THE WEEK IN CHESS 475 15th December 2003 by Mark Crowther
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Contents
1) Introduction
2) Indian
National A Championships
3) XVI Carlos Torre
Memorial
4) Decameron Resort & Casino
Tournament
5) Cultural Village Tournament
6) Greek National Championships
7) Varazdin
GM and IM
8) First Saturday December
9) Mirka Srajbera Memorial
10) Attila Schneider
Memorial
11) Fakel Jamala Noyabrsk
12) Belgian Teams
13) 87th Marshall Chess Club
Championships
14) Manuel Pereyra Puebla Memorial
15) 22nd SEA Games Chess Championships 2003
16) Mystery consultation match 2
17) Cairnhill
Chess Festival 2003
18) TV Chess
19) NAO GM and IM Tournaments
20) Belfort
GM
21) Forthcoming Events and Links
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Games section
Indian National A Championships 108 games
XVI Carlos Torre Memorial 55 games
Decameron Resort & Casino Tournament 30 games
Cultural Village Tournament 6 games
Greek National Championships 90 games
Varazdin GM and IM 86 games
First Saturday December 78 games
Mirka Srajbera Memorial 12 games
Attila Schneider Memorial 25 games
Fakel Jamala Noyabrsk 66 games
Belgian Teams 48 games
87th Marshall Chess Club Championships 76 games
Manuel Pereyra Puebla Memorial 78 games
22nd SEA Games Chess Championships 2003 415 games
TV Chess 1 game
1174 games
My thanks to John Fernandez, Thomas Henrich, Emil Anka, Gabor Pali,
David Llada, Miklos Orso, Sinisa Joksic, Julio Alberto González, Eduard
Piacun, Jan Bey, Steve Laios, Cor Kamstra, Stewart Reuben, George Alexopoulos,
Christophe Philippe, Ray Clark, Jonas Eriksson and everyone else who helped
with the issue.
The Indian Championships continue with youth still dominating. 20 year
old Suraya Shekhar Ganguly (who first came to notice in 1995 by beating Serper)
now leads the event with 13.5/17 a point and a half clear of Humpy Koneru, the
former leader until she lost in rounds 9 and 10. 17 year old Pentala
Harikrishna, 26 year old Abhijit Kunte and 20 year old Sandipan Chanda are a
further half point behind. There are six rounds to go. Elsewhere there are
interesting events in places such as Mexico and France which continue.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
Indian National Men's (Open) A Chess Championship is in progress at
Chessindia Complex, Calicut. The Championship takes place 4th to 20th December
2003. Surya Shekhar Ganguly has a 1.5 point lead from early leader Humpy
Koneru. Half a point further back is Pentala Harikrishna.
Internet coverage: http://www.chessindia.org/nationala
Live Coverage : http://www.live.chessindia.org/men.asp
ch-IND National A Calicut IND (IND), 4-20 xii 2003 cat. VIII (2426)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar g IND 2531 * = = = = . 1 = 1 . . . 1 = 1 = 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 1 13.5 2653
2 Koneru, Humpy g IND 2485 = * = . . 0 . 1 = 0 = 1 1 . . = . 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 12.0 2574
3 Harikrishna, P g IND 2570 = = * = 1 = 0 = 1 0 1 1 1 . = . . 1 . = 1 . 1 . 11.5 2564
4 Kunte, Abhijit g IND 2535 = . = * = = = = = = = 1 = . 1 1 . . . 1 1 = . 1 11.5 2566
5 Sandipan, Chanda m IND 2504 = . 0 = * = = = = 1 = . 1 1 1 = = . . . 1 1 . 1 11.5 2565
6 Neelotpal, Das m IND 2443 . 1 = = = * 1 . . = 1 = . 1 = = 0 = = = . = 1 . 10.5 2512
7 Barua, Dibyendu g IND 2528 0 . 1 = = 0 * = = = 1 = = . = = 1 . . . 0 1 . 1 9.5 2480
8 Sundararajan, Kidambi m IND 2446 = 0 = = = . = * = = . . 0 = 1 1 = . = . 1 = . 1 9.5 2482
9 Ramesh, R.B m IND 2466 0 = 0 = = . = = * . . . 0 1 = . = 1 1 . = 1 = 1 9.5 2468
10 Roy Chowdhury, Saptarshi IND 2421 . 1 1 = 0 = = = . * = = . = 0 = = = = 1 . . = . 9.0 2451
11 Bakre, Tejas m IND 2443 . = 0 = = 0 0 . . = * = . = . = = 1 = 1 . = 1 1 9.0 2445
12 Thipsay, Praveen M g IND 2486 . 0 0 0 . = = . . = = * = = . = 1 = = 1 . = 1 1 9.0 2436
13 Venkatesh, M.R IND 2401 0 0 0 = 0 . = 1 1 . . = * = 1 . 1 = = = 0 . 1 . 8.5 2434
14 Prathamesh, Sunil Mokal m IND 2379 = . . . 0 0 . = 0 = = = = * 1 = . = . = = 1 = 1 8.5 2406
15 Singh, S. Vikramjit IND 2342 0 . = 0 0 = = 0 = 1 . . 0 0 * = 1 . 1 . 1 = . 1 8.0 2421
16 Satyapragyan, Swayangsu m IND 2415 = = . 0 = = = 0 . = = = . = = * = = 0 = . . 1 . 7.5 2385
17 Roktim, Bandyopadhyay m IND 2352 0 . . . = 1 0 = = = = 0 0 . 0 = * = . = = 1 . 1 7.5 2379
18 Suvrajit, Saha IND 2387 . 0 0 . . = . . 0 = 0 = = = . = = * = = = 1 = 1 7.5 2365
19 Sriram, Jha m IND 2458 0 0 . . . = . = 0 = = = = . 0 1 . = * 0 = 0 1 1 7.0 2340
20 Das, Arghyadip IND 2299 . = = 0 . = . . . 0 0 0 = = . = = = 1 * 0 = = = 6.5 2330
21 Sareen, Vishal IND 2367 0 0 0 0 0 . 1 0 = . . . 1 = 0 . = = = 1 * . = = 6.5 2339
22 Ravi, Thandalam Shanmugam m IND 2380 0 0 . = 0 = 0 = 0 . = = . 0 = . 0 0 1 = . * = . 5.0 2273
23 Hariharan, Venkatachalam IND 2245 0 0 0 . . 0 . . = = 0 0 0 = . 0 . = 0 = = = * 0 3.5 2197
24 Srinivasa Rao, M IND 2329 0 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0 = = . 1 * 2.0 2090
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The XVI Carlos Torre Memorial takes place in Merida in the Yucatan
region of Mexico 12th-20th December 2003. My thanks to David Llada for his
help.
