THE WEEK IN CHESS 498 24th May 2004 by Mark Crowther
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XXXIV Bosna Tournament 30 games
5th European Individual Chess Championship 222 games
FIDE Women's Championship 110 games
Capablanca Memorial 74 games
57th Russian Chess Championship Qualifiers 68 games
Dutch Team Championship Playoffs 40 games
102nd New York Masters 5 games
Santa Monica Invitational 45 games
Uruguay Championships 85 games
Serbia and Montenegro Team Cup 252 games
2nd Leonine GM 36 games
Trofeo CBA 2004 47 games
1014 games
My thanks to José Riverol, John Fernandez, Sami
Hämäläinen, Sergei Soloviov, Jovan Petronic, Lars-Henrik Bech
Hansen, Diego Redondo, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr., Luis Maseda, Ilya Manakov,
Leonid Galperin, Vladica Andrejic, Haroon Rashid, Toni Ayza, Laszlo Nagy, Jose
Luis Vilela, Ching Kim Lye, Jovan Petronic, John Hillery and everyone else who
helped with the issue.
There are a number of big stories this week. Alexei Shirov has started
like a train in the Bosna 2004 tournament in Sarajevo. Any reasonable results
in the final three rounds should lead to an increase in his rating. Secondly
the announcement that there will be a Russian Championship supertournament in
the Autumn with potentially a very strong field of Garry Kasparov, Vladimir
Kramnik, Anatoly Karpov, Peter Svidler, Evgeny Bareev, Alexander Grischuk and
Alexander Morozevich, hopefully it will come off. Finally the FIDE Women's
Championship has started. Humpy Koneru is the ELO favourite for this event.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The XXXIV “Bosna 2004” tournament takes place in Sarajevo
18th-27th May 2004. Alexei Shirov is on an amazing 5.5/6 a point clear of the
field.
Internet coverage:
http://www.skbosna.ba/bosna2004/en/stranice/info.htm
Round 1 (May 18, 2004)
Shirov, Alexei - Kurajica, Bojan 1-0 26 B01 Centre Counter
Movsesian, Sergei - Predojevic, Borki 1-0 40 B47 Sicilian Paulsen
Sokolov, Ivan - Atalik, Suat 1/2 43 D15 Slav Defence
Bologan, Viktor - Short, Nigel D 1-0 40 D58 Queens Gambit Tartakover
Dizdarevic, Emir - Kozul, Zdenko 1/2 34 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Round 2 (May 19, 2004)
Sokolov, Ivan - Dizdarevic, Emir 1/2 54 A31 English Symmetrical
Kozul, Zdenko - Shirov, Alexei 0-1 81 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Atalik, Suat - Predojevic, Borki 1/2 31 D80 Gruenfeld 4.Bg5
Short, Nigel D - Movsesian, Sergei 0-1 36 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Kurajica, Bojan - Bologan, Viktor 0-1 55 A43 Old Benoni
Round 3 (May 20, 2004)
Shirov, Alexei - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 48 C96 Ruy Lopez
Movsesian, Sergei - Kurajica, Bojan 1-0 40 B28 Sicilian Early a7-a6
Bologan, Viktor - Kozul, Zdenko 1/2 49 D79 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Dizdarevic, Emir - Atalik, Suat 1-0 36 E19 Queens Indian
Predojevic, Borki - Short, Nigel D 1/2 31 C45 Scotch Game
Round 4 (May 21, 2004)
Sokolov, Ivan - Bologan, Viktor 1-0 41 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Kozul, Zdenko - Movsesian, Sergei 1/2 15 D10 Slav Defence
Dizdarevic, Emir - Shirov, Alexei 0-1 37 A49 King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Atalik, Suat - Short, Nigel D 1/2 27 E35 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Kurajica, Bojan - Predojevic, Borki 1/2 13 B38 Sicilian Maroczy Bind
Round 5 (May 22, 2004)
Shirov, Alexei - Atalik, Suat 1-0 40 C96 Ruy Lopez
Movsesian, Sergei - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 13 C45 Scotch Game
Bologan, Viktor - Dizdarevic, Emir 1-0 65 B19 Caro Kann
Predojevic, Borki - Kozul, Zdenko 0-1 50 B67 Sicilian Rauzer
Short, Nigel D - Kurajica, Bojan 1/2 41 B45 Sicilian Classical
Round 6 (May 24, 2004)
Shirov, Alexei - Bologan, Viktor 1-0 47 C43 Petroff's Defence
Sokolov, Ivan - Predojevic, Borki 1/2 72 D82 Gruenfeld 4.Bf4
Kozul, Zdenko - Short, Nigel D 1/2 37 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Dizdarevic, Emir - Movsesian, Sergei 1/2 81 D11 Slav Defence
Atalik, Suat - Kurajica, Bojan 1/2 50 E39 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
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Bosnia GM Sarajevo BIH (BIH), 18-27 v 2004 cat. XV (2616)
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1. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2713 * . = 1 1 1 1 . . 1 5.5 3000
2. Movsesian, Sergei g SVK 2647 . * = . = = . 1 1 1 4.5 2789
3. Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2690 = = * 1 . = = = . . 3.5 2655
4. Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2665 0 . 0 * = 1 . . 1 1 3.5 2690
5. Kozul, Zdenko g CRO 2627 0 = . = * = . 1 = . 3.0 2624
6. Dizdarevic, Emir g BIH 2520 0 = = 0 = * 1 . . . 2.5 2592
7. Atalik, Suat g BIH 2554 0 . = . . 0 * = = = 2.0 2485
8. Predojevic, Borki m BIH 2490 . 0 = . 0 . = * = = 2.0 2503
9. Short, Nigel D g ENG 2712 . 0 . 0 = . = = * = 2.0 2462
10. Kurajica, Bojan g BIH 2540 0 0 . 0 . . = = = * 1.5 2437
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The 5th European Individual Chess Championship takes place in Antalya
Kemer-Beldibi 14th-31st May 2004. David Navara leads with 6.5/8 in the 13 round
event. Vassily Ivanchuk is back in contention after a shock round 1 loss.
