingbert 4 11,0 2:6
13. SK König Plauen 3 7,5 2:4
14. SV Hofheim 4 10,5 1:7
15. Stuttgarter SF 4 8,5 0:8
Jaan Ehlvest and Aleks Wojtkiewicz won the 83rd New York Masters on 25th
November 2003 with 3.5/4. News John Fernandez.
Links: http://www.newyorkmasters.com
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83rd New York Masters Action USA (USA), 25 xi 2003
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1. Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2602 + 9 +11 = 2 + 5 3.5 ($215)
2. Wojtkiewicz, Aleks g USA 2571 + 4 + 8 = 1 + 3 3.5 ($215)
3. Becerra, Julio g USA 2558 +10 + 6 + 7 - 2 3.0 ($ 50)
4. Fierro, Martha wg ECU 2312 - 2 +13 +11 + 6 3.0 ($ 90)
5. Burnett, Ronald m USA 2443 = 7 = 9 + 8 - 1 2.0
6. Bonin, Jay m USA 2339 +14 - 3 + 9 - 4 2.0
7. Aravena, Peter USA 2250 = 5 +10 - 3 = 2.0
8. Gershov, Yevgeny f USA 2336 +13 - 2 - 5 =10 1.5
9. Klein, Erez f USA 2295 - 1 = 5 - 6 +14 1.5
10. Privman, Boris f USA 2240 - 3 - 7 +14 = 8 1.5
11. Shahade, Greg m USA 2441 +12 - 1 - 4 --- 1.0
12. Daftani, Marajudin USA ---- -11 +14 --- --- 1.0
13. Caruana, Fabiano f USA 2137 - 8 - 4 = - 0.5
14. Hess, Robert USA 2132 - 6 -12 -10 - 9 0.0
PRIZES
1ST - $300
2ND - $130
3RD - $ 50
U2400 - $ 90
13th World Championship for Seniors 2003 took place in Bad Zwischenahn
(Germany) November 16th-29th 2003. 11 rounds Swiss system. Yuri Shabanov won
the event with 9/11 on superior progressive score from several time winner
Janis Klovans and Vladimir Bukal. The winner gets the GM FIDE title. FGM Tamara
Khmiadashvili of Tbilisi finished on 7.5/9 and a better progressive score to
take the women's title ahead of 38.50 FGM Marta Litinskaja of the Ukraine on
the same score. In third was FGM Hanna Erenska-Barlo of Poznan on 6.5.
My thanks to Juergen Wempe for the games.
Futher details: http://www.seniorenschach.de including
live coverage of games but only a tiny number of games in PGN.
13th World Senior's Championship Bad Zwischenahn (GER)
16.11.03-29.11.03 Open Section
Final Round 11 Standings
Pl Name Pkt Progr.
1. Shabanov Yuri IM RUS 9.0 57.50
2. Klovans Janis GM LAT 9.0 55.00
3. Bukal Vladimir IM CRO 9.0 52.00
4. Donchenko Anatoly IM GER 8.5 54.00
5. Chernikov Oleg GM RUS 8.5 53.00
6. Hecht Hans-Joachim GM GER 8.5 52.00
7. Arkhangelsky Boris IM RUS 8.5 51.50
8. Karasev Vladimir IM RUS 8.5 47.50
9. Asmundsson Ingvar FM ISL 8.0 58.50
10. Rahls Peter FM GER 8.0 56.00
11. Litvinov Vladimir IM BLR 8.0 53.50
12. Karl Hans FM GER 8.0 52.50
13. Ivanets Vladimir FM RUS 8.0 48.50
14. Bierwisch Bernhard GER 8.0 45.50
15. Villing Dieter GER 8.0 44.50
16. Winiwarter Felix GER 8.0 44.50
17. Chepukaitis Genrikh RUS 7.5 54.50
18. Boehnisch Manfred FM GER 7.5 51.50
19. Katalymov Boris IM KAZ 7.5 50.00
20. Zakharchenko Arnold IM UKR 7.5 49.50
21. Zoltek Tadeusz FM POL 7.5 48.00
22. Joksic Sinisa IM SCG 7.5 47.00
23. Opl Dr. Klaus FM AUT 7.5 46.00
24. Rosen Willy FM GER 7.5 44.50
25. Ofstad Per GER 7.5 43.50
26. Kanko Ilkka FM FIN 7.5 42.50
27. Viner Phillip AUS 7.5 38.00
28. Baumgartner Heinz FM GER 7.0 48.50
29. Uhlmann Wolfgang GM GER 7.0 48.50
30. Reichenbach Werner FM GER 7.0 48.50
31. Lieb Harald FM GER 7.0 48.00
32. Hermann Manfred IM GER 7.0 48.00
33. Taimanov Mark GM RUS 7.0 47.50
34. Kraidman Yair GM ISR 7.0 46.50
35. Semasev Kim FM LAT 7.0 45.50
36. Dornieden Manfred FM GER 7.0 45.50
37. Klein Manfred GER 7.0 45.50
38. Sawadkuhi Amir FM GER 7.0 44.50
39. Ballon Guenther NED 7.0 44.00
40. Chehlov Aleksander FM LAT 7.0 43.50
41. Kristiansen Erling FM NOR 7.0 43.00
42. Oelert Ralf GER 7.0 43.00
43. Stuerzenbaum Artur AUT 7.0 42.50
44. Bogorads Mihails GER 7.0 42.50
45. Kock Hans-Uwe FM GER 7.0 42.00
46. Szczepaniec Stanisl. POL 7.0 42.00
47. Zunker Dr.Reinhard FM GER 7.0 42.00
48. Wallhof Dieter GER 7.0 40.50
49. Werchan Dr. Hans GER 7.0 40.00
50. Bernhoeft Erhard GER 7.0 38.00
51. Schuler Georg GER 7.0 36.50
272 players
The 19th World Computer Chess Championship 2003 (WMCCC) took place in
Graz November 22nd - 30th, 2003. Shredder won the championships after winning a
playoff against Fritz. Both programs were tied after the 11 round Swiss.
There was controversy in the final round. Shredder obtained a killing
position against Jonny in the final round. However a programming bug meant that
Shredder accidently allowed a three fold repetition to arrive on the board. It
duly gave the information its programmer Johannes Zwanzger. He bizarrely
decided it wasn't fair for Shredder to lose its chance of the championship
because of a bug in the program and decided to ignore the message and play on
and duly lost. A lack of clarity in the rules was exposed and Shredder was
declared to have won the game. You can read about it in full on the chessbase
site. Personally I thought the whole point of the operator was to simply make
the moves and not to interfere with the programs intention. If World Computer
Chess Championships is not a battle of programming competence then what is it?
I'm a bit surprised operators are required. It should surely be possible to
link the programs and let them get on with it without the necessity of an
operator at all. If this is not technically possible then the event should
proceed as though that were true.
The chess program LIST was disqualified after being suspected to have
been based on the open source program CRAFTY. The computer was disqualified
under this rule: “Each program must be the original work of the entering
developers. Programming teams whose code is derived from or including
game-playing code written by others must name all other authors, or the source
of such code, in their application details. Programs which are discovered to be
close derivatives of others (e.g., by playing nearly all moves the same), may
be declared invalid by the Tournament Director after seeking expert advice. For
this purpose a listing of all game-related code running on the system must be
available on demand to the Tournament Director.” after the programmer
Fritz Reul didn't provide evidence to the contrary.