Official site: http://www.carlostorre.org.mx
(additional info: http://fenamac.com)
Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
XVI Carlos Torre Mem Merida MEX (MEX), 12-20 xii 2003
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1 Milov, Vadim g SUI 2574 4
2 Gonzalez Zamora, Juan Carlo CUB 2473 3.5
3 Quezada, Yuniesky f CUB 2475 3.5
4 Perez, Luis Manuel m CUB 2427 3.5
5 Espinosa, Rafael MEX m MEX 2415 3.5
6 Luther, Thomas g GER 2580 3
7 Hernandez, Gilberto g MEX 2538 3
8 Ramirez, Alejandro m CRC 2483 3
9 Gonzalez Garcia, Jose m MEX 2449 3
10 Aldama, Degurnay m MEX 2447 3
11 Simutowe, Amon m ZAM 2424 3
12 Hernandez, Holden f CUB 2419 3
13 Hernandez, Roman g CUB 2414 3
14 Blanco Fernandez, Alvaro f CUB 2390 3
15 Escobedo Tinajero, Alberto m MEX 2366 3
16 Garcia Martinez, Silvino g CUB 2353 3
17 Hernandez, Gustavo MEX MEX 2311 3
18 Zapata, Alonso g COL 2472 2.5
19 Martin del Campo, Roberto m MEX 2407 2.5
20 Norgaard, Jesper f DEN 2406 2.5
21 Garmendez, Florentino m MEX 2391 2.5
22 Russek, Guil m MEX 2365 2.5
23 Leon Hoyos, Manuel f MEX 2303 2.5
24 Predescu, Sebastian CAN CAN 2196 2.5
25 Alonso Baez,Luis MEX ---- 2.5
67 players
The Caribbean Village Decameron Resort & Casino tournament took
place in the Dominican Republic December 6th-10th 2003. Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
won the event with 7.5/9 a point clear of Lazaro Bruzon and 15 year old
Alejandro Ramirez.
Internet coverage: http://www.decameronopen.com and live
on ICC
It Decameron Resort and Casino Decameron DOM (DOM), 6-10 xii 2003cat. IX (2466)
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1 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter g ROM 2675 * 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 = = 7.5 2715
2 Bruzon, Lazaro g CUB 2603 0 * = 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2616
3 Ramirez, Alejandro m CRC 2483 0 = * = = 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2629
4 Campora, Daniel H g ARG 2503 0 0 = * = 1 1 = 1 1 5.5 2541
5 Zapata, Alonso g COL 2472 0 0 = = * = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2545
6 De la Paz, Frank m CUB 2427 = = 0 0 = * 0 = 1 1 4.0 2427
7 Lugo, Blas m USA 2418 0 0 0 0 0 1 * = 1 1 3.5 2391
8 Mateo, Ramon m DOM 2445 0 = 0 = 0 = = * = = 3.0 2343
9 Dominiguez, Jose M m DOM 2313 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 = * 1 2.0 2262
10 Alvarado, Nelson f DOM 2318 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 * 1.0 2131
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The Cultural Village Tournament took place in Wijk aan Zee 24th November
- 2nd December 2003. Ferenc Langheinrich won the event with 6.5/9. My thanks to
Jan Bey for the round 7 games and the corrected Armas-Bezemer round 9 game.
Internet coverage: http://www.coruschess.com and
http://www.schakers.info
Cultural Village Wijk aan Zee NED (NED), 24 xi-3 xii 2003cat. IV (2343)
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1 Langheinrich, Ferenc GER 2384 * = 0 1 1 1 = = 1 1 6.5 2504
2 Van Delft, Merijn f NED 2402 = * = = 1 = 1 = 1 = 6.0 2461
3 Wohl, Aleksandar H m AUS 2379 1 = * 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 5.5 2419
4 Bezemer, Arno f NED 2355 0 = 1 * = 0 = 1 = 1 5.0 2384
5 Tan, Kevin NED 2294 0 0 1 = * = 1 0 1 1 5.0 2391
6 Afek, Yochanan m ISR 2376 0 = 0 1 = * 1 = = = 4.5 2339
7 Ris, Robert NED 2297 = 0 1 = 0 0 * 1 = = 4.0 2305
8 Armas, Julius m FRA 2375 = = 0 0 1 = 0 * = 1 4.0 2296
9 Schuurman, Petra f NED 2263 0 0 0 = 0 = = = * = 2.5 2185
10 Bottema, Tom NED 2305 0 = 0 0 0 = = 0 = * 2.0 2127
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The Greek National Championships for men and women took place in
Aspropyrgos, Greece - 29th November - 7th December 2003. Ekaterini Fakhiridou
won the women's event with 7/0 undefeated. There was a three way tie in the
men's event between Hristos Banikas, Stelios Halkias and Dimitrios
Mastrovasilis on 6.5/9 and there will be a playoff soon. My thanks to George D.
Alexopoulos.
Official site: http://www.blackqueen.net/ further
details: http://www.chess.gr/
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ch-GRE Aspropyrgos GRE (GRE), 29 xi-7 xii 2003 cat. VIII (2448)
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1. Banikas, Hristos g GRE 2522 * = = = = 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2605
2. Halkias, Stelios g GRE 2546 = * = = = 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2603
3. Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios m GRE 2512 = = * = = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2607
4. Nikolaidis, Ioannis g GRE 2467 = = = * = = 1 1 = 1 6.0 2571
5. Papaioannou, Ioannis g GRE 2577 = = = = * 0 1 1 1 1 6.0 2558
6. Mastrovasilis, Athanasios m GRE 2500 0 0 = = 1 * 1 1 1 1 6.0 2567
7. Moutousis, Konstantinos m GRE 2460 0 = 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 3.5 2366
8. Simeonidis, Ioannis GRE 2340 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 * = 1 2.0 2240
9. Sigalas, Frangiskos GRE 2272 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = * = 1.5 2194
10. Skaperdas, Kostantinos GRE 2285 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = * 0.5 2022
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ch-GRE w Aspropyrgos GRE (GRE), 29 xi-7 xii 2003
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1. Fakhiridou, Ekaterini wm GRE 2262 * = 1 = 1 1 = 1 = 1 7.0 2362
2. Papadopoulou, Vera GRE 2245 = * 1 = = = = 1 1 1 6.5 2310
3. Stiri, Alexandra GRE 2183 0 0 * 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6.0 2276
4. Sperdokli, Elli GRE 2101 = = 1 * = 0 1 0 = 1 5.0 2203
5. Makka, Ioulia wm GRE 2192 0 = 0 = * 1 1 1 0 1 5.0 2193
6. Kondou, Eva wm GRE 2183 0 = 0 1 0 * 1 1 1 0 4.5 2151
7. Petraki, Maria GRE 2119 = = 0 0 0 0 * 0 1 1 3.0 2033
8. Grapsa, Georgia GRE 2082 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 * = = 3.0 2037
9. Stefanidi, Maria-Anna GRE 2142 = 0 0 = 1 0 0 = * 0 2.5 1990
10. Ikonomopoulou, Maria GRE 2039 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 = 1 * 2.5 2001
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There were two double round robin events a GM event with 6 players and
an IM event with 8 players in, Varazdin Croatia in late November. GM norm for
Zlatko Topalovic who also took first place in the GM event and an IM norm for
Atif Dumpor. My thanks to Eduard Piacun.