Further information: http://www.eurochess.org/eurochamp2004
Standings Round 8 of 13
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5th IECC Antalya TUR (TUR), 15-29 v 2004
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1. Navara, David g CZE 2602 +40 +41 +35 + 5 = 3 - 4 +14 +15 6.5 2826
2. Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2609 +44 =10 +29 =24 =11 =16 +34 + 4 6.0 2771
3. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2716 -32 +67 +28 +23 = 1 =25 +20 +10 6.0 2718
4. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2657 +38 =34 +30 =20 +26 + 1 = 7 - 2 5.5 2719
5. Jobava, Baadur g GEO 2616 +43 +18 +25 - 1 =16 =34 =12 +28 5.5 2683
6. Istratescu, Andrei g ROM 2587 -47 +45 =48 =39 +18 +37 = 9 +24 5.5 2647
7. Aronian, Levon g GER 2645 =49 +63 +34 =16 +20 =10 = 4 = 9 5.5 2689
8. Nikolic, Predrag g BIH 2648 +56 =27 =12 =22 -10 +31 +33 +25 5.5 2658
9. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2670 +39 +22 =16 =10 =14 =12 = 6 = 7 5.0 2660
10. Nyback, Tomi g FIN 2545 +65 = 2 +17 = 9 + 8 = 7 =15 - 3 5.0 2682
11. Gurevich, Mikhail g BEL 2672 =28 +49 +21 =26 = 2 =15 =25 =14 5.0 2647
12. Izoria, Zviad g GEO 2573 +55 =32 = 8 =21 +30 = 9 = 5 =13 5.0 2651
13. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2614 +53 -35 =31 +48 =22 +23 =16 =12 5.0 2619
14. Kempinski, Robert g POL 2586 +67 =29 =32 +27 = 9 +21 - 1 =11 5.0 2644
15. Anastasian, Ashot g ARM 2587 =63 =28 +44 +32 +24 =11 =10 - 1 5.0 2622
16. Andersson, Ulf g SWE 2570 +58 +69 = 9 = 7 = 5 = 2 =13 =17 5.0 2631
17. Asrian, Karen g ARM 2605 =33 +50 -10 +31 =41 =27 +48 =16 5.0 2584
18. Parligras, Mircea g ROM 2549 +51 - 5 +53 =57 - 6 +43 =26 +40 5.0 2576
19. Naiditsch, Arkadij g GER 2571 -69 +52 +56 =47 =57 =33 =27 +37 5.0 2520
20. Miroshnichenko, Evgenij g UKR 2599 =50 +70 +37 = 4 - 7 +41 - 3 +35 5.0 2623
21. Stocek, Jiri g CZE 2543 +64 +57 -11 =12 +47 -14 =22 +34 5.0 2604
22. Hulak, Krunoslav g CRO 2550 +72 - 9 +69 = 8 =13 =24 =21 +41 5.0 2617
23. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2565 +62 -24 +61 - 3 +39 -13 +59 +42 5.0 2600
24. Milov, Vadim g SUI 2680 +48 +23 =26 = 2 -15 =22 +42 - 6 4.5 2608
25. Minasian, Artashes g ARM 2585 +45 +47 - 5 =41 +35 = 3 =11 - 8 4.5 2590
26. Agrest, Evgenij g SWE 2601 +61 +42 =24 =11 - 4 =28 =18 =27 4.5 2601
27. Guseinov, Gadir g AZE 2548 +68 = 8 =36 -14 +38 =17 =19 =26 4.5 2583
28. Akesson, Ralf g SWE 2476 =11 =15 - 3 +52 +51 =26 +57 - 5 4.5 2581
29. Iljushin, Alexei g RUS 2529 +66 =14 - 2 =33 =43 =40 =47 +48 4.5 2453
30. Cheparinov, Ivan m BUL 2555 =70 +33 - 4 +40 -12 =59 =38 +47 4.5 2476
31. Nedev, Trajce g MKD 2489 . +55 =13 -17 +61 - 8 +63 =33 4.0 2516
32. Radulski, Julian m BUL 2497 + 3 =12 =14 -15 -33 =47 +51 =38 4.0 2487
33. Grunberg, Mihai-Lucian m ROM 2401 =17 -30 +62 =29 +32 =19 - 8 =31 4.0 2519
34. Stefansson, Hannes g ISL 2567 +52 = 4 - 7 +59 +36 = 5 - 2 -21 4.0 2549
35. Halkias, Stelios g GRE 2541 +60 +13 - 1 =36 -25 =46 +45 -20 4.0 2488
36. Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2633 +59 =37 =27 =35 -34 -48 +54 =39 4.0 2496