Official coverage: http://www.chess003.at/ and excellent
detailed reports in English at: http://www.chessbase.com
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11th WCCC Graz AUT (AUT), 22-13 xi 2003
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1. FRITZ NED +10 +11 + 2 - 4 = 3 + 6 + 5 +12 +14 + 7 + 8 9.5
2. SHREDDER GER +12 + 6 - 1 + 5 + 4 +10 = 3 + 7 + 9 + 8 +13 9.5
3. DEEP JUNIOR ISR -16 + 8 +12 +11 = 1 + 4 = 2 + 9 + 5 + 6 + 7 9.0
4. BRUTUS P I.XII AUT + 5 +16 +13 + 1 - 2 - 3 =12 + 6 +10 +14 + 9 8.5
5. GREEN LIGHT GBR - 4 + 7 +16 - 2 +10 =12 - 1 +11 - 3 =13 +15 6.0
6. DIEP NED + 9 - 2 =10 +16 =11 - 1 +15 - 4 +13 - 3 +14 6.0
7. CHINITO ESP -13 - 5 + 8 + 9 -12 +16 +11 - 2 +15 - 1 - 3 5.0
8. PARSOS GER =14 - 3 - 7 +15 -13 = 9 +10 +16 +11 - 2 - 1 5.0
9. QUARK GER - 6 -12 +15 - 7 +14 = 8 +13 - 3 - 2 +11 - 4 4.5
10. FALCON ISR - 1 +15 = 6 +13 - 5 - 2 - 8 -14 - 4 +16 +12 4.5
11. DEEP SJENG BEL +15 - 1 +14 - 3 = 6 +13 - 7 - 5 - 8 - 9 +16 4.5
12. LIST GER - 2 + 9 - 3 +14 + 7 = 5 = 4 - 1 Disqualified 4.0
13. JONNY 2.51 GER + 7 =14 - 4 -10 + 8 -11 - 9 +15 - 6 = 5 - 2 4.0
14. NEXUS GER = 8 =13 -11 -12 - 9 =15 +16 +10 - 1 - 4 - 6 3.5
15. HOSSA v1.159 AUT -11 -10 - 9 - 8 +16 =14 - 6 -13 - 7 +12 - 5 2.5
16. RUY LOPEZ ESP + 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -15 - 7 -14 - 8 +12 -10 -11 2.0
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11th WCCC Playoff Graz AUT (AUT), 30-30 xi 2003
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SHREDDER GER = 1 1.5
FRITZ NED = 0 0.5
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The Cultural Village Tournament takes place in Wijk aan Zee 24th
November - 2rd December 2003.
Internet coverage: http://www.coruschess.com
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1. Langheinrich, Ferenc GER 2384 * = 1 . . 1 . 1 1 1 5.5 2733
2. Van Delft, Merijn f NED 2402 = * = = = 1 . . . 1 4.0 2466
3. Bezemer, Arno f NED 2355 0 = * 1 . = = . 1 . 3.5 2400
4. Wohl, Aleksandar H m AUS 2379 . = 0 * 1 0 . 1 . 1 3.5 2401
5. Armas, Julius m FRA 2375 . = . 0 * 1 0 = 1 . 3.0 2342
6. Tan, Kevin NED 2294 0 0 = 1 0 * 1 . . . 2.5 2308
7. Ris, Robert NED 2297 . . = . 1 0 * 0 = = 2.5 2271
8. Afek, Yochanan m ISR 2376 0 . . 0 = . 1 * = = 2.5 2276
9. Bottema, Tom NED 2305 0 . 0 . 0 . = = * = 1.5 2148
10. Schuurman, Petra f NED 2263 0 0 . 0 . . = = = * 1.5 2164
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The NAO Consultation rematch started Monday 24 November 2004. Game one
of the series sponsored by SMS text messaging was a draw. White is a team
captained by the club sponsor Mme Nahed Ojjeh (average ELO of the players 2681)
- the same as in game one. Igor Nataf's team has one change and their rating
rises to an average of ELO 2625
Team N. OJJEH vs Team I. NATAF
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O
continues:
Internet coverage: http://www.nao-cc.com/naocc/index.html
There was a two-game match between David Navara (the Czech No. 1 on FIDE
list - 2607) and Viktor Korchnoi in Prague, in the Hotel Kampa-Stara Zbrojnice.
The games were played on Friday and Saturday November 21st-22nd 2003. The time
control was the FIDE standard 90+30. The sponsors of the event were the weekly
newspaper EURO and ABN AMRO Asset Management. GM Vlastimil Hort provided a live
commentary of the games. The first game on Friday ended in draw after Korchnoi
missed a winning continuation (Ng4) on move 22 in Ruy Lopez Open. Narvara won
the second to take the match 1.5-0.5.
Live coverage at site http://www.promopro.cz. News from
http://www.sachinfo.cz
Navara, David - Korchnoi, Viktor 1/2 49 C83 Ruy Lopez Open
Korchnoi, Viktor - Navara, David 0-1 41 A10 Dutch, QI and KID Systems
Match Prague CZE (CZE), 21-22 xi 2003
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1 2
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Navara, David g CZE 2607 = 1 1.5 2773
Korchnoi, Viktor g SUI 2580 = 0 0.5 2414
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The 63rd Italian Championships take place in Arvier, 25th November - 3rd
December 2003. Sparaco Sarno and Carlo Rossi lead on 4/6.
Internet coverage:
http://www.scacchivda.com/filescaricati/arvier25-04dicembre.htm
or http://www.scacchivda.com
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Sarno, Spartaco m ITA 2404 * = . 1 = = . = 1 . 4.0 2485
2. Rossi, Carlo m ITA 2355 = * = . = = 1 . . 1 4.0 2435
3. Cacco, Christian f ITA 2340 . = * = = 1 . . = = 3.5 2381
4. Contin, Daniel m ITA 2377 0 . = * 1 . 1 0 1 . 3.5 2418
5. Castaldo, Folco f ITA 2336 = = = 0 * . . = 1 . 3.0 2374
6. Di Paolo, Raffaele f ITA 2325 = = 0 . . * = = . 1 3.0 2318
7. Mola, Pietro ITA 2317 . 0 . 0 . = * 1 = 1 3.0 2327
8. Cocozza, Mario f ITA 2356 = . . 1 = = 0 * . 0 2.5 2259
9. Aldrovandi, Costantino m ITA 2414 0 . = 0 0 . = . * 1 2.0 2193
10. Braschi, Giancarlo ITA 2138 . 0 = . . 0 0 1 0 * 1.5 2158
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The 7th Paks Cup took place 19th-27th November. Kaido Kulaots and
Vladislav Nevednichy easily won the event and shared the first prize. Gabor
Papp achieved his third and Gyozo Pataki his first IM norm. Gyula Pap and Ranko
Szuhanek shared the first place in the IM group. Gyula Pap is a 12-year-old
boy. Unfortunately he lost in the final round and so he missed the IM norm.
News: The organiser Sandor Videki.