Internet coverage: http://www.geocities.com/varaz99/
GM Varazdin CRO (CRO), 24-30 xi 2003 cat. X (2486)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 Topalovic, Zlatko CRO 2514 ** 01 11 == 11 11 8.0 2719
2 Mikhalchishin, Adrian g SLO 2522 10 ** == == == == 5.0 2478
3 Dumpor, Atif f BIH 2364 00 == ** == == 11 5.0 2509
4 Georgiev, Vladimir g MKD 2596 == == == ** =0 01 4.5 2427
5 Koziak, Vitali m UKR 2460 00 == == =1 ** == 4.5 2454
6 Kozakov, Mikhail g UKR 2457 00 == 00 10 == ** 3.0 2342
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IM Varazdin CRO (CRO), 24-30 xi 2003 cat. II (2276)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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1 Kiss, Attila m HUN 2397 ** == == 1= == 1= 11 =1 9.5 2391
2 Fancsy, Imre m HUN 2409 == ** == == 1= =1 =1 11 9.5 2390
3 Ivanov, Jordan m BUL 2426 == == ** 01 =1 =1 1= 11 9.5 2387
4 Orak, Ljubomir f CRO 2285 0= == 10 ** == == 11 1= 8.0 2324
5 Novak, Robert HUN 2140 == 0= =0 == ** 1= =1 == 7.0 2295
6 Maras, Mile CRO 2289 0= =0 =0 == 0= ** 1= 1= 6.0 2224
7 Makaj, Marko CRO 2172 00 =0 0= 00 =0 0= ** 1= 3.5 2098
8 Segovic, Goran CRO 2091 =0 00 00 0= == 0= 0= ** 3.0 2072
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The First Saturday December take place 6th-18th December 2003. My thanks
to Laszlo Nagy and Miklos Orso.
Internet coverage: http://www.firstsaturday.hu
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FSGM December Budapest HUN (HUN), 6-18 xii 2003 cat. VIII (2436)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1. Miton, Kamil g POL 2530 * . . . = . . = 1 1 1 . = 1 5.5 2662
2. Grigore, George g ROM 2485 . * . 1 . . . = 0 1 = 1 . 1 5.0 2571
3. Horvath, Peter1 m HUN 2457 . . * = . . = . 1 1 . = 1 = 5.0 2556
4. Kayumov, Sergey m UZB 2434 . 0 = * . 1 = . = . . 1 1 . 4.5 2526
5. Vajda, Levente g ROM 2537 = . . . * . . 1 = 0 1 = . 1 4.5 2529
6. Carlsen, Magnus m NOR 2450 . . . 0 . * = . = 1 = 1 . 1 4.5 2499
7. Porat, Shi f ISR 2360 . . = = . = * . = 0 . 1 1 . 4.0 2480
8. Antal, Gergely m HUN 2473 = = . . 0 . . * . 0 1 . = 1 3.5 2441
9. Vajda, Albert m ROM 2477 0 1 0 = = = = . * . . . . . 3.0 2414
10. Drabke, Lorenz m GER 2449 0 0 0 . 1 0 1 1 . * . . . . 3.0 2420
11. Howell, David WL f ENG 2381 0 = . . 0 = . 0 . . * . 1 1 3.0 2404
12. Vajda, Szidonia wg IM 2360 . 0 = 0 = 0 0 . . . . * 1 . 2.0 2286
13. Taylor, Timothy m USA 2385 = . 0 0 . . 0 = . . 0 0 * . 1.0 2118
14. Berczes, David f HUN 2323 0 0 = . 0 0 . 0 . . 0 . . * 0.5 2051
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FSIM December Budapest HUN (HUN), 6-18 xii 2003 cat. I (2270)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Seel, Christian f GER 2315 * . . 1 1 = . . 1 . 1 1 5.5 2650
2. Sergeev, Vladimir m UKR 2447 . * = = . 1 . 1 . . 1 1 5.0 2522
3. Brustkern, Juergen f GER 2214 . = * . = . = . 1 1 . 1 4.5 2466
4. Lengyel, Bela m HUN 2324 0 = . * = 1 = . . = . . 3.0 2318
5. Varga, Csaba2 HUN 2303 0 . = = * 0 . 1 . 1 . . 3.0 2284
6. Werner, Dimo m GER 2342 = 0 . 0 1 * . 0 . 1 . . 2.5 2259
7. Porat, Ido ISR 2255 . . = = . . * 1 0 . 0 = 2.5 2163
8. Boguszlavszkij, Jevgenyij m HUN 2262 . 0 . . 0 1 0 * 1 = . . 2.5 2237
9. Pinkus, Lutz GER 2171 0 . 0 . . . 1 0 * . 1 = 2.5 2176
10. Logothetis, Sotirios GRE 2248 . . 0 = 0 0 . = . * 1 . 2.0 2138
11. Fodor, Tamas jr f HUN 2137 0 0 . . . . 1 . 0 0 * 1 2.0 2150
12. Humphrey, Jonathan AUS 2217 0 0 0 . . . = . = . 0 * 1.0 1983
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The Mirka Srajbera Memorial in Subotica was a GM Cat X Tournament which
took place November 28th - December 8th 2003. This was also a Third Saturday
event. GM Mircea Parligras won the event with 8/11 half a point clear of IM
Vasile Sanduleac. My thanks to Sinisa Drazic for the news.
Internet coverage: http://www.drazic.co.yu
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VIII Mirko Srajber Mem Subotica SCG (SCG), 6 xi-8 xii 2003 cat. X (2481)
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1. Parligras, Mircea g ROM 2525 * 1 = 1 1 = = = 1 = 1 = 8.0 2652
2. Sanduleac, Vasile m MDA 2480 0 * = 1 = 0 1 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2614
3. Ilincic, Zlatko g SCG 2564 = = * 0 = = 1 = 1 1 1 = 7.0 2575
4. Markus, Robert m SCG 2522 0 0 1 * = 1 1 = = = 1 1 7.0 2579
5. Predojevic, Borki f BIH 2462 0 = = = * 1 1 = 1 = = = 6.5 2548
6. Drazic, Sinisa g SCG 2467 = 1 = 0 0 * 0 = = 1 1 = 5.5 2482
7. Lupulescu, Constantin m ROM 2499 = 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 1 = = 5.5 2479
8. Sedlak, Nikola m SCG 2543 = 0 = = = = 0 * = = 1 = 5.0 2439
9. Popovic, Dusan m SCG 2448 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 = * 1 0 1 4.0 2382
10. Benkovic, Petar m SCG 2463 = 0 0 = = 0 0 = 0 * = 1 3.5 2350
11. Bodiroga, Predrag m SCG 2391 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 = * 1 3.5 2356
12. Colovic, Aleksandar m MKD 2412 = 0 = 0 = = = = 0 0 0 * 3.0 2312
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The Attila Schneider Memorial took place in Budapest 1st-11th December
2003. Emil Anka took first place with 7.5/10 undefeated. My thanks to Emil Anka
for sending the games.