37. Chatalbashev, Boris g BUL 2543 +71 =36 -20 =43 +44 - 6 +46 -19 4.0 2475
38. Drabke, Lorenz m GER 2453 - 4 +51 -57 +69 -27 +50 =30 =32 4.0 2461
39. Pashikian, Arman ARM 2466 - 9 =62 +74 = 6 -23 =61 +55 =36 4.0 2437
40. Erdogdu, Mert m TUR 2369 - 1 =73 +68 -30 +60 =29 +44 -18 4.0 2392
41. Smeets, Jan m NED 2531 +73 - 1 +60 =25 =17 -20 +58 -22 4.0 2438
42. Petrosian, Tigran L m ARM 2539 +74 -26 -47 +45 +56 +57 -24 -23 4.0 2460
43. Neubauer, Martin m AUT 2418 - 5 =65 +70 =37 =29 -18 =61 +58 4.0 2418
44. Kristjansson, Stefan m ISL 2404 - 2 +64 -15 +65 -37 +69 -40 +57 4.0 2419
45. Yilmaz, Turhan m TUR 2311 -25 - 6 +71 -42 +74 +53 -35 +59 4.0 2426
46. Soylu, Suat f TUR 2397 . -60 +72 =58 +73 =35 -37 =49 3.5 2333
47. Iotov, Valentin BUL 2342 + 6 -25 +42 =19 -21 =32 =29 -30 3.5 2507
48. Mastrovasilis, Athanasios m GRE 2488 -24 +58 = 6 -13 +63 +36 -17 -29 3.5 2492
49. Klinova, Masha m ISR 2436 = 7 -11 =65 -51 =50 +64 =52 =46 3.5 2328
50. Atakisi, Umut m TUR 2344 =20 -17 -73 +62 =49 -38 =56 +68 3.5 2349
51. Yeke, Serkan TUR 2238 -18 -38 +67 +49 -28 =54 -32 +63 3.5 2392
52. Erturan, Yakup TUR 2273 -34 -19 +54 -28 =66 +73 =49 =53 3.5 2337
53. Mazi, Leon m SLO 2417 -13 +71 -18 =60 =58 -45 +67 =52 3.5 2298
54. Haznedaroglu, Kivanc m TUR 2395 -57 -74 -52 +68 +65 =51 -36 +64 3.5 2270
55. Karadeniz, Emre f TUR 2310 -12 -31 =64 +70 -59 +60 -39 +66 3.5 2284
56. Van der Stricht, Geert m BEL 2450 - 8 +72 -19 +73 -42 -58 =50 +61 3.5 2344
57. Markowski, Tomasz g POL 2605 +54 -21 +38 =18 =19 -42 -28 -44 3.0 2404
58. Bayram, Yakup f TUR 2292 -16 -48 +66 =46 =53 +56 -41 -43 3.0 2330
59. Jonkman, Harmen g NED 2421 -36 =68 +63 -34 +55 =30 -23 -45 3.0 2352
60. Aleskerov, Faik AZE 2167 -35 +46 -41 =53 -40 -55 +65 =62 3.0 2293
61. Thorfinnsson, Bjorn f ISL 2345 -26 +66 -23 +74 -31 =39 =43 -56 3.0 2311
62. Esen, Baris TUR 2262 -23 =39 -33 -50 -64 +72 +69 =60 3.0 2240
63. Mamedjarova, Zeinab wg AZE 2343 =15 - 7 -59 +64 -48 +68 -31 -51 2.5 2268
64. Demirel, Tolga TUR 2183 -21 -44 =55 -63 +62 -49 +70 -54 2.5 2227
65. Bente, Bjoern GER 2219 -10 =43 =49 -44 -54 =71 -60 +69 2.5 2209
66. Ersahin, Bulent TUR 2070 -29 -61 -58 +72 =52 -67 +71 -55 2.5 2174
67. Bakalarz, Mieczyslaw f LUX 2333 -14 - 3 -51 +71 -69 +66 -53 =70 2.5 2198
68. Makoli, Perparim SCG 2228 -27 =59 -40 -54 +70 -63 +73 -50 2.5 2206
69. Kose, Serkan TUR 2244 +19 -16 -22 -38 +67 -44 -62 -65 2.0 2227
70. Erdogan, Hakan f TUR 2252 =30 -20 -43 -55 -68 +74 -64 =67 2.0 2151
71. Mamedjarova, Turkan wm AZE 2191 -37 -53 -45 -67 +72 =65 -66 =74 2.0 2091
72. Idrizaj, Abedin GER 2249 -22 -56 -46 -66 -71 -62 +74 +73 2.0 2076
73. Yildiz, Betul Cemre wf TUR 2108 -41 =40 +50 -56 -46 -52 -68 -72 1.5 2104
74. Goksel, Doga Cihan TUR 2130 -42 +54 -39 -61 -45 -70 -72 =71 1.5 2092
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The FIDE Women's Championship take place in Elista Kalmykia, 21 May - 8
June 2004. Top seed is Humpy Koneru ahead of Alisa Galliamova and Maia
Chiburdanidze.