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7th Cup GM Paks HUN (HUN), 19-27 xi 2003 cat. VIII (2447)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Kulaots, Kaido g EST 2530 * = 1 1 = 1 = = 1 1 7.0 2657
2. Nevednichy, Vladislav g ROM 2575 = * = 1 1 1 = = 1 1 7.0 2652
3. Grigore, George g ROM 2485 0 = * = = = 1 1 0 1 5.0 2485
4. Papp, Gabor HUN 2432 0 0 = * 1 1 = = 1 = 5.0 2491
5. Sriram, Jha m IND 2458 = 0 = 0 * = = = 1 1 4.5 2445
6. Pataki, Gyozo HUN 2367 0 0 = 0 = * 1 = 1 1 4.5 2456
7. Kayumov, Sergey m UZB 2434 = = 0 = = 0 * = 1 = 4.0 2405
8. Toth, Andras1 m HUN 2419 = = 0 = = = = * 0 = 3.5 2370
9. Taylor, Timothy m USA 2385 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 3.0 2329
10. Molnar, Bela m HUN 2386 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = 0 * 1.5 2180
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7th Cup IM Paks HUN (HUN), 19-27 xi 2003 cat. I (2274)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Szuhanek, Ranko m ROM 2455 * 0 1 = = = 1 1 = 1 6.0 2379
2. Pap, Gyula HUN 2233 1 * = 0 = = 1 = 1 1 6.0 2403
3. Sebestyen, Balazs f HUN 2251 0 = * 1 = = 1 = = 1 5.5 2356
4. Zlatic, Mihajlo f SCG 2396 = 1 0 * 0 1 1 0 1 1 5.5 2340
5. Meszaros, Gyula m HUN 2345 = = = 1 * = 0 = 1 = 5.0 2309
6. Videki, Sandor m HUN 2430 = = = 0 = * = 1 1 = 5.0 2299
7. Poulsen, Martin FAI 2252 0 0 0 0 1 = * 1 1 1 4.5 2276
8. Fodor, Tamas jr f HUN 2137 0 = = 1 = 0 0 * = = 3.5 2209
9. Himanshu, Kumar IND 2051 = 0 = 0 0 0 0 = * = 2.0 2078
10. Toth, Lili HUN 2191 0 0 0 0 = = 0 = = * 2.0 2063
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The "Eduard Gufeld Memorial International," a 10-player tournament held
from November 22 through 26 in Burbank and Glendale, CA, ended in a tie at 6.5
among IMs Varuzhan Akobian, Melikset Khachiyan and Jesse Kraai. All three
earned GM norms, the third for Akobian. News: John Hillery.
Final standings and games may be found at
http://www.scchess.com/gufeld.html
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Gufeld Memorial Burbank USA (USA), 22-26 xi 2003 cat. IX (2454)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Akobian, Varuzhan m USA 2537 * = = 1 = = 1 1 1 = 6.5 2611
2. Kraai, Jesse m USA 2443 = * = = 1 = = 1 1 1 6.5 2621
3. Khachiyan, Melikset m USA 2464 = = * = = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2619
4. Yegiazarian, Arsen g ARM 2521 0 = = * = 1 1 1 = 1 6.0 2571
5. Mikhalevski, Victor g ISR 2548 = 0 = = * = = 0 1 = 4.0 2400
6. Sevillano, Enrico m USA 2498 = = = 0 = * 0 = = 1 4.0 2406
7. Sharavdorj, Dashzeveg g MGL 2411 0 = 0 0 = 1 * = 1 = 4.0 2416
8. Ortiz, Eduardo PHI 2310 0 0 0 0 1 = = * 0 1 3.0 2345
9. Matikozian, Andranik m ARM 2450 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 * 1 3.0 2329
10. Kretchetov, Alexandre f RUS 2360 = 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 * 1.5 2191
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The 4th round of the Belgian Team Championships take place on November
16th 2003. News: Steve Laios.
Note there is a correction to one game given previously from round 3.
Van der Linde,Maurits - Baert,Andy (and not Van der Linden,B).
Round 4 Results
Charleroi - Liège : 6 - 2
Borgerhout - Leuven : 5 - 3
Boitsfort - Gent : 3 - 5
Brugge - Temse : 4.5 - 3.5
SK47 Eynatten 2 - Hoboken : 3.5 - 4.5
SK47 Eynatten 1 - Rochade : 5 - 3
Standings
Pts M/Pts Pl.
Temse 1 17 2 3
KSK47 Eynatten 1 16 3 3
SK Rochade 1 13,5 2 3
K Brugge SK 1 12 1,5 3
Charleroi 1 12 1,5 3
Borgerhout 1 10,5 1,5 3
LV Leuven 1 10 0,5 3
K Gent SRL 1 9 1,5 2*
Hoboken 1 8,5 1,5 2*
KSK47 Eynatten 2 8,5 0 3
CRE Liège EL 1 7 1 2*
Boitsfort 1 4 0 2*
The first three rounds of the Austria Team Championships took place in
Graz 28th-30th November 2003. All 36 Boards were broadcasted live. Info: Karl
Theny.
Official-Site:
http://www.chess.at/turniere/turniere2003/chess003/side_auttch.htm
Live Coverage:
http://www.members.aon.at/schach1/live/start8.htm
Round 3 Standings:
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TCh-AUT 2003-4 Graz AUT (AUT), 1 xi-11 xii 2003
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1 SK Hohenems 13
2 SV NÖ Melk-Wachau 10½
3 SV United Chocolates Tschaturanga 10
4 Union Ansfelden 10
5 SV Frohnleiten 10
6 SC Admiral Sparkasse Fürstenfeld 10
7 SC Die Klagenfurter 9½
8 Sparkasse Schwarzach 8
9 SK Sparkasse Jenbach 8
10 ESV Austria Graz 7½
11 SK Sparkasse Gleisdorf 6
12 Wr. Neustädter SV 5½
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The Slovenian Team Chess Championships took place in Celje 17th-23rd
November 2003. LSK Metalka Ljubljana (with Beliavsky and Pavasovic) became the
new team champions in a dramatic finish with just half point advantage ahead of
ZSK Lancom Maribor. Final round 9 games are now available. My thanks to Primoz
Kokalj for the news.
Detailed results and games (pgn) are available at
http://www.sah-zveza.si/rez/0311/si03lgdm/.
Final Standings
1 LSK Metalka Trgovina 16 38.0 16 38.0
2 ZSK Maribor LANCom 17 37.5 17 37.5
3 SK Triglav Krsko 13 31.5 13 31.5
4 SD 3D Vrhnika 10 29.5 10 29.5
5 SD Radenska-Pomgrad MS 10 28.0 10 28.0
6 SK Grize 7 25.5 7 25.5
7 SK Nova Gorica 7 22.0 7 22.0
8 SK ZM Branik Maribor 5 22.0 5 22.0
9 SK Nova KBM Kovinar MB 3 21.0 3 21.0
10 Celjski Sahovski klub 2 15.0 2 15.0
The National Chess Congress took place in Philadelphia, November
28th-30th 2003. Ibragimov and Novikov drew quickly in the final round 6 to
finish at 5-1. Full details next week.
Internet coverage: http://www.nationalchesscongress.com
The British Rapidplay Chess Championships 2003 took place 15th-16th
November 2003 in the North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax. Peter Wells took
first place again with 9/11 half a point clear of Bogdan Lalic.
Further details when available:
http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/
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British Rapidplay Halifax ENG (ENG), 15-16 xi 2003
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1. Wells, Peter K g ENG 2485 9.0 11 2808 255
2. Lalic, Bogdan g ENG 2503 8.5 11 2807 255
3. Davies, Nigel R g ENG 2491 8.0 11 2689 244
4. Pert, Nicholas m ENG 2488 8.0 10 2431 243
5. Gwaze, Robert m ZIM 2340 7.5 11 2581 235
6. Hanley, Craig f ENG 2322 7.0 11 2609 237
7. Arkell, Keith C g ENG 2513 7.0 11 2591 236
8. Mannion, Stephen R m SCO 2348 7.0 11 2434 221
9. Ashton, Adam G ENG 2239 7.0 11 2397 218
10. Hebden, Mark g ENG 2560 6.5 11 2471 225
11. Addison, Bret ENG 2251 6.5 11 2346 213
12. Ghasi, Ameet K ENG 2344 6.5 11 2309 210
13. Gordon, Stephen J ENG 2263 6.5 11 2271 206
14. Palliser, Richard m ENG 2403 6.5 11 2252 205
15. Radovanovic, Jovica SCG 2219 6.5 10 1996 200
16. Britton, Richard f ENG 2295 6.5 11 2180 198
17. Sherwin, James T m USA 2309 6.5 11 2082 189
18. James, Dale R ENG 2200 6.5 10 1847 185
54 players
Karpov spent a few days in Sao Paulo, and played 2 simuls. The first was
at the Sao Paulo Chess Club (CXSP), against 20 members, losing one to Celso
Villares de Freitas, the son of Brazilian former champion Marcio Elisio de
Freitas. Next he played 20 students at municipal school (CEU). News: Miguel
Angelo Hemzo.