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Attila Schneider Mem Budapest HUN (HUN), 1-11 xii 2003cat. IV (2342)
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1. Anka, Emil g HUN 2432 * = = = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 7.5 2525
2. Lorincz, Istvan f HUN 2305 = * = 1 = = = 1 = = 1 6.5 2455
3. Banusz, Tamas f HUN 2361 = = * = 0 = 1 1 = = 1 6.0 2411
4. Galyas, Miklos m HUN 2435 = 0 = * 1 = = = = 1 1 6.0 2404
5. Poulsen, Martin FAI 2252 = = 1 0 * 0 = 1 = 0 1 5.0 2350
6. Horvath, Andras HUN 2265 0 = = = 1 * = 0 = 1 = 5.0 2349
7. Farkas, Tibor m SCG 2344 0 = 0 = = = * = 1 1 = 5.0 2341
8. Cernousek, Lukas CZE 2302 0 0 0 = 0 1 = * 1 1 1 5.0 2345
9. Jakab, Attila m HUN 2420 = = = = = = 0 0 * 1 = 4.5 2297
10. Szilagyi, Peter m HUN 2434 0 = = 0 1 0 0 0 0 * 1 3.0 2183
11. Harmon, Clark USA 2207 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 = 0 * 1.5 2059
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I have games from the Fakel Jamala tournament in Noyabrsk which took
place in November. Standings derived from the games, my thanks to Thomas
Henrich.
There is some info in Russian at:
http://www.russiachess.ru/mods.php?name=section&oid=199&bid=31&#
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Fakel Jamala Noyabrsk RUS (RUS), 18-28 xi 2003 cat. X (2493)
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1. Yakovich, Yuri g RUS 2573 * = = = 1 = 1 1 = 1 = = 7.5 2619
2. Miroshnichenko, Evgenij g UKR 2571 = * = = = = 1 1 1 = = 1 7.5 2619
3. Potapov, Alexander m RUS 2513 = = * = = 1 0 = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2624
4. Baklan, Vladimir g UKR 2600 = = = * = = = 1 = 1 = 1 7.0 2585
5. Brodsky, Michail g UKR 2559 0 = = = * = 1 = = = = 1 6.0 2523
6. Itkis, Boris m ROM 2476 = = 0 = = * = = = = = = 5.0 2458
7. Reutsky, Sergei f RUS 2341 0 0 1 = 0 = * = = = 1 = 5.0 2471
8. Kuznetsov, Viktor2 f RUS 2367 0 0 = 0 = = = * 1 = 1 = 5.0 2468
9. Rogovski, Vladimir m UKR 2474 = 0 0 = = = = 0 * 1 = = 4.5 2430
10. Kovchan, Alexander g UKR 2561 0 = 0 0 = = = = 0 * 1 1 4.5 2422
11. Shtyrenkov, Veniamen g RUS 2502 = = 0 = = = 0 0 = 0 * = 3.5 2359
12. Farakhov, Rafail f RUS 2383 = 0 0 0 0 = = = = 0 = * 3.0 2328
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Round 5 of the Belgian Team Championships took place on November 30th
2003. My thanks to Steve Laios for the games.
Round 5 - November 30th 2003
Rochade - Charleroi : 5,5-2,5
Hoboken - SK47.Eynatten : 1,5-6,5
Temse - SK47.Eynatten 2 : 6-2
Gent - Brugge : 4-4
Leuven - Boitsfort : 4-4
Liège -Borgerhout : 4-4
Standings Division I - Round 5
Pts M/P P.
Temse 23 3 4
SK47.Eynatten 22,5 4 4
SK Rochade 19 3 4
K Brugge SK 16 2 4
Borgerhout 14,5 2 4
Charleroi 14,5 1,5 4
LV Leuven 14 1 4
K Gent SRL 13 2 3
CRE Liège 11 1,5 3
SK47.Eynatten 2 10,5 0 4
Hoboken 10 1,5 3
Boitsfort 8 0,5 3
Jaan Ehlvest leads the 87th Marshall Chess Club Championships with 6/8.
The event takes place 7th-15th December 2003. News John Fernandez.
Links: http://www.marshallchessclub.org
Standings After Round 8 of 9.
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Marshall Chess Club Championship USA (USA), 7-15 xii 2003
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Total
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1. GM Jaan Ehlvest EST 2602 6
2. GM Alexander Shabalov USA 2597 5.5
GM Leonid Yudasin ISR 2569
4. GM John Fedorowicz USA 2519 5
FM Ilye Figler USA 2328
FM Boris Privman USA 2240
7. GM Alexander Stripunsky USA 2530 4.5
FM Daniel Shapiro USA 2264
9. GM Julio Becerra Rivero USA 2558 4
IM Jay Bonin USA 2339
Robert Hess USA 2132
Edward Kopiecki USA ----
13. FM Joel Salman USA 2234 3.5
Juan Sena DOM 2163
Sarkis Agaian USA 2162
Michael Thaler USA 2093
Andrew Hellenschmidt USA 2018
Jerry Simon USA ----
19. Yefim Treger USA 2246 2.5
James West USA 2230
21. Frank Paciulli USA ---- 2
22. WIM Dorothy Teasley USA 2142 0
Leon Zukoff USA ----
The 2nd International Open Chess Tournament "Manuel Pereyra Puebla
Memorial", was organised by the Universidad de Congreso & Multimedios UNO,
and took place December 6th-13th 2003, in Mendoza City, Argentina. 9 round
Swiss. 120 minutes per player. Former Candidate Oscar Panno won the event with
7.5/9.
Manuel Pereyra Puebla (1916-1997), was a chess player, famous for an
Opening System similar to the London System (1.d4, 2.Nf3, 3.Bf4), although with
original and sharp ideas and variants.
My thanks to Julio Alberto González.
Official web site: http://www.inforchess.com
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II Manuel Pereyra Puebla Mem Mendoza ARG (ARG), 6-13 xii 2003
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Score Progr. Buch. M-Buch. Wins
1. Panno, Oscar g ARG 2485 7.5 39.0 51.5 49.5 6
2. Van Riemsdijk, Herman C m BRA 2409 7 38.0 56.5 52.0 5
3. Needleman, Alejandro ARG 2411 7 37.0 50.5 48.0 5
4. Alonso, Salvador m ARG 2484 7 37.0 50.0 46.0 7
5. Rosito, Jorge m ARG 2456 7 36.0 55.5 51.0 5
6. Rodriguez, Andres g URU 2498 7 35.0 54.5 49.0 7
7. Dolezal, Cristian f ARG 2410 6.5 37.5 53.0 49.0 6
8. Soppe, Guillermo m ARG 2435 6.5 37.5 51.0 51.0 4
9. Giardelli, Sergio C m ARG 2445 6.5 35.0 50.5 46.5 6
10. Needleman, Gaston ARG 2195 6.5 34.5 52.0 48.0 5
11. Salguero, Francisco ARG 2284 6.5 32.5 48.5 44.5 6
12. Duarte, Leonardo ARG 2285 6 35.0 55.0 50.5 6
13. Luconi, Cristian ARG 2254 6 33.5 48.0 45.0 4
14. Monier, Raul f ARG 2405 6 32.5 51.5 47.5 5
15. Fernandez, Jorge ARG 2266 6 32.5 49.0 44.5 5
16. Herrera,Martin ARG ---- 6 32.0 53.0 49.0 6
17. Aparicio, Anibal f ARG 2291 6 32.0 49.0 44.5 6
18. Gatti, Juan Manuel ARG 2046 6 32.0 47.0 47.0 5
19. Massut,Gabriel ARG ---- 6 31.0 47.0 44.5 5
20. De Cara,Juan A ARG ---- 6 31.0 47.0 43.0 6
21 Fravega, Adriano ARG ---- 6 31.0 46.0 43.0 6
22. Hadid,Omar ARG ---- 6 27.0 40.0 39.0 6
117 players
The 22nd SEA Games Chess Championships 2003 took place 5th-17th
December 2003 at the Rex Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City. There were 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 were individual and team events and men and women
competed separately. I've covered the men's and women's standard events and all
the other men's tournaments in the games section.