Official site: http://wwcc2004.fide.com
Round 2 24th-25th May 2004
Koneru, Humpy - Peng, Zhaoqin 1-0
Lomineishvili, Maia - Galliamova, Alisa 1-0
Chiburdanidze, Maia - Sebag, Marie 1-0
Bojkovic, Natasa - Matveeva, Svetlana 1/2
Lahno, Kateryna - Polovnikova, Ekaterina 1-0
Mkrtchian, Lilit - Cramling, Pia 1/2
Stefanova, Antoaneta - Vasilevich, Tatjana 1/2
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Zhao, Xue 1/2
Xu, Yuhua - Danielian, Elina 1-0
Kosintseva, Nadezhda - Zhukova, Natalia 0-1
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Cmilyte, Viktorija 0-1
Alexandrova, Olga - Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 1/2
Krush, Irina - Kachiani-G., Ketino 1/2
Peptan, Corina-Isabela - Jackova, Jana 0-1
Dzagnidze, Nana - Radziewicz, Iweta 1-0
Hoang, Thanh Trang - Kosintseva, Tatiana 1/2
Round 1 22nd-23rd May 2004
Van Der Merwe, Cecile H . - * Koneru, Humpy 0-1 0-1
Galliamova, Alisa * - Khaziyeva, Dinara 1-0 1-0
Arouche, Farida - * Chiburdanidze, Maia 0-1 1/2
Matveeva, Svetlana * - Houli, Asma 1-0 1-0
Morales, Mendoza Luciana - * Lahno, Kateryna 0-1 1/2
Cramling, Pia * - Hahn, Anna 1-0 1/2
Tan, Zhongyi - * Stefanova, Antoaneta 0-1 0-1
Zhao, Xue * - Paridar, Shadi 1-0 1-0
Tkeshelashvili, Sopio - * Xu, Yuhua 1/2 1/2 Playoff 0-1 0-1
Zhukova, Natalia * - Petrenko, Svetlana 1/2 1/2 Playoff 1/2 1-0
Sergeeva, Maria - * Kosteniuk, Alexandra 0-1 0-1
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina * - Lujan, Carolina 1-0 1-0
Arribas, Maritza - * Krush, Irina 0-1 1/2
Skripchenko, Almira - * Jackova, Jana 1/2 0-1
Shahade, Jennifer - * Dzagnidze, Nana 0-1 1/2
Kosintseva, Tatiana * - Huang, Qian 1-0 0-1 Playoff 1/2 1-0
Le, Kieu Thien Kim - * Hoang Thanh, Trang 1/2 0-1
Radziewicz, Iweta * - Meenakshi, S. 1/2 1-0
Goletiani, Rusudan - * Peptan, Corina-Isabela 0-1 1/2
Kachiani-G., Ketino * - Nguyen, Thi Thanh An 1/2 1/2 Playoff 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 (Kachiani Black with draw odds)
Matnadze, Ana - * Alexandrova, Olga 1/2 0-1
Cmilyte, Viktorija * - Harika, Dronavalli 1-0 1-0
Javakhishvili, Lela - * Kosintseva, Nadezhda 1-0 0-1 Playoff 0-1 0-1
Danielian, Elina * - Sedina, Elena 1/2 1/2 Playoff 1/2 1-0
Paehtz, Elisabeth * - Wang, Pin 1-0 1-0
Xu, Yuanyuan - * Vasilevich, Tatjana 1-0 0-1 Playoff 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-1
Mkrtchian, Lilit * - Socko, Monika 0-1 1-0 Playoff 1-0 0-1 1/2 1/2 1-0
Polovnikova, Ekaterina * - Khurtsidze, Nino 1-0 1/2
Wang, Yu - * Bojkovic, Natasa 1/2 0-1
Sebag, Marie * - Pogonina, Natalija 1/2 1-0
Slavina, Irina - * Lomineishvili, Maia 1/2 0-1
Peng, Zhaoqin * - Dworakowska, Joanna 1-0 0-1 Playoff 0-1 1-0 1/2 1/2 1-0
The Capablanca Memorial took place 5th-19th May in Havana. There were
four main events including a Category 13 elite tournament which was won by
Lenier Dominguez. Final round games are missing.
Internet coverage: http://www.inder.co.cu/capablanca/
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Capablanca Mem Elite Havana CUB (CUB), 6-19 v 2004 cat. XIII (2552)
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1. Dominguez, Lenier g CUB 2612 * 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 9.0 2808
2. Bruzon, Lazaro g CUB 2602 1 * = 1 = 1 = = = 1 1 1 8.5 2758
3. Delgado, Neuris g CUB 2557 = = * = = = = 1 = 1 = = 6.5 2616
4. Felgaer, Ruben g ARG 2592 0 0 = * 1 1 = = 1 0 1 1 6.5 2613
5. Arencibia, Walter g CUB 2505 0 = = 0 * = = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2621
6. Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav g RUS 2556 0 0 = 0 = * 1 1 = 1 1 0 5.5 2552
7. Morovic Fernandez, Ivan g CHI 2583 0 = = = = 0 * 0 1 0 1 1 5.0 2513
8. Gonzalez, Yuri m CUB 2481 0 = 0 = = 0 1 * 0 1 = = 4.5 2493
9. Luther, Thomas g GER 2577 0 = = 0 0 = 0 1 * 1 = = 4.5 2485
10. Ramirez, Alejandro g CRC 2542 = 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 * = 1 4.0 2451
11. Quezada, Yuniesky m CUB 2478 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 = = = * 1 3.0 2384