Further details: http://www.cxsp.com.br/ and
http://www.fpx.com.br/karpov/tudo.htm
The Final of Mendoza Championships, took place November 7-20 2003,
Mendoza, Argentina. The event, organized by the F.M.A. (Federación
Mendocina de Ajedrez), was a 6 player double round robin. Takes place at the
Club Español, Mendoza City. The current champion, Christian Luconi, and
the former-champion Francisco Salguero finished on 8.5/10. Match play-off:
November 26, Game 1: Luconi - Salguero, 0-1/19 (A48 Torre System). November 29,
Game 2: Salguero - Luconi, ½-½/51 (D44 Slav/Botvinnik). Francisco
Salguero is the new champion of Mendoza City. News: Julio Alberto
González.
News: http://www.inforchess.com
ch-City Mendoza ARG (ARG), 28 x-20 xi 2003
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 Luconi, Cristian ARG 2254 ** 1= =1 11 1= 11 8.5 2344
2 Salguero, Francisco ARG ---- 0= ** 11 11 11 11 8.5 2395
3 Gatti, Juan Manuel ARG 2046 =0 00 ** 01 =1 11 5.0 2089
4 Elias,Leonardo ARG ---- 00 00 10 ** 01 11 4.0 2027
5 Needleman, Gaston ARG 2195 0= 00 =0 10 ** 1= 3.5 1950
6 Cortegoso,Martin ARG ---- 00 00 00 00 0= ** 0.5 1629
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ch-City Playoff Mendoza ARG (ARG), 26-26 xi 2003
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1 2
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Salguero, Francisco ARG 2284 1 = 1.5 2447
Luconi, Cristian ARG 2254 0 = 0.5 2091
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Riccardo Solaroli sends his complete game against Fabio Mensing at
Curaçao round 7 (first given in TWIC #469 November 3).
Open letter to the chess world by Robert Huntington - 25th November 2003
To the chess world:
For the past few years, I have covered chess for the Associated Press.
I (and the chess world) have been fortunate in that the AP has seen fit to give
chess extensive coverage, sending me not only to both world championships
(i.e., the Kasparov-Kramnik match and the FIDE version), but to the top
tournaments like Linares and Wijk aan Zee, the FIDE Grand Prix, the Olympiad,
among others.
Unfortunately, in late September, immediately after the cancellation of
the Kasparov-Ponomariov match, AP informed me that they would no longer be
covering most chess events. While they cited economic reasons, the timing of
the decision leaves little doubt that FIDE's chronic inability to hold an event
as scheduled was the catalyst. They had, after all, twice had to change or
cancel plane tickets for me and been put through considerable inconvenience as
the Buenos Aires match was moved to Yalta and then cancelled. Regrettable as
AP's decision is, one can hardly blame them.
Coal miners used to carry a caged canary into the mine to warn them of
invisible gas. If the canary suddenly died, they knew they had to get out
quickly or they would perish themselves. Like the dead canary, the decision of
the world's largest news organization to stop covering chess regularly should
be taken as a warning to act and act now. My friend and colleague Mig Greengard
thinks my analogy to the canary in the coal mine is misplaced. For him, the
canary has been dead for years and the miners are already dying. He's probably
right, but I'm writing this letter in the hope that he's wrong and that there
is still time
This letter should not be necessary. In many ways and in many areas,
chess is doing very well indeed and is as popular as ever, especially among the
youth. More people play chess on the internet than any other game. The current
chess boom in India and China, the world's two most populous countries, is
remarkable. A year and a half ago, things were looking even better. The Prague
Agreement promised to heal the rift that had so damaged chess's reputation
among the wider public (people who don't know how a knight moves can recognize
petty politics and turf wars). A new, rational world championship format was
promised and meaningful reform seemed possible.
That, of course, was an illusion. President Ilyumzhinov has returned to
his former ways with a vengeance. Once the Olympiad and the threat of reform
had passed, the Kasparov-Deep Junior match was tossed around from December to
January and from Jerusalem to New York; the Kasparov-Ponomariov match was
announced for Buenos Aires in June, then for Yalta in September, then cancelled
at the last minute. At that time, we were told there would be a world
championship tournament in December. Now we are promised two events next
spring. Meanwhile, organizers in Prague, who had planned an event in September,
cancelled it in order to avoid a conflict with the Yalta match. And so it goes
on and on. Just when you think FIDE has accomplished all it possibly can to
make itself and chess look ridiculous, it surpasses itself. Ilyumzhinov is said
to have spent some $30 million promoting chess. If he had given the money to
the Fédération avec l'Intention de Detruire les Échecs
(Federation Intent on Destroying Chess), the result would not be worse.
I am not placing the entire blame on FIDE or on Ilyumzhinov. No doubt,
Ponomariov was extravagant in his demands and contributed to the cancellation
of the Yalta match. The inability of Kramnik and Leko to schedule their match
is a grave disappointment. At least, they have not announced phantom matches.
Kasparov's original breakaway and the formation of the PCA, which drove FIDE
into Ilyumzhinov's arms, was a failed revolution. Had he either succeeded or
not tried, things would surely not be this bad today. In real life,
revolutionaries who fail are properly hanged. In chess, Kasparov shook
Ilyumzhinov's hand in Prague only to become just another one of his victims.
These, however, are petty failings compared with FIDE's and
Ilyumzhinov's. At a press conference in Bled, I asked President Ilyumzhinov
about the sudden transfer of the Grand Prix from Abu Dhabi to Dubai, the
postponement of the Moscow Grand Prix, the cancellation of the remaining Grand
Prix events and the postponement of the Kasparov-Deep Junior match in Jerusalem
(originally scheduled to conflict with Kramnik's computer match in Bahrain).
His response was to blame the local organizers and sundry others for these
snafus. President Truman of the United States used to have a sign on his desk
which read, "The buck stops here." If President Ilyumzhinov is unwilling to
take responsibility for what happens on his watch, he should step aside for
someone who is so willing.
The biggest harm that Ilyumzhinov does is to scare off the legitimate
commercial sponsors upon whom all sports depend today. Chess should do well
here. While the numbers are small, the demographics are good (well-educated and
concentrated in the high tech field). And chess has a cost advantage over other
sports. Corus Steel sponsors a huge event at Wijk aan Zee each year, including
a tournament with virtually all the top players, strong grandmaster B and C
tournaments, along with amateur events.
All this cost about $1 million, barely enough for the appearance fee of
one major player in a major sport. But when would-be corporate sponsors look at
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, they don't see his incompetent scheduling and rescheduling
of major events, his misguided attempts to get chess into the Olympics, or any
of the purely chess sins I have been accusing him of. Instead, they see the
stories of corruption coming out of Kalmykia, the endless investigations by the
authorities in Moscow concerning vanished millions, his ties to Saddam Hussein,
the murder of Larisa Yudina, and they look for something more reputable to
sponsor. All sports, including boxing, are now more reputable than chess.
It is obvious what must be done in the first place: get rid of
Ilyumzhinov even if it means bankrupting FIDE. It is also obvious that, while
necessary, this is insufficient. What remains to be done in addition may well
be debated, and should be. I can do little beyond advising all in the chess
world to regard FIDE as anathema until Ilyumzhinov is gone and reforms are
instituted.
While I have few suggestions beyond the obvious one, my diagnosis of
the problems is the product of the unique position I have had in trying to
explain chess to non-chessplayers, not merely the wide audience that AP reaches
through its member newspapers and other outlets around the world but to the
editors and managers of AP. I do hope, without the slightest expectation, that
with major reform chess can improve its position among the wider public so that
AP will once again consider chess events worthy of coverage.* Without such
reform, I have no doubt that chess's reputation will slip yet further and it
will have ever more difficulty in reaching a wider public.