Further details: http://seagames22.com.vn/ and details
results and games from http://www.vietnamchess.com/indexEng.htm
STANDARD INDIVIDUAL
Ranking after round 9 of SEA GAMES 22 - MEN STANDARD CHESS
No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We
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1. 2 Adianto, Utut 7.5 46.5 38.75 35.0 2581 2691 +1.02
2. 15 Megaranto, Susanto 6.5 50.0 33.75 35.5 2437 2613 +2.09
3. 7 Torre, Eugenio 6.5 50.0 35.00 36.5 2508 2613 +1.28
4. 6 Paragua, Mark 6.0 44.0 28.25 29.0 2511 2490 -0.30
5. 1 Dao, Thien Hai 5.5 46.0 26.25 29.0 2590 2540 -0.62
4 Wu, Shaobin 5.5 46.5 27.00 28.5 2528 2464 -0.71
11 Villamayor, Buenaventura 5.5 46.5 27.50 29.5 2477 2495 +0.19
27 Goh Koon-Jong, Jason 5.5 41.5 22.75 23.0 2314 2486 +1.86
28 Wong, Zi Jing 5.5 45.0 26.50 25.5 2311 2527 +2.62
10. 3 Nguyen, Anh Dung 5.0 42.0 21.75 23.0 2540 2362 -2.02
5 Antonio, Rogelio Jr 5.0 43.5 23.25 27.0 2522 2445 -0.94
9 Zaw, Win Lay 5.0 40.5 20.75 25.5 2497 2399 -1.04
14 Pham, Minh Hoang 5.0 48.5 23.75 30.5 2438 2503 +0.77
16 Dableo, Ronald 5.0 45.0 21.75 26.0 2419 2478 +0.68
18 Wynn Zaw Htun 5.0 39.0 18.00 22.0 2400 2290 -1.06
19 Mas, Hafizulhelmi 5.0 45.5 22.75 30.0 2397 2465 +0.72
20 Myo, Naing 5.0 37.5 18.00 26.0 2394 2388 -0.08
29 Jiravorasuk, Banjuab 5.0 44.5 22.50 25.0 2276 2481 +2.39
30 Lim, Yee-Weng 5.0 43.5 23.00 26.5 2274 2486 +2.48
20. 10 Wong, Meng-Kong 4.5 42.0 19.50 25.5 2487 2349 -1.71
12 Bui, Vinh 4.5 45.5 20.50 27.0 2463 2391 -0.90
13 Zaw, Oo 4.5 40.5 16.50 25.5 2452 2356 -1.06
21 Kyaw Kyaw Soe 4.5 37.5 15.50 20.0 2376 2303 -0.82
22 Hamdani, Rudin 4.5 49.0 25.50 26.0 2363 2484 +1.44
23 Chan, Peng-Kong 4.5 37.5 17.75 22.0 2344 2377 +0.40
24 Bao, Quang 4.5 37.0 15.75 20.0 2341 2247 -1.06
26 Mok, Tze-Meng 4.5 41.0 18.50 22.0 2329 2399 +0.90
28. 17 Liu, Dede 4.0 44.0 18.25 23.5 2406 2328 -0.95
25 Liew, Chee-Meng-Jimmy 4.0 40.5 15.00 21.0 2333 2312 -0.28
32 Chaivichit, Suchart 4.0 38.5 12.00 18.0 2264 2295 +0.28
33 Leong, Luke 4.0 36.0 14.25 16.0 2263 2281 +0.12
35 Pg, Md Omar Ak Hirawan 4.0 38.0 13.75 17.5 2200 2273 +0.68
33. 31 Saeheng, Boonsueb 3.5 34.5 10.00 17.0 2265 2094 -1.44
34 Thamtavatvorn, Taweechai 3.5 30.5 7.25 11.5 2231 1852 -2.32
36 Pg, Md Omar Ak Hira 3.5 30.5 7.25 13.5 2140 2000 -0.92
37 Saelee, Uaychai 3.5 34.0 9.25 17.0 2130 2181 +0.50
38 Ak. Qadri Md Omar 3.5 30.0 5.25 12.5 0000 1625 1625
38. 39 Pg. Abd. Rahman Yussof 3.0 31.5 5.25 14.0 0000 1903 1903
39. 8 Barus, Cerdas 2.0 38.5 14.50 14.0 2503 2198 -2.44
40 Sathathone Sibounsou 2.0 28.0 1.75 10.0 0000 1573 1573
41. 41 Yap Choow Tun 1.5 30.5 2.75 12.5 0000 2021 2021
Ranking after round 9 of SEA GAMES 22 - WOMEN STANDARD CHESS
No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We
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1. 3 Nguyen, Thi Thanh An 8.0 47.0 41.50 39.5 2331 2526 +1.48
2. 2 Le, Kieu Thien Kim 6.5 49.5 32.50 34.5 2331 2371 +0.47
6 Le, Thi Phuong Lien 6.5 46.5 32.75 30.5 2208 2308 +1.02
4. 1 Hoang Thanh Trang 6.0 50.0 29.50 34.5 2463 2292 -1.56
10 Siti, Zulaikha 6.0 46.0 26.75 31.5 2134 2293 +1.72
6. 7 Lumongdong, Lisa Karlina 5.5 50.5 27.50 31.5 2150 2236 +0.84
8 Rasaki, Neiko 5.5 42.0 24.00 25.5 2140 2138 +0.00
13 Lomibao, Sheerie Joy 5.5 40.5 20.75 27.0 2082 2150 +0.54
9. 5 Tamin, Upi Darmayana 5.0 41.5 21.25 26.5 2239 2114 -1.36
20 Liu, Yang 5.0 46.5 25.50 24.0 2028 2153 +1.19
23 Hui, Sau-Mun Dawn 5.0 35.0 15.50 20.0 1982 2075 +0.78
24 Cruz, Kathryn Ann 5.0 42.0 22.25 24.5 0000 2096 2096
31 Thandar Aye Win 5.0 37.5 20.00 20.5 0000 2148 +0.50
14. 4 Bui Kim, Le 4.5 47.0 20.25 27.0 2240 2163 -0.88
9 Lim Jean, Nie 4.5 39.5 17.50 21.5 2138 1837 -1.90
11 Mendoza, Beverly 4.5 48.0 22.75 28.5 2132 2121 -0.04
12 Mariano, Cristine Rose 4.5 48.5 21.75 25.0 2091 2090 -0.02
14 Lin, Ailin 4.5 37.5 16.50 20.5 2078 1405 -0.49
15 Roslina, Marmono 4.5 41.5 19.00 23.5 2052 1865 -0.96
16 Zakiah, AL 4.5 44.0 19.75 26.5 2050 2088 +0.32
22 Tay, Li-Jin Jeslin 4.5 38.5 18.00 20.5 1992 2113 +1.12