12. Maiwald, Jens-Uwe g GER 2543 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 = = 0 0 * 2.5 2342
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Capablanca Mem Premier I Havana CUB (CUB), 6-19 v 2004 cat. VIII (2428)
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1. Slobodjan, Roman g GER 2516 * = = = = = 0 1 = = 1 1 = 1 8.0 2508
2. Garcia Martinez, Silvino g CUB 2355 = * = = 0 = 1 1 = = 1 = = = 7.5 2490
3. Gonzalez Garcia, Jose m MEX 2443 = = * = = = = 0 = 1 1 1 = 0 7.0 2455
4. Vera, Reynaldo g CUB 2444 = = = * = = 1 = = 1 0 = = = 7.0 2455
5. Bluvshtein, Mark m CAN 2463 = 1 = = * = = = 0 = = 0 1 1 7.0 2454
6. Perez, Rodney m CUB 2451 = = = = = * = = 1 = 0 = = 1 7.0 2455
7. Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel m ESP 2440 1 0 = 0 = = * = 1 = 1 = 0 = 6.5 2426
8. Prasca, Raphael m VEN 2362 0 0 1 = = = = * = = = 1 1 0 6.5 2432
9. Otero, Diasmany m CUB 2399 = = = = 1 0 0 = * = 0 1 = 1 6.5 2430
10. Hernandez, Holden m CUB 2426 = = 0 0 = = = = = * 1 0 1 1 6.5 2428
11. Lafuente, Pablo m ARG 2433 0 0 0 1 = 1 0 = 1 0 * 1 1 = 6.5 2427
12. Gongora, Maikel m CUB 2422 0 = 0 = 1 = = 0 0 1 0 * = 1 5.5 2371
13. Perez, Luis Manuel m CUB 2438 = = = = 0 = 1 0 = 0 0 = * = 5.0 2340
14. Gomez, Felix m CUB 2398 0 = 1 = 0 0 = 1 0 0 = 0 = * 4.5 2320
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Capablanca Mem Premier II Havana CUB (CUB), 6-19 v 2004 cat. VIII (2439)
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1. Nogueiras, Jesus g CUB 2482 * = = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 10.0 2646
2. Borges Mateos, Juan m CUB 2426 = * 0 = 1 = = = 1 0 1 1 1 = 8.0 2526
3. Zambrana, Oswaldo m BOL 2472 = 1 * 0 0 = = = = = 1 1 1 1 8.0 2523
4. Almeida, Omar m CUB 2426 = = 1 * = 1 = 0 0 1 = = = = 7.0 2468
5. Rohl, Juan m VEN 2388 = 0 1 = * 1 0 = = = = = = = 6.5 2442
6. De la Paz, Frank m CUB 2449 = = = 0 0 * = 0 = 1 1 = = 1 6.5 2438
7. Pecorelli Garcia, Humberto m CUB 2420 0 = = = 1 = * 1 0 = = = = = 6.5 2440
8. Rodriguez Guerrero, Enrique m ESP 2407 0 = = 1 = 1 0 * 1 = 0 0 = = 6.0 2412
9. Zugic, Igor m CAN 2478 0 0 = 1 = = 1 0 * 1 = 0 = = 6.0 2406
10. Borriss, Martin m GER 2441 0 1 = 0 = 0 = = 0 * 0 1 1 1 6.0 2409
11. Kallio, Heikki g FIN 2484 0 0 0 = = 0 = 1 = 1 * = = 1 6.0 2406
12. Abreu, Aryam m CUB 2459 = 0 0 = = = = 1 1 0 = * 0 = 5.5 2380
13. Perea, Osmany f CUB 2392 0 0 0 = = = = = = 0 = 1 * = 5.0 2355
14. Hernandez, Roman g CUB 2420 0 = 0 = = 0 = = = 0 0 = = * 4.0 2299
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Capablanca Mem Mixto Havana CUB (CUB), 6-19 v 2004 cat. I (2270)
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1. Pina, Sulennis wg CUB 2317 * 1 = = = = = = 1 1 1 = 1 8.5 2424
2. Frois, Antonio m POR 2340 0 * = = 1 = 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2359
3. Pazos Gambarrotti, Plinio m ECU 2353 = = * 1 = = = = 0 0 1 1 1 7.0 2320
4. Arribas, Maritza wg CUB 2327 = = 0 * = 0 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 7.0 2322
5. Mascaro March, Pedro f ESP 2309 = 0 = = * 1 = 0 = = 1 1 1 7.0 2324
6. Ramon, Vivian wg CUB 2206 = = = 1 0 * = 0 1 = 0 1 1 6.5 2304
7. Santa Torres, Juan m PUR 2241 = 1 = = = = * 0 1 = = = 0 6.0 2272
8. Marrero, Yaniet wm CUB 2271 = = = 0 1 1 1 * 0 0 = = = 6.0 2270
9. Groffen, Hans NED 2207 0 0 1 = = 0 0 1 * 1 1 = 0 5.5 2246
10. Ordaz Valdes, Lisandra wf CUB 2199 0 = 1 0 = = = 1 0 * 0 = 0 4.5 2189
11. Lucena, Lincoln BRA 2180 0 0 0 0 0 1 = = 0 1 * 1 = 4.5 2190
12. Esquivel, Luis PAN 2314 = 0 0 = 0 0 = = = = 0 * 1 4.0 2141
13. Hernandez, Tania wm CUB 2251 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 1 1 = 0 * 4.0 2147
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There are qualifiers for the 57th Russian Chess Championship taking
place 20th-31st May in St-Petersburg and Tomsk. Prize fund - $50,000. The top
three in each event with play in a super final possibly in Moscow in September
with Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Anatoly Karpov, Peter Svidler, Evgeny
Bareev, Alexander Grischuk and Alexander Morozevich with a prize fund $300,000.