I would like to end this letter on a positive note by expressing my
sincere thanks to those with whom it has been a pleasure for me to work with
over the past few years, not only the various editors and bureau chiefs at AP,
but especially those organizers who, even though they are the most professional
and upstanding imaginable, stand to lose valuable coverage from AP's decision.
I refer in particular to the wonderful people behind the Linares and the Corus
tournaments. I also want to thank the players I have had the privilege of
covering and watching up close. They are almost all class acts, especially
Vishy Anand, and they deserve neither the reputation they sometimes receive
from the more notorious players nor the fate to which the politicians who run
the game have condemned them. Finally, I want to thank my fellow members of the
fourth estate, especially Arvind Aaron, Aviv Friedman, Leontxo Garcia, Mig
Greengard, John Henderson and Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam. They have made every
press room I have ever been in, even those run by the most incompetent and
difficult organizers, an enjoyable place to be.
Sincerely, Robert Huntington
* In the meantime, we should expect not only the quantity but the
quality of AP coverage to decline since, on those few occasions where AP might
still find covering chess worthwhile (e.g., the recent Kasparov-X3D Fritz
match), they are likely to send a non-chessplaying staff reporter and we can
look forward to, not only such factual errors as the consistent
mischaracterization of Kasparov as "world champion," but such verbiage as this
(from the AP report of the first match game):
"The two opponents played conservatively at first with Kasparov using
his white pieces to keep X3D Fritz's black knights and bishops, which are
moderately powerful, at bay.
But during the middle of the game, both players aggressively attempted
to position their queens, the most powerful pieces on the board, to check each
other's king, which would force an immediate defense of that piece to avoid
losing.
Neither Kasparov nor X3D Fritz could maneuver their pieces to checkmate
the other's king, and split the match for half a point each."
33rd International Rapid Chess Tournament Herford
Herford, 19th-20th June 2004 33rd International Rapid Chess Tournament
2004. Grand-Prix of Sparkasse Herford. Qualification tournament for the German
Rapid Championships. 11 Rounds. Guaranteed Prize fund: € 1.500. 1st Prize
€ 500.-, Info:
http://www.schach.com/herford/turnier/2004/herford2004ausschreibung.htm
Homepage: http://www.schach.com/herford/
NAO GM and IM Tournaments
The NAO Chess Club organise their 3rd GM and 4th IM Tournaments, 15th -
23rd December 2003.
Players GM event: GM BAGHERI A. 2541 GM SHCHEKACHEV 2522 GM MUREY Y.
2465 IM MAZE S. 2464 IM MARZOLO C. 2462 WGM SKRIPCHENKO 2460 IM GOZZOLI Y. 2430
V.LAGRAVE M. 2412 IM PIRA D. 2403 VANDEVOORT 2363
Players 4th IM Tournament: GM CHABANON 2438 GM LUKOV V. 2429 IM SHIRAZI
K. 2428 MF NGUYEN C.H 2375 MF COLIN V. 2351 MF GLICENSTEIN 2339 ONKOUD A. 2323
MF MARECHAL A. 2295 DUBOIS L. 2252 GOLDSZTEJN 2245
Website: http://www.nao-cc.com/naocc/index.html
First Saturday December
FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM closed tournaments for the norms, Budapest,
Hungary, takes place 6th-19th of December, info: Nagy Laszlo, e-mail:
firstsat@hu.inter.net. (http://home.hu.inter.net/~firstsat
tel-fax: (361)-263-28-59 mobile: (36)-30-230-1914 ). Places still available.
FSGM December cat.VII-VIII 10-14 participants Players so far: IGM
MITON, Kamil (POL, 2530), IGM VAJDA, Levente (ROM, 2537), IGM GRIGORE, George
(ROM, 2485), FM PORAT, Shi (ISR, 2360), WGM VAJDA, Szidónia (HUN, 2360),
IM VAJDA, Albert (ROM, 2477), IM TAYLOR, Tim (USA, 2385), IM HORVATH, Peter
(HUN, 2457), IM KAYUMOV, Sergey (UZB, 2434), IM CARLSEN, Magnus (NOR, 2450), IM
DRABKE, Lorenz (GER, 2440), IM ANTAL, Gergely (HUN, 2473), FM HOWELL, David
(ENG, 2381), FM BÉRCZES, Dávid (HUN, 2323). Reserves: KHMELNIKER,
Ilya (ISR), IM CHANDRAN, Magesh (IND), IM SIMUTOWE, Amon (ZAM), IM GELLER,
Jakov (RUS, 2486), IGM SERES, Lajos (HUN), IGM CZEBE, Attila (HUN), IGM CSOM,
István (HUN), IM PILGAARD, Kim (DEN), IM JEDYNAK, Radoslav (POL,2448),
FM SEEL, Christian (GER, 2315).
FSIM December cat.I-II-IIII 10-14 participants. Players so far: IM
BOGUSZLAVSZKIJ, Jevgenyij (HUN, 2262), HUMPREY, Jonathan (AUS, 2217), FM VARGA,
Csaba (HUN, 2303), FM BRUSTKERN, Juergen (GER, 2214), PORAT, Ido (ISR, 2255),
FM DUB, Zeev (ISR, 2284), FM SEEL, Christian (GER, 2315), LOGOTHETIS, Sotiris
(GRE, 2248), IM WERNER, Dimo (GER, 2342), FM FODOR, Tamás (HUN, 2137),
IM LENGYEL, Béla (HUN, 2324), IM SERGEEV, Vladimir (UKR, 2447), FM
DOGHRI, Nabil (TUN, 2313). Reserve: PORAT, David (ISR, 2250), CZIBULKA,
Zoltán (HUN), FM BERCZES, Csaba (HUN), MESZAROS, Tamas (HUN), HARMATOSI,
József (HUN).
After the December event the next First Saturday Tournament is 7th-19th
February 2004. There are no First Saturday events in January.
Manuel Pereyra Puebla Memorial
The 2nd International Open Chess Tournament "Manuel Pereyra Puebla
Memorial", organised by the Universidad de Congreso & Multimedios UNO, will
take place December 6-13 2003, in Mendoza City, Argentina. 9 round Swiss. 120
minutes per player. Leading players: Andrés Rodríguez GM 2485
URU; Guillermo Soppe IM 2467 ARG; Carlos García Palermo GM 2443 ARG;
Sergio Giardelli IM 2437 ARG; Jorge Rosito IM 2426 ARG; Cristian Dolezal FM
2410 ARG; Herman Claudius Van Riemsdijk IM 2408 BRA; Raúl Monier IM 2405
ARG; Gustavo Kanefsck IM 2389 ARG; etc.
Manuel Pereyra Puebla (1916-1997), was a chess player, famous for their
Opening System, similar to the London System (1.d4, 2.Nf3, 3.Bf4), although
with original and sharp ideas and variants. In this International Open, will be
made the presentation in Argentina of the new CD-Rom of INFORCHESS: "Modern
Openings of Queen Pawn: 1.d4, 2.Nf3 3.Bf4, Pereyra-London System", with 26.000
games on database and 900 fully analyzed.
Official web site: http://www.inforchess.com
12th International Raiffeisen Donau Open
12th International Raiffeisen DONAU OPEN 2003 26th-31st December 2003
Place: Aschacher Veranstaltungszentrum Bahnhofstrasse 6 A- 4082 Aschach an der
Donau AUSTRIA Turnaments A - FIDE Open open to all B - Turnier Elo under 2000 C
- Turnier Elo under 1600 7 rounds - Swiss system - FIDE rated time: 40 moves/2
hours, then 1 hour for the rest Information Günter Mitterhuemer Seebach
19, A-4070 Eferding Tel.: 0 72 72 / 43 98 , Fax 0 72 73 / 63 36 15 E-mail:
guenter.mitterhuemer@schach.at
British Simul Record Attempt for Charity
Andrew Martin writes: We are planning to break Ulf Andersson's World
Record for the most opponents played simultaneously at one sitting (currently
310). We have set up a website which will enable players to enter online and
gives details of the event which will take place at Wellington College,
Crowthorne, Berkshire on Saturday 21st Feb 2004. The event forms an integral
part of the BCF Centenary Celebrations.