29 May Li Rolles 4.5 39.5 18.75 22.5 0000 2074 2074
34 Zin Mar Min Than 4.5 31.5 10.75 18.0 0000 1836 1836
24. 17 Lee Heng Jun 4.0 41.0 17.00 22.0 2050 1888 -1.10
18 Irine Kharisma Sukandar 4.0 42.5 15.25 20.0 0000 1586 1586
25 Eliza Hanim Ibrahim 4.0 38.5 14.75 20.5 0000 2036 2036
32 Tin Lay Shwe 4.0 33.5 12.25 18.5 0000 1945 1945
28. 19 Zainal, Farah Atiyah 3.5 39.0 12.00 19.0 2050 2103 +0.26
28 Nan M K Khine Hlyan 3.5 33.0 7.25 13.5 0000 1989 1989
33 Win Win Thwe 3.5 34.0 7.75 17.0 0000 1719 1719
31. 21 Pg Md Omar Qalila 3.0 32.0 4.00 13.0 2007 1442 -1.05
32. 27 Dk. Nadiah Khashiem 2.0 32.0 4.00 11.0 0000 1376 1376
33. 26 Dk. Khalilah Khashiem 1.5 29.0 2.25 4.5 0000 1388 0
34. 30 Siti Shamsuddin 0.5 32.5 0.75 2.5 0000 1347 0
STANDARD WOMEN TEAM
1 Vietnam Nguyen Thi Thanh An 1 10 8.0 27.0
2 Indonesia Lisa Karlina Lumongdong 6 41 5.5 20.5
3 Philippines Lomibao, Sheerie Joy 8 47 5.5 19.5
4 Singapore Liu Yang 9 63 5.0 19.0
5 Malaysia Siti Zulaikha Foudzi 5 67 6.0 19.0
6 Myanmar Thandar Aye Win 12 91 5.0 17.0
7 Brunei 28 124 3.5 10.0
STANDARD MEN TEAM
Rank Team Player Rank Total rank Score Total score
1 Philippines Torre, Eugenio 3 24 6.5 23
2 Indonesia Utut Adianto 1 51 7.5 22.5
3 Vietnam Dao Thien Hai 7 54 5.5 20
4 Malaysia Wong Zi Jing 8 56 5.5 20
5 Singapore Wu Shaobin 6 63 5.5 20
6 Myanmar Zaw Win Lay 17 78 5 19.5
7 Thailand Banjuab Jiravorasuk 13 110 5 16
8 Brunei 31 139 4 14
INDIVIDUAL RAPID MEN 9 countries, 17 players
Gold PARAGUA MARK PHI
Silver GOH KOON-JONG. JASON SIN
Bronze DAO THIEN HAI VIE
Bronze WU SHAO BIN SIN
WOMEN 6 countries, 12 players
Gold HOANG THI BAO TRAM VIE
Silver LE KIEU THIEN KIM VIE
Bronze SITI ZULAIKHA FOUDZI MAS
ELIMINATION - MEN
SEMI FINAL 1
PHILIPPINES 3 1 SINGAPORE
GM Torre,Eugenio 1 0 GM Wu Shaobin
GM Antonio,Rogelio Jr. 1 0 GM Wong Meng Kong
GM Villamayor.Buenaventura 0 1 Goh Weiming
IM Paragua,Mark 1 0 Yeo Min_Yang Evan
SEMI FINAL 2
VIETNAM 3½ ½ MALAYSIA
GM Dao Thien Hai ½ ½ Nicholas Chan
GM Nguyen Anh Dung 1 0 Lim Chuin Hoong
GM Tu Hoang Thong 1 0 Jonathan Chuah Jin Hai
IM Pham Minh Hoang 1 0 Ismail Ahmad
FINAL
PHILIPPINES R1 TB Total VIETNAM R1 TB Total
GM Torre,Eugenio 0 5 GM Dao Thien Hai 1 1 3
GM Antonio,Rogelio Jr. ½ 0 GM Nguyen Anh Dung ½ 0
GM Villamayor.Buenaventura 1 1 GM Tu Hoang Thong 0 0
IM Paragua,Mark ½ 1 IM Pham Minh Hoang ½ 0
IM Gonzales,Jayson 1 Nguyen Van Huy
2-2 draw was followed by a 3-1 win for the
Philippines in a playoff
WOMEN
MYANMAR 0 4 VIETNAM
Tin Lay Shwe 0 1 WIM Le Kieu Thien Kim
Zin Mar Min Than 0 1 Hoang Thi Bao Tram
Thandar Aye Win 0 1 WFM Hoang Thi Ut
Win Win Thwe 0 1 Luong Minh Hue
SEMI FINAL 2
INDONESIA 2½ 1½ SINGAPORE
WIM Lisa Karlina Lumongdong 1 0 Lin Ailin
Evi Lindiawati 0.5 0.5 Liu Yang
WIM Upi Darmayana 0.5 0.5 Tay Li Jin Jeslin
Sulung Wahyuningsih 0.5 0.5 May Li Rolles
FINAL
VIETNAM R1TBSD Tot INDONESIA R1TBSD Total
WIM Le Kieu Thien Kim 1 0 0 6 WIM Lisa Karlina Lumongdong 0 1 1 5
Hoang Thi Bao Tram 0 0 1 Evi Lindiawati 1 1
WFM Le Thi Phuong Lien 1 WIM Upi Darmayana 1 0 0
WFM Hoang Thi Ut 0 1 Irine Kharisma Sukandar 0
Luong Minh Hue 1 1 Sulung Wahyuningsih 0 0
2-2 draw followed by a playoff 2-2 draw followed
by 2-1 sudden death playoff
MEDAL TALLY
G S B
1 Vietnam 4 3 2
2 Philippines 3 3
3 Indonesia 1 4
4 Singapore 1 3
5 Malaysia 3
6 Myanmar 1
7 Brunei
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 0-0 8.c3
d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.Re1 Bd6 13.d3 Bf5 14.Qf3 Re8 15.Rxe8+
Qxe8 16.Nd2 Qe1+ 17.Nf1 Bg6 18.g3 b4 19.bxd5 cxd5 20.Qxd5 Rd8 21.Bg5 Qxa1
continues:
Internet coverage: http://www.nao-cc.com/naocc/index.html
The Cairnhill Chess Festival 2003 took place from 6th-21st of December
2003 in Singapore.
Kenny Chern reports: The 21st Cairnhill Open took place 7th - 13th Dec
2003 in Cairnhill CC, Singapore. There were 102 players in a 9 round swiss
tournament. Tu Hoang Thai from Vietnam won the event on tie-break ahead of Koh
Kum-Hong, FM Ong Chong-Ghee and IM Gokhale, all 4 of them finished on 7/9.