The organizer of the tournament is the Chess Federation of St. Petersburg and
it’s new president Alexey Ustaev, who is at the same time President of
Viking Bank. Viking Bank is the main sponsor. News from Tomsk not yet
available. Alexei Dreev has got off to a perfect 4/4 start. My thanks to Sergei
Soloviov.
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57th ch-RUS Qualifier St Petersburg RUS (RUS), 1-13 v 2004
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1. Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2689 +29 +18 + 3 + 8 . . . . . 4.0
2. Tseshkovsky, Vitaly g RUS 2564 +33 =12 +10 +20 . . . . . 3.5 2866
3. Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2610 +23 + 9 - 1 +11 . . . . . 3.0 2729
4. Khalifman, Alexander g RUS 2668 = 5 =11 +23 +19 . . . . . 3.0 2751
5. Landa, Konstantin g RUS 2550 = 4 = 6 +21 = 7 . . . . . 2.5 2679
6. Zvjaginsev, Vadim g RUS 2654 =11 = 5 +25 =15 . . . . . 2.5 2647
7. Andreikin, Dmitry m RUS 2418 =13 +27 =19 = 5 . . . . . 2.5 2677
8. Volkov, Sergey g RUS 2629 +32 =10 +12 - 1 . . . . . 2.5 2694
9. Romanov, Evgeny f RUS 2392 +26 - 3 =18 +24 . . . . . 2.5 2668
10. Shaposhnikov, Evgeny g RUS 2559 +34 = 8 - 2 +26 . . . . . 2.5 2536
11. Ivanov, Sergey g RUS 2546 = 6 = 4 +22 - 3 . . . . . 2.0 2628
12. Najer, Evgeniy g RUS 2606 +28 = 2 - 8 =16 . . . . . 2.0 2563
13. Dolmatov, Sergey g RUS 2573 = 7 =14 =24 =17 . . . . . 2.0 2487
14. Ionov, Sergey g RUS 2538 =19 =13 =15 =18 . . . . . 2.0 2598
15. Tregubov, Pavel V g RUS 2636 =16 =24 =14 = 6 . . . . . 2.0 2570
16. Belov, Vladimir g RUS 2543 =15 =20 =27 =12 . . . . . 2.0 2624
17. Nepomniachtchi, Ian f RUS 2445 =22 =21 =26 =13 . . . . . 2.0 2580
18. Kuzmin, Alexey g RUS 2567 +30 - 1 = 9 =14 . . . . . 2.0 2487
19. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2616 =14 +31 = 7 - 4 . . . . . 2.0 2520
20. Sakaev, Konstantin g RUS 2665 =24 =16 +29 - 2 . . . . . 2.0 2552
21. Yakovich, Yuri g RUS 2596 =25 =17 - 5 +32 . . . . . 2.0 2503
22. Yevseev, Denis g RUS 2580 =17 =25 -11 +33 . . . . . 2.0 2439
23. Nikolenko, Oleg m RUS 2520 - 3 +34 - 4 +31 . . . . . 2.0 2434
24. Popov, Valerij g RUS 2547 =20 =15 =13 - 9 . . . . . 1.5 2479
25. Dobrov, Vladimir m RUS 2477 =21 =22 - 6 =29 . . . . . 1.5 2509
26. Burmakin, Vladimir g RUS 2571 - 9 +28 =17 -10 . . . . . 1.5 2391
27. Gleizerov, Evgeny g RUS 2592 =31 - 7 =16 =28 . . . . . 1.5 2396
28. Loginov, Valery A g RUS 2516 -12 -26 +30 =27 . . . . . 1.5 2438
29. Riazantsev, Alexander g RUS 2556 - 1 +33 -20 =25 . . . . . 1.5 2443
30. Danin, Alexandre f RUS 2332 -18 =32 -28 +34 . . . . . 1.5 2319
31. Solovjov, Sergey I m RUS 2458 =27 -19 =32 -23 . . . . . 1.0 2374
32. Kurnosov, Igor g RUS 2543 - 8 =30 =31 -21 . . . . . 1.0 2310
33. Silivanov, Sergej f RUS 2291 - 2 -29 +34 -22 . . . . . 1.0 2232
34. Shapovalenko,Maksim RUS ---- -10 -23 -33 -30 . . . . . 0.0
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Dutch team Championship playoffs took place 20th-21st May 2004. Four
teams competed: VastNed Doettling, Schmaltz, Reinderman etc; HSG Nikolic,
Seirawan, Rogers, Nijboer, Ljubojevic, Stellwagen, L'Ami, De Vreugt etc; ZZICT
Van Wely, Movsesian, Van den Doel, Chuchelov, Timman, Van der Wiel etc;
ING/ESGOO Feygin, Schebler, Hausrath etc. ZZICT Breda ING beat ESGOO Enschede
8¼-1½. Enschede were the surprise finalists after overcoming
Rotterdam in the semi-finals.