Entry is free although players will be asked to try and raise money for
charity and sponsorship forms will be issued. All sponsorship proceeds will go
to youth charities and activities involving young people.
Website: http://www.chessworldrecord.co.uk
Chennai International
1st International Open Chess Tournament organised by the Saranya Chess
Centre and WIN TV, Chennai (Madras), India from Jan 21 to Feb 1, 2004. Prize
fund Rs.500,000 (about $11,000). 13 rounds Swiss. Venue: Hotel President, 25,
Dr Radhakrishnan Road, Mylapore, Chennai 600004. Inauguration: Jan 21 at 5
p.m., Closing ceremony Feb 1, 5 p.m. Appearance fee for GMs rated above 2500:
Rs.25,000 (about USD 550) but preconfirmation with organiser is a must. Free
entry for IMs, IWMs, GMs, WGMs and those rated above 2400+ For others, there is
an entry fee based on Elo rating. For details contact: Manuel Aaron at e-mail:
tnca@eth.net or mobile +91-44-31039257 or N.N.Sivagnanam, e-mail:
scc_sivagnanam@yahoo.com or mobile +91-44-32714005. Further details: at
http://www.tamilchess.com/Ad_tour/tour3.html
Praha and Marianske Lazne (CZE)
3 International Chess Tournaments will be held in the Czech Republic.
Open Praha 2004 (16th-23rd January 2004)
Marianske Lazne Open 2004 24th-31st January 2004
2nd round robin master tournament category 3.-4. FIDE Marianske Lazne
2004 24th January - 1st February 2004
Details: Dr. Jan Mazuch, Director of CZECH OPEN & CZECH TOUR -
j.mazuch@avekont.cz
Links: http://www.czechopen.net,
http://www.czechtour.net and
http://www.avekont.cz/calendar/
9th HIT Open
The 9th HIT Open takes place 30th January - 5th February 2004. Further
details: tel.: ++386 5 3332174,fax: ++386 5 3025088, e-mail:
krapse.stefan@siol.net. I couldn't get the website:
http://skng.homeftp.net/ to work.
GibTelecom Chess Festival Competition
A new competition is taking in The English Times from 6th December to
3rd January. Details of the Winning Move competition are as follows: The
GibTelecom Chess Festival is taking place January 26 to February 5, 2004 at the
4 star Caleta Hotel in Gibraltar. They are offering a fabulous prize worth
£1000 of a holiday for two for the whole event, including air travel from
Gatwick, Luton or Manchester, bed and breakfast accommodation and entry fees to
the competition. The winners must hold valid passports and visas, if relevant.
All correct entries sent in for the Winning Moves from 6 December up to and
including January 3, 2004 will automatically be entered for a chance to win
this prize.
The closing date is January 8. The prize is not transferable. The
editor's decision is final. Times rules apply.
Further details on the event
http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com
or Tel 00350 76501
Tapolca Open
"TAPOLCA" Open 9 rounds Swiss system Open chess tournament, Budapest,
Hungary, 9th-17th of January 2004 Sponsored by the Tapolca city
administration...
Venue: Hungarian Chess Federation, Falk Miksa Str.10. 2nd floor close
to the red metro station Kossuth ter
Prizes: brutto, before taxes: 40-25-15-6-4-2x3-2x2.5- 2x2 thousand Ft-s
1 EURO = 256 Ft now.
Entry fees according the FIDE ELO Oct.list - between 2 and 6 thosuand
Ft-s.
Organizer: Mr.PAREJ, Jozsef, mobile: +(36)-70-227-30-77
More info e.g. accommodation NAGY, Laszlo, e-mail:
firstsat@hu.inter.net Website: http://www.firstsaturday.hu
Usually 80-90 players, 3-5 IM-s, 5-8 FM-s, 20-30 % foreigners, 60-70 %
FIDE ELO rated.
Linares 2004
The lineup for Linares 2004 looks like being Gary Kasparov 2830 Vladimir
Kramnik 2770 Veselin Topalov Peter Leko 2722 Alexei Shirov 2737 Paco Vallejo
2662 Teimour Radjabov 2650.
Dates are as follows: February 18th (draw of lots) Rd1 Feb. 19th Round
14 (Final) March 5th - Rest days Feb. 24th and March 1st.
German National Team vs. Kramnik
Vladimir Kramnik will play the German National Team in a simultaneous
exhibition. The match will take place 29th January 2004 at 4pm at the Centro
Dannemann, in Brissago, on the shores of the Lago Maggiore.
The 2nd "Dannemann Chess Classico" will see Kramnik play against:
Christopher Lutz, Rustem Dautov, Dr. Robert Hübner and Klaus Bischoff.
Vladimir Kramnik will have 4 hours for his moves on all four boards,
while the German Grandmasters will have three hours each.
Germany’s public television network, Westdeutsche Fernsehen (WDR),
plans a 60-minute special possibly to be aired on Sunday 1st February 2004.
Further information will be available at
http://www.dannemann.com from December,
this will be the official site for the event.
2nd Annual Lindsborg Open
Dec. 19-23 Kansas 2nd Annual Lindsborg Open. 9SS, 30/90, SD/1.First two
rounds accelerated pairing. 3,500 guaranteed prize fund! GM & IMnorms are
available!
FIDE rating 1st - $1,200, 2nd - $800, 3rd - $600, 4th 400, 5th 200.
U2400: $100 75; U2200: $100 75EF: GMs & IMs free. Membership at KCA is
required for Kansas residents.Before 11/29/03: FIDE >2300, $80. FIDE, USCF
>2200, $90. FIDE <2200, $100. non-FIDErated, USCF <2200 *, $130.
Before 12/1/03: $90, $100, $110, $140, respectively. At site: $100, $110, $120,
$150, respectively. * number of players in this section will be limited.
Schedule: Opening Ceremony December 19, 2003 at 11:00am. Rds: 12/19 -
12:00noon & 6:00 pm; 12/20, 21, 22 - 10:00am & 5:00pm; 12/23 9:00am
1/2-pt byes OK at ALL. Limit 3. FIDE, USCF. NS, NC. Ent: INTECS,Inc. (232 N.
Main St, Lindsborg, KS 67456) 785-906-0402, korenman@bethanylb.edu
Confirmed GMs include Agrest, Andersson, Atalik, Baburin, Blatny,
Kudrin, Sharavdorj, Shulman and Yermolinsky.
Panamerican Team Championship
The Panamerican Team Championships start December 13th in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. The winner will qualify for the World Team Championship.
Info: http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=142
Singapore IM Tournament
The One Chess Week (IM) tournament will take place from 16th-24th of
December 2003 in Singapore immediately after the Cairnhill Chess Festival 2003.
Players can still contact the organiser Kenny Chern if they wish to play.
E-mail: open_chess@yahoo.com.sg
Attila Schneider Memorial
Statisztika Chess Club from Budapest is organising the Attila Schneider
Memorial in Budapest from 1-12 December 2003. They are planning to having 2
groups, GM cat. 7-8, and IM cat 3-4. Their partner is the Hungarian Chess
Federation. For more info please contact GM Emil Anka. Email:
emilanka@freemail.hu Tel/fax: 36-1-2212328
Players still needed.
Third Saturday GM
Third Saturday GM tournament in Subotica, Mirka Srajbera Memorial At
the moment its a Category 10 event with 10 players average elo 2492. Dates
28.11 - 8.12.2003.