Further details at
http://pc-connect.com.sg/chess/ccf03/03_Home.htm
Final Standings:
1 Tu, Hoang Thai VIE 2396 7 53.5
2 Koh, Kum-Hong SIN 2244 7 52.5
3 Ong, Chong-Ghee f SIN 2328 7 50.5
4 Gokhale, Chandrashekhar m IND 2379 7 48.5
5 Shetty, Rahul m IND 2377 6.5 52.5
6 Ramos, Domingo m JPN 2331 6.5 51.5
7 Mascarinas, Rico m PHI 2399 6.5 51.5
8 Tan, Lian-Ann m SIN 2367 6.5 51
9 Tan, Chor-Chuan SIN 2202 6.5 49.5
10 Sadorra, Julio Catalino PHI 2260 6.5 48
102 players
Thursday December 4th at 13:00 and Friday December 5 at 15:30, the
biggest Nordic sports channel, Viasat Sport, aired a rapid chess match (ten
minutes per player) between the winner of both the Nordic and Swedish
Championships, Grandmaster Evgenij Agrest, and 20-year-old Pontus Carlsson.
Games were played to mate for TV purposes. Agrest won game one, I don't have
the result of the other game. My thanks to Jonas Eriksson.
Further information about Viasat Sport, go to
http://www.viasat.se
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
6th Masters and 2nd Women's Masters Comtois d'échecs is
organised by Belfort Chess in the Grand Hôtel du Tonneau d'Or, 15th-24th
December 2003.
Internet coverage: http://www.echecs.asso.fr/
6th Masters
1 Mikhail Gurevich g BEL 2644
2 Laurent Fressinet g FRA 2640
3 Pavel Tregubov g RUS 2635
4 Christian Bauer g FRA 2602
5 Hicham Hamdouchi g MAR 2588
6 Jean-Pierre Le Roux m FRA 2480
2nd Women's Masters
1 Inna Gaponenko gf UKR 2409
2 Cristina Foisor gf ROM 2398
3 Masha Klinova gf ISR 2378
4 Sophie Milliet mf FRA 2326
5 Anne Muller mf FRA 2229
6 Marina Roumegous mf FRA 2195
2nd Nancy International
16-22 February 2004 in Nancy (France) 2nd international Chess Festival,
9 rounds closed tournaments 10 players. For any player between 1000 and 2300,
to obtain or to improve FIDE and National Elo + an IM-tournament (completed).
Prices : At least 200ˆ-120ˆ-80ˆ in each group. Info:
philippechr@wanadoo.fr and http://echiquier.nanceien.free.fr
Swiss Chess Tour 2004
The Swiss Chess Tour starts in Basle in the New Year (1.-4.1.2004.).
The 6th Hilton Open features with Vlastimil Hort, Yannick Pelletier, Andrei
Sokolov and Florian Jenni. They will play each other, one game on classic time
control and the other in rapid. Timetable of the 6th Hilton Open: 1.1.2004.
registration 10.00-12.00; 1.01.2004. Blitz open 21.00-23.00; 9 rounds, 5
minutes. 1.-4.1.2004. Fujitcu Siemens – Junior’s Open; 7 rounds, 4
hours. 1.-4.1.2004. Hilton Open; 7 rounds, 5 hours (40 moves-120 minutes, 30
minutes till the end.) 1.-4.1.2004. Baloise Open; 7 rounds, 4 hours (30
moves-90 minutes, 30 minutes till the and.) 1.-4.1.2004. Senior Open; same as
Baloise Open. 1.-2.1.2004. ITAG Tele-Rapid; with Hort, Pelletier, Sokolov,
Jenni; 15 minutes per game. 1.-4.1.2004. ITAG Masters (Hort, Pelletier,
Sokolov, Jenni); classic time control, 6 hours. 2.1.2004. Fujitsu Siemens
PC-Challenge (men&computer) 20.00-22.00. 4.1.2004. Closing ceremony
16.30-17.00.
Prizes: Hilton Open: 2000/1500/1200/800/600/500/2x400/2x300/2x200 Fr.
Special prizes (200 Fr. each): Best Lady, Senior (1944), Basler, Junior
(1984-87), Pupil (1988). Entry fee: 130 Fr. (FM & Juniors) GM & IM
free. At the door 10 Fr. Baloise Open: 500/400/2x300/2x200/4x150 Fr. Entry fee:
110 Fr. (Juniors 50 Fr.) At the door 10. Senior Open: 400/300/200 Fr. + natural
prizes Entry fee: 60 Fr. At the door 10 Fr. Fujitsu Siemens-Junior Open:
400/300/200 + natural prizes for all participants. Entry fee: 50 Fr. At the
door 10 Fr. Blitz Open: 300/200/150/2x100/2x50 Fr. Entry fee: 20 Fr. (Junior 5
Fr.) Venue Hotel Hilton Basle. More information and registration: Robert
Spoerri tel. +41+34+424-01-06, fax +41+34+424-01-07 E-mail info@beochess.ch
Further information: http://www.beochess.ch
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
Stewart Reuben has sent a current list of invitees to the GibTelecom
Masters. He comments: 15 of these are females, including some of the best
players in the world. Of course tournaments solely for women, such as the
Olympiad, European Women's Championship, Women's World Championship have
attracted a much larger and stronger group. My question: In an open event, is
this the highest percentage and strongest group of female contestants ever to
take part in such an event? The Lloyds Bank Masters used to be very good from
this viewpoint, but female chess was weaker 10 years ago and the players there
were less strong at the top.
Alexei Dreev Russia GM 2705 Ranked 14 World
Nigel Short England GM 2701 Ranked 17 World
Vladimir Epishin Russia GM 2658 Ranked 37 World
Vasilios Kotronias Cyprus GM 2626 Ranked 67 World
Lenier Dominguez Cuba GM 2607 Ranked 96 World
Lazaro Bruzon Cuba GM 2603 Ranked 101 World
M. Al-Modiakhi Qatar GM 2588 Ranked 1 Qatar
Sarunas Sulskis Lithuania GM 2586 Ranked 2 Lithuania
Jon Speelman England GM 2575 Ranked 7 England
Vladislav Borovikov Ukraine GM 2571 Ranked 10= Ukraine
Pentala Harikrishna India GM 2570 Ranked 3 India
Sergey Karjakin Ukraine GM 2562 Youngest-ever GM
Mark Hebden England GM 2560 Ranked 8 England
Jonathan Rowson Scotland GM 2541 Ranked 1 Scotland
Dragan Solak Serbia,Monte GM 2539 Ranked 7 Serbia
Paul Motwani Scotland GM 2536 Scottish Champion 1=
Abhijit Kunte India GM 2535 British Champion
Dibyendu Barua India GM 2528 Commonwealth Champion
Evgeny Postni Israel GM 2526 Ranked 19 Israel
Alexander Fominyh Russia GM 2522 Ranked 84 Russia
Joe Gallagher Switzerland GM 2522 Ranked 4= Switzerland
Chris Ward England GM 2522 Ranked 11 England
John Emms England GM 2520 Ranked 12 England
Murray Chandler England GM 2508 Ranked 15 England
Bojan Vuckovic Serbia,Monte GM 2507 Ranked 17 Serbia
Bogdan Lalic England GM 2503 Ranked 17 England
Sergey Erenburg Israel IM 2500 Ranked 23 Israel
Antoaneta Stefanova Bulgaria GM/WGM 2497 Ranked 4 World
Zhu Chen China GM/WGM 2495 Woman World Champion
Nigel Davies England GM 2491 Ranked 23 England
Humpy Koneru India GM/WGM 2485 World U-20 Girls Gold 02
Peter Wells England GM 2485 Ranked 25 England
Jim Plaskett England GM 2483 Ranked 28 England
Gabriel Del Rio Spain GM 2480 Ranked 15 Spain
Pia Cramling Sweden GM/WGM 2470 Woman Europe Champion
John Shaw Scotland IM 2465 Ranked 3 Scotland
Davor Komljenovic Croatia GM 2440 Ranked 16 Croatia
Ketevan Arakhamia Georgia IM/WGM 2435 Scottish Champion 1=
S Vijayalakshmi India IM/WGM 2426 Ranked 2 India Women
Juan Bellon Spain GM 2425 Ranked 37 Spain
David Howell England FM 2381 12 years old, England 50
Colin McNab Scotland GM 2379 Ranked 4 Scotland
Daniel Contin Italy IM 2377 Ranked 18 Italy
Jovanka Houska England WGM 2358 Ranked 2 England Women
D Harika India WIM 2353
Steve Mannion Scotland IM 2348 Ranked 8 Scotland
5th Wellington College International
The 9 Round Swiss Wellington International (formerly the Yateley Manor
International but the venue has now changed to Wellington College, Crowthorne,
Berkshire. RG45 7PU).This is a qualifying event for the British Championships,
part of the BCF Grand Prix and will be rated by FIDE and BCF. The prize fund is
£1,000 (depends on entry) and includes a paid place in 2004 British
Championships (highest placed player not already qualified).