Official site:
http://www.schaakbond.nl/nieuws/plof2004/index.htm
Semi-Finals
Bd. VastNed Rotterdam ING/ESGOO Enschede 3½-6½
1. Bosch, Jeroen (IM, NED, 2445) Hausrath, Daniel (IM, GER, 2452) ½-½
2. Winants, Luc (GM, BEL, 2497) Hoffmann, Michael (IM, GER, 2444) ½-½
3. Schmaltz, Roland (GM, GER, 2522) Lemmers, Oscar (IM, NED, 2379) ½-½
4. Doettling, Fabian (GM, GER, 2532) Koster, Ramon ( NED, 2258) ½-½
5. Reinderman, Dimitri (GM, NED, 2521) Schebler, Gerhard (IM, GER, 2471) 1-0
6. Gulbas, Cemil (FM, BEL, 2363) Feygin, Michail (IM, UKR, 2471) 0-1
7. Carlier, Bruno (IM, NED, 2415) Kroeze, Frank (FM, NED, 2384) 0-1
8. Piket, Marcel (FM, NED, 2343) Bitalzadeh, Ali ( NED, 2229) ½-½
9. Van Harreveld, Frenk (FM, NED, 2284) Spoelman, Wouter ( NED, 2249) 0-1
10. Timmerman, Gert (FM, NED, 2354) Bolwerk, Peter ( NED, 2280) 0-1
Bd. HSG Hilversum ZZICT Breda 4-6
1. L'Ami, Erwin (IM, NED, 2478) Van Wely, Loek (GM, NED, 2651) 0-1
2. Rogers, Ian (GM, AUS, 2582) Van den Doel, Erik (GM, NED, 2599) ½-½
3. Stellwagen, Daniel (IM, NED, 2503) Timman, Jan (GM, NED, 2576) ½-½
4. Seirawan, Yasser (GM, USA, 2621) Cuijpers, Frans (IM, NED, 2489) 1-0
5. Nijboer, Friso (GM, NED, 2578) Blees, Albert (IM, NED, 2389) 1-0
6. Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (GM, SCG, 2569) Chuchelov, Vladimir (GM, BEL, 2593) 0-1
7. De Vreugt, Dennis (GM, NED, 2472) Van der Wiel, John (GM, NED, 2526) ½-½
8. Douven, Rudy (IM, NED, 2416) Werle, Jan (IM, NED, 2438) 0-1
9. Vedder, Henk ( NED, 2363) Martens, Martin (IM, NED, 2427) ½-½
10. Pliester, Leon (IM, NED, 2382) Delemarre, Jop (IM, NED, 2464) 0-1
Final
Bd. ZZICT Breda ING/ESGOO Enschede 8½-1½
1. Van Wely, Loek (GM, NED, 2651) Lemmers, Oscar (IM, NED, 2379) 1-0
2. Chuchelov, Vladimir (GM, BEL, 2593) Koster, Ramon ( NED, 2258) 1-0
3. Van den Doel, Erik (GM, NED, 2599) Hausrath, Daniel (IM, GER, 2452) 1-0
4. Timman, Jan (GM, NED, 2576) Feygin, Michail (IM, UKR, 2471) ½-½
5. Van der Wiel, John (GM, NED, 2526) Kroeze, Frank (FM, NED, 2384) ½-½
6. Hoogendoorn, Joost (FM, NED, 2377) Hoffmann, Michael (IM, GER, 2444) 1-0
7. Werle, Jan (IM, NED, 2438) Spoelman, Wouter ( NED, 2249) 1-0
8. Delemarre, Jop (IM, NED, 2464) Bolwerk, Peter ( NED, 2280) 1-0
9. Cuijpers, Frans (IM, NED, 2489) Schebler, Gerhard (IM, GER, 2471) 1-0
10. Blees, Albert (IM, NED, 2389) Bitalzadeh, Ali ( NED, 2229) ½-½
3rd-4th Playoff
Bd. HSG Hilversum VastNed Rotterdam 7½-2½
1. Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (GM, SCG, 2569) Winants, Luc (GM, BEL, 2497) ½-½
2. Seirawan, Yasser (GM, USA, 2621) Schmaltz, Roland (GM, GER, 2522) 1-0
3. L'Ami, Erwin (IM, NED, 2478) Doettling, Fabian (GM, GER, 2532) ½-½
4. Rogers, Ian (GM, AUS, 2582) Bosch, Jeroen (IM, NED, 2445) ½-½
5. Stellwagen, Daniel (IM, NED, 2503) Piket, Marcel (FM, NED, 2343) 1-0
6. De Vreugt, Dennis (GM, NED, 2472) Reinderman, Dimitri (GM, NED, 2521) ½-½
7. Nijboer, Friso (GM, NED, 2578) Timmerman, Gert (FM, NED, 2354) 1-0
8. Vedder, Henk ( NED, 2363) Carlier, Bruno (IM, NED, 2415) 1-0
9. Pliester, Leon (IM, NED, 2382) Gulbas, Cemil (FM, BEL, 2363) 1-0
10. Douven, Rudy (IM, NED, 2416) Van Harreveld, Frenk (FM, NED, 2284) ½-½
Alexander Stripunsky won the 102nd New York Masters with a 4/4 score on
18th May 2004. The regular rapid event provides regular chances for keen
players of 2200 and above to compete against GMs and IMs in New York. News John
Fernandez.