Players; 1 Sedlak Nikola gm 2543, 2 Markus R 2522 im, 3 Parligras M gm
2525 - Rom, 4 Lupulescu C im 2499, 5 Sandulaec V im 2480 Mda, 6 Popovic D 2448
im, 7 Drazic S gm 2467, 8 Colovic A 2412 MKD, 9 Ilincic Z gm, 10 Predojevic B
2462 im Bih 2 players over 2400 (medium) - special offer - 290 euro , 11 days
in double room including inscription, tournament hall excellent, money prizes,
distance from accomodation. 400m only, in the center of Subotica on the serbian
- hungarian border.
2 places available. More info gm Drazic sdrazic@eunet.yu ++381 64
124-9741
Swiss Chess Tour 2003
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2003" will finish in Interlaken, one of the most
attractive tourist towns in Switzerland.
The 3rd "Casino Open" December 26th-30th 2003. Swiss system, 7 rounds
and the games will last a maximum of 5 hours (40 moves for 2 hours and 30
minutes till the end). Prize are: 1.500 SF, 1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300,
250, 200 and 150 SF. The natural prizes till 20th place. 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: Hotel "Chalet Oberland" New event - Blitz tournament,
Swiss system, 9 double rounds.
Time table for "Chalet Oberland-Open Interlaken": December 26. The last
registration 11.00-12.15. Open ceremony and apero reception from 12.15-12.30.
Round 1st 14.00-19.00. December 27. Round 2nd 9.30-14.30 Round 3rd 15.30-20.30
December 28.: Round 4th 14.00-19.00. December 29. Round 5th 9.30-14.30. Round
6th 15.30-20.30 December 30. Round 7th 10.00-15.00 Closing ceremonies 15.30.
Special chess rates in Hotel "Charlet Oberland". Main sponsor "RAPP"
company.
Players so far: GM Hort (GER), GM Ikonnikov (RUS), GM Djuric (SCG), GM
Nemet (SUI), IM Rukavina (CRO) etc.
More information and registration: Robert Spoerri tel.
+41+34+424-01-06, fax +41+34+424-01-07 E-mail info@beochess.ch or Ervin
Tellenbach tel. +41+79+311-23-53 or Hotel "Charlet Oberland" tel.
+41+33+827-87-87.
Further information: http://www.beochess.ch/
Hastings Chess Congress
The line-up for the Hastings Premier, the world's longest-running
international event is as follows: Alexander Cherniaev, Vladimir Epishin
(Russia); Stuart Conquest, Danny Gormally, Mark Hebden (England); Vasilios
Kotronias (Cyprus); Abhijit Kunte (India); Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine) who will
celebrate her 14th birthday at the Drawing of Lots Ceremony on 27 December 2003
at Horntye Sports Centre; Peter Heine Nielsen (Denmark) and Jonathan Rowson
(Scotland). The average rating is 2554 making this much the strongest event in
the English chess calendar.
Among those in the Challengers are Joanna Dworakowska, Petr Marusenko,
Bartosz and Monika Socko (Poland); Zahar Efimenko, Gennadi Kuzmin (Ukraine);
Bogdan Lalic, Peter Wells (England); Steve Mannion, Colin McNab, John Shaw
(Scotland). The whole event takes place 28 December to 5 January and there are
many other tournaments for weaker players.
Further details: Con Power power@hicc.demon.co.uk, telephone 01424
431970 website
Internet site: http://www.hastingschess.org.uk/
Aeroflot Open
The International Chess Open Festival "Aeroflot Open 2004" will be held
in Moscow from 16th February (the day of arrival) to 26th February 2004 (the
day of departure). The official hotel and tournament venue is the hotel
"Rossija".
Further details: http://www.aeroflotchess.com/regulp.htm
65th Square Website
There is a new Turkish website: http://65thsquare.tripod.com I have
given an interview to the webmaster Alper Efe Ataman.
Hungarian chess tournaments - Nov-Dec 2003 - Jan-March 2004
1 PAKS GM-IM closed, 100 km South from Budapest, 19th-29th of November,
org: IM Videki, his e-mail: videkisn@axelero.hu
2. "TENKES CUP", 9 rounds Swiss Open, 20th-28th of November, Harkany
/250 km West from Budapest/, org: Fulop Csaba, his e-mail fulopcsa@axelero.hu,
- website: http://sakkverseny.fpn.hu
3. "FIRST SATURDAY", FS-GM-IM closed, Budapest, 6th-19th of December,
organisation: Nagy Laszlo, e-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net Webpage:
http://home.hu.inter.net/~firstsat
ICC nickname: MrFirstSaturday ICQ#: 44805877
4. "SZENNAPACK" IM closed tournament, Kaposvar /200 km West from
Budapest/, 17th-23rd of December, org: IM Mathe, Gaspar,
5. TAPOLCA Open 9 rounds Swiss, 9th-17th of January, Budapest, org.
Parej Jozsef, More info: firstsat@hu.inter.net
6. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM closed, 7th-19th of February, org.Nagy L.
7. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 6th-18th of March, org. NL.
8. 20th BUDAPEST SPRING FESTIVAL, 9 rounds Swiss Open, 18th-27th of
March org.Nagy Laszlo
9. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 3rd-16th of April, org.NL.
10. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 1st-13th of May,
11. ELEKES memorial, Budapest GM-IM closed, 15th-25th of May,
organizer: IM Zsinka.
12. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM 5th-17th of June, Budapest, org.Nagy L.
Computer Chess
CC-Calendar:
http://www.playwitharena.com/directory/calendar.htm
has the following databases of games from new computer events: - 02nd MPPS,
Lodz 2003 (Polish-ch) - 10th France-ch, Massy 2003 - 23rd Dutch Open 2003
Since 1990 there are now 7.127 official computer chess tournament
games.
Other computer links:
Replay Zone: At the moment 23rd Dutch Open 2003
http://www.amateurschach.de/forum/replay/replay.htm
Official webpages:
02nd MPPS, Lodz 2003 (Polish-ch) http://www.mpps.64pola.pl/
10th France-ch, Massy 2003
http://www.ludochess.com/fccc2003/tournoi.php3
23rd Dutch Open 2003 http://www.computerschaak.nl/docc03.html
13th IPCCC, Paderborn (February 11th - 15th, 2004)
Western Canadian Open
The Western Canadian Open takes plce July 9th-18th, 2004. The FIDE
rated event is organised by the British Columbia Chess Federation.
Further details: http://www.chessbc.com
Australian Championships
The Australian Championships take place 29th December 2003 - 10th
January 2004 at the University of Adelaide. Over $10,000 in prizes.
Details: http://www.unichess.org
Narender Nath Memorial Chess Tournament
The 3rd Annual Narender Nath Memorial Chess Tournament commemorating a
man who died in the World Trade Center on September 11th 2001 is underway. The
event raises money for charity.
Details: http://www.nathchesstournament.com/
28th Kings Head Rapidplay
The 28th Kings Head Rapidplay will take place on Saturday 13 March
2004,
6-round Swiss rapidplay (30 minutes), prize fund £650, entry fee
£17
Further info: http://www.khcc.org.uk
Lorin D'Costa vs ROW
Top ranking junior UK Under-19 chess player Lorin D'Costa has started a
"Rest of World match" at Chessworld.net.
To join the rest of world game against Lorin simply register and login
at http://www.chessworld.net. The match
will be played at the rate of 5 days per move. Players will vote their moves by
clicking on the chess board while discussing and formulating strategies and
tactics in the Rest of World team forum.
Chess Exhibition in Cleveland Ohio
The Worlds of Chess Champions exhibition contains items including
Egyptian chess pieces, commemorative stamps, autographed material, rare books
and original manuscripts.
The event is in Cleveland OH. The Cleveland Public Library’s John
G. White Chess and Checkers Collection is currently exhibiting an installation
titled, Worlds of Chess Champions. This temporary exhibition is located in the
third floor exhibition hall of the Main Building, 325 Superior Ave., N.E. The
Library exhibition is free and open to the public. Paid parking is available on
Rockwell, one block north of Superior Ave.