The event takes place over 2 weekends Friday 30th January to Sunday 1st
February 2004 and Saturday 7th to Sunday 8th February 2004 Venue: Wellington
College, Crowthorne, Berkshire RG45 7PU (35 miles south west of London)
Tournament Director: IM Andrew Martin. Chief Controller: Neville Belinfante
(BCF Arbiter) Rate of play is 40 moves in 2 hours followed by all remaining
moves in 1 hour. No adjournments.
Tournament Secretary Entries, requests for accommodation lists, travel
details, detailed map and other enquiries should be addressed to : Ray Clark
High Cedars, Oak End Way, Gerrards Cross, Bucks, SL9 8DA England Tel. (44)
(0)7802 306210 (Mon.-Fri. daytime) or Tel. (44) (0)1753 883300 (other times)
E-mail rayclark.mc@tiscali.co.uk
Harmonie Chess Tournament
The Harmonie Chess Tournament, Groningen, 21st-30th December 2003. The
formula of the invitationgroup is: young talent against established players.
Players: Merab Gagunashvili GEO IGM 2582 Age: 18 Friso Nijboer NED IGM
2577 38 Igor Kurnosov RUS IGM 2527 17 Jan Smeets NED IM 2511 18 Li Wenliang CHI
IM 2477 36 Sipke Ernst NED IM 2472 24 Erwin L'Ami NED IM 2470 19 Martijn
Dambacher NED 2419 24 Jan Werle NED IM 2409 19 Bart Michiels BEL 2390 17
Internet coverage: http://www.so-on.org/kerst2003/2003eng.html.
Live coverage: http://www.so-on.org/kerst2003/2003.html
6th Annual ChessAward
Visitors can now nominate their favourite chess website for the 6th
Annual ChessAwards in 13 different categories. Deadline 31st December 2003.
Between January 1st to 20th 2004, visitors will be given the opportunity to
vote on the nominated sites. The winners will be presented the 1st of Febuary
2004.
Website: http://www.chessaward.com
1st Bois-Colombes GM
The 1st Bois-Colombes GM tournament takes place 21st-30th December 2003.
Players: M. Apicella (2542), S. Belkhodja (2439), E. Janev (2423), T. Todorov
(2472), V. Okhotnik (2454), A. Wirig (2424), Y. Afek (2376), A. Rainfray
(2409),V. Bernard (2278) and S. Shoker (2273)
Info: http://www.bois-colombes-echecs.com
and http://www.europe-echecs.com/
Ken Whyld Association Founded
Calle Erlandsson reports: The Ken Whyld Association has been founded in
Brunswick, Germany. The British chess historian Ken Whyld was one of the
promotors of the chess historical association which was eventually founded
after being in the planning for 20 years was founded in Amsterdam in 2002.
Whyld died 77 years old on July 11, 2003, and regretfully he never saw the
realisation of the society that come to wear his name. KWA was founded on
November 21st in Brunswick (Braunschweig), Germany, and has so far 78 members
from 22 nations. Jurgen Stigter, Amsterdam, was elected as KWA's first
president and Peter Holmgren of Tyresö, Sweden, as deputy chairman. Hans
Engberts of Utrecht, The Netherlands, Michael Negele of Wuppertal, Germany and
Roger Klittich of Brunswick also were elected as members of the board.
Correpondence chess GM Juan Morgado had travelled all the long way from Buenos
Aires to participate. He will be the KWA contact person in Latin America.
The excursion to Bibliotheca Augusta - the Duke August library - in the
adjacent town Wolfenbüttel gave possibility to watch the first German
chess book as well as the manuscript, Gustavus Selenus: Das Schach- oder
Köningspiel, printed in 1616. Germany's so-called Golden Book could also
be seen with its illuminations from the 12th century. It can be seen at
Wolfenbüttel six weeks a year and is the most valuable book in the
country. It was bought some years ago for 37 million DM or about 14 million
British Pounds.
On the KWAs homepage there are already a lot of information about the
association, for example reports from the events in Brunswich and
Wolfenbüttel. The annual membership fee for the KWA is EUR 50 and shall be
paid from January 2004. If you are interested in joining the KWA you can do
this through the homepage.
Website: http://www.kwabc.com/,
http://www.kwabc.com/Homepage-UK/Foundation.htm and
http://www.kwabc.com/Homepage-UK/Foundation2.htm
6th Tanta Open
6th TANTA OPEN 2003 -This year the 6th Tanta festival takes place
7th–17th December 2003 in 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., 1st Round 7 DEC., last
Round 16 DEC. , Closing Ceremony 17 DEC. 4 p.m. then departure.
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/
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 January 21st to February 1st,
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.
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
December 19th-23rd 2003 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
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 - Dec 2003 - Jan-March 2004
1. "SZENNAPACK" IM closed tournament, Kaposvar /200 km West from
Budapest/, 17th-23rd of December, org: IM Mathe, Gaspar,
2. TAPOLCA Open 9 rounds Swiss, 9th-17th of January, Budapest, org.
Parej Jozsef, More info: firstsat@hu.inter.net
3. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM closed, 7th-19th of February, org.Nagy L.
4. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 6th-18th of March, org. NL.
5. 20th BUDAPEST SPRING FESTIVAL, 9 rounds Swiss Open, 18th-27th of
March org.Nagy Laszlo
6. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 3rd-16th of April, org.NL.
7. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 1st-13th of May,
8. ELEKES memorial, Budapest GM-IM closed, 15th-25th of May, organizer:
IM Zsinka.
9. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM 5th-17th of June, Budapest, org.Nagy L.
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.
Wales Interational
The Wales International 7th-15th January 2004. Further details
kevin.staveley@btinternet.com.
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/
Lilie Litomysl Open
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
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
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/