Website: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
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1. Stripunsky, Alex g USA 2553 +27 +16 + 5 + 7 4.0 ($700)
2. Gustafsson, Jan g GER 2579 +11 +10 +14 = 3 3.5 ($275)
3. Hoffmann, Asa f USA 2290 +32 + 6 +21 = 2 3.5 ($275)
4. Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2596 +31 -14 +17 +13 3.0 ($ 35)
5. Wojtkiewicz, Aleks g USA 2559 +22 +20 - 1 +15 3.0 ($ 35)
6. Becerra, Julio g USA 2547 +17 - 3 +26 +14 3.0 ($ 35)
7. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2580 +26 +15 + 8 - 1 3.0 ($ 35)
8. Scekic, Milos m SCG 2405 +24 + 9 - 7 +16 3.0 ($ 35)
9. Klein, Erez f USA 2292 +33 - 8 +19 +20 3.0 ($ 35)
10. Belorusov, Mikhail f USA 2302 +30 - 2 =23 +21 2.5
11. Lenderman, Alex f USA 2327 - 2 +30 =20 +23 2.5 ($ 60)
12. Hess, Robert USA 2169 +13 -21 +31 = 2.5 ($ 60)
13. Bonin, Jay m USA 2341 -12 +27 +22 - 4 2.0
14. Braylovsky, Gregory USA 2327 +10 + 4 - 2 - 6 2.0
15. Almeida, Alfonso m MEX 2378 +25 - 7 +24 - 5 2.0
16. Privman, Boris f USA 2268 +29 - 1 +28 - 8 2.0
17. Shevelev, Danny f ISR 2310 - 6 +25 - 4 +27 2.0
18. Zenyuk, Iryna USA 2168 -20 -22 +33 +32 2.0
19. Appelman, Harris USA 2188 -14 +31 - 9 + 2.0
20. Sarkar, Justin m USA 2375 +18 - 5 =11 - 9 1.5
21. Fierro, Martha wg ECU 2327 = +12 - 3 -10 1.5
22. Bartell, Thomas f USA 2298 - 5 +18 -13 =25 1.5
23. Treger, Yefim USA 2227 = =28 =10 -11 1.5
24. Furdzik, Rafal USA 2253 - 8 +33 -15 = 1.5
25. Ross, Laura wf USA 2099 -15 -17 +29 =22 1.5
26. Caruana, Fabiano f USA 2140 - 7 +29 - 6 = 1.5
27. Nilsson, Martin SWE 2215 - 1 -13 +30 -17 1.0
28. Rosenberg, Evan USA 2163 = =23 -16 --- 1.0
29. Uminer, Moshe USA ---- -16 -26 -25 +33 1.0
30. Zhao, Parker USA 1992 -10 -11 -27 = 0.5
31. Smith, Bryan f USA 2334 - 4 -19 -12 --- 0.0
32. Fredericks, Jason USA ---- - 3 --- --- --- 0.0
33. Gershenov, Ben USA ---- - 9 -24 -18 -29 0.0
PRIZES
1ST - $ 700
2ND - $ 300
3RD - $ 210
U2400 - $ 250
U2300 - $ 120
John Hillery reports: GM Vitali Golod of Israel scored 6.5-2.5 to take
first place in the 2004 Santa Monica Invitational, a Category IX international
tournament held from May 11th-19th 2004 at the Los Angeles Chess Club, 11514
Santa Monica Blvd., in Los Angeles. Next at 6-3 were GM Victor Mikhalevsli and
IM Angelo Young. Tournament organizer Alan Stein scored 5-4 to earn an IM norm,
despite being the second-lowest rated player in the field. John Hillery
directed.
Final standings, photos of the players, and games may be found at
http://www.westernchess.com/smi04.html
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1. Golod, Vitali g ISR 2552 * = = 1 1 = = = 1 1 6.5 2613
2. Young, Angelo m PHI 2390 = * 1 0 1 = 1 1 0 1 6.0 2590
3. Mikhalevski, Victor g ISR 2550 = 0 * 1 = = 1 = 1 1 6.0 2572
4. Matikozian, Andranik m ARM 2467 0 1 0 * = 1 = = = 1 5.0 2499
5. Stein, Alex f USA 2316 0 0 = = * 1 = = 1 1 5.0 2516
6. Sevillano, Enrico m USA 2467 = = = 0 0 * = = = 1 4.0 2413
7. Yudasin, Leonid g ISR 2553 = 0 0 = = = * = 1 = 4.0 2404
8. Donaldson, John W m USA 2459 = 0 = = = = = * = 0 3.5 2377
9. Kraai, Jesse m USA 2446 0 1 0 = 0 = 0 = * = 3.0 2333
10. Pruess, David f USA 2376 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 = * 2.0 2246
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The Uruguay Championships took place 15th-23rd May 2004. The 11 round
swiss had a time rate of 100 mins + 30 seconds per move. 32 players. Top seed
Bernardo Roselli Mailhe took clear first on 8.5/11 half a point clear of the
field. Games from the early rounds only available. My thanks to José
Riverol.
Further information
http://nuestroajedrez.ods.org/uruguay/2004-012.htm
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1. Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo m URU 2420 8.5 50.0 58.0 6
2. Bauza, Alejandro f URU 2211 8 50.0 57.5 6
3. Carvalho, Guillermo URU 2172 8 46.0 58.5 6
4. Etcheverz, Ignacio URU 2105 7.5 46.0 56.5 5
5. Larrea, Manuel URU 2224 7.5 44.5 58.0 5
6. Izquierdo, Daniel f URU 2307 6.5 43.5 55.5 4
7. Curi, Gabriel f URU 2279 6.5 41.0 56.5 5
8. Escofet, Jaime URU 2190 6 42.5 55.0 3
9. Granara Barreto, Sebastian A f URU 2258 6 38.5 53.5 4
10. Sancristobal,Jose Ricardo URU ---- 6 36.0 53.0 4
11. Arias