Worlds of Chess Champions puts chess into context through the lives of
chess experts, authors, and champions. This exhibition sets the historical
stage of chess champions from the 19th Century to the present. To illustrate
the context of chess in the world, the earliest items displayed feature chess
pieces from Egypt dating back to 1300 B.C. Other early items on display from
the John G. White Chess and Checkers Collection include original manuscripts
from the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Other rare and interesting items
include a death mask photograph of an early 19th-century player, commemorative
chess stamps, hand-written letters by and about world-famous chess champions,
autographed material, and published books by chess champions.
Some of the materials in Worlds of Chess Champions have never before
been exhibited. The John G. White Chess and Checkers Collection is the
world’s largest and most comprehensive chess collection. The collection
contains chess sets and pieces as well as material related to chess. Many
stamps commemorating chess champions are in the exhibition. Newspaper and
magazine clippings, chess championship programs, score sheets from games, and
other rare items will be on display through June 12, 2004.
Cairnhill Chess Festival 2003
Cairnhill Chess Festival 2003 The Cairnhill Chess Festival 2003 will
take place from 6th-21st of December 2003 in Singapore. This year's events
include the 21st Cairnhill International Open Chess Championship ‘The
Cairnhill’s Cup’ as well as other side events such as Blitz, Rapid
and Closed tournaments. Complete details will be announced in due course.
Further details at
http://pc-connect.com.sg/chess/ccf03/03_Home.htm
Wales Interational
The Wales International 7th-15th January 2004. Further details
kevin.staveley@btinternet.com.
The GibTelecom Festival
The GibTelecom Festival takes place 27th January to 5th February 2004.
Besides the 10 round Swiss, there are two 5 round events for players under 2000
or unrated. Acceptances to the Masters from: Cramling, Stefanova, Kotronias,
Rowson, Sulskis, Kunte, Harikrishna, Houska, Gormally, Hebden, Lalic, Emms,
Motwani, McNab, Vuckovic, Davies. Further details conf.banq@caletahotel.gi.
Internet coverage: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com
Bermuda Open 2004 Cancelled
Nigel Freeman sends news. Hurricane Fabian has caused the cancellation
of the Bermuda Open for 2004. The Fairmont Southampton Hotel is closed for
repairs until early March and the organisers are unable to find a suitable
replacement venue. They hope still to hold an invitational; details, when
available, will be posted on the official website
http://www.bermuda.bm/chess
ChessMile Website
Jean-Claude Templeur has built a website for FIDE rated players.
http://www.chessmile.com
A large part of the news and comments are about french or
french-speaking players.
It includes an articel
http://www.chessmile.com/articles.php?id=4
(GMT Principles on a proposal to rate open events.)
6th Tanta Open
6th TANTA OPEN 2003 -This year the 6th Tanta festival will be held 7th
– 17th DEC . at Tanta City about 90 Km. from Cairo, Egypt. -The event will
be a Swiss Sytem – 9 Rounds, two sections: -New Fide Time Control ( 90 Min
for all game and 30 Sec. Added for every move) - play starts at 5 p.m. daily
from 7 to 16 DEC. , Rest Day 12 DEC., Arrival 6 DEC. , 1st Round 7 DEC. , last
Round 16 DEC. , Closing Ceremony 17 DEC. 4 p.m. then departure. A) closed
section : (40 players) (5G.M. + 25 I.M.+ 10 egyptian players ,the highest
ratings) Prizes in L.E (Egyptian Pounds) 1st till 9th (5000 - 4500 - 3750 -
3000 - 2250 - 1500 - 1500 - 1250 -1250 ( 1US$ ~ 6.5 L.E) B) open section : Open
for all players. - Prizes in L.E ( Egyptian Pounds) 1st till 15th (1000 - 900 -
800 - 700 - 600 -500 - 400 - 300 - 300 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 150 - 150 - 150 )
-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 (25)US$ daily for full accommodation in Doubl Bedroom or
(30) US$ for single Room 4 Star Hotel – (20) US$ daily for Double Bedroom
or (25) US$ for Single Room 3 Star Hotel That included : Free transportation
inside Egypt , including from and to Airport; Free Tourist tour; Free entry fee
; Daily Bulletin , and Book of the tournament distributed on Closing Ceremony
-Special conditions for limited no. of GMs and IMs. ( Organizers asks for only
one invited player from each country) Last day for registering is 30/11/2003.
Contact: E-Mail ecf@idsc.net.eg and haskh@yahoo.com Hassan Khaled - General
Director - Egyptian Chess Federation Phone +20-2-3378987 and
Mobile:+20-10-5003063 Egyptian Chess Federation : Phone and Fax : +20-2-2604285
7th email Afro-Asian championship
7th email Afro-Asian championship. The preliminaries of this
competition will start on 15.01.2004 , all players from Africa and Asia who
wish to participate, should send their application to M. Samraoui email address
: samraoui@aol.com before 30.11.2003 . Like the previous editions there is two
stages, preliminaries and a final with qualified players. The number of
sections will depend upon entries. No entry fees required.
Corus Wijk aan Zee
The Corus Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee takes place 9th-25th January
2004. There is yet again a tremendous field for the Category 19 A Group.
Players: Kramnik 2785 2 Anand 2774 3 Leko 2739 4 Shirov 2732 7 Svidler
2723 8 Bareev 2721 9 Adams 2719 10 Akopian 2703 14 Sokolov 2693 20 Morozevich
2679 23 van Wely 2661 31 Zhang Zhong 2658 33 Bologan 2650 42 Timman 2575.
Garry Kasparov was invited but his manager said the event doesn't fit
into his schedule.
Further details: http://www.coruschess.com/
Two Czech Tournaments
1) Friendship chess tournament (11.-19.11.2003, Cartak - Czech Rep.) A -
round-robin grandmaster tournament with possible fulfilling IGM and IM norms B
- round-robin master tournament with possible fulfilling IM norms C - FIDE open
of youth (born 1985 and younger) Other info - http://www.proclient.cz/a64
2) OPEN LILIE LITOMYSL 2003 (26.12.2003-1.1.2004, Litomysl - Czech Rep.)
5th christmas chess tournament, FIDE open 9 rounds, rate 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move,
prize fund 60.000 CZK (1st prize 20.000 CZK - cca. 650 EUR). Other info -
http://www.proclient.cz/a64/tournaments/litomysl2003/default.asp
Kasparov Chess Academy Schools Tournament
The Kasparov Chess Academy is organising the 3rd Open Russian School
Chess Team Championship.The next tournament is planned to begin in the period
October - November 2003 with the finals in January of 2004.
All teams broken into Elementary (up to 12), Junior High, (Up to 18)
categories. Entitled to participation are chess players who shall not have
reached the age of 12 and 18 by January 1st of 2004 - 4 Member Teams / 4
Alternatives, 1 coach - Game / 20 min.+12sec/move Time Control.
Entry is free - Total prize fund about 100.000 roubles.
The Academy provides all the teams (4 chess players and 1 coach),
qualified for the finals, with full board and lodging as well as 3000 roubles
to refund traveling expenses.
Further details Contact Yuri Zelenkov E-mail yaz@totalchess.ru,
Telephone 007- 095 245-3510.
Gausdal Troll Masters 2004
Gausdal Troll Masters 2004 take place 26th January - 3rd February 2004.
10 round Swiss in 9 days. 60-70 players are expected including 12-15 GMs or IMs
and only 6-8 without a FIDE-ELO.
Further details: http://eirikgu.home.online.no/troll2004/
Organiser and contact for events: IA & IO Hans Olav Lahlum (NOR) -
hanso.lahlum@c2i.net
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
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/
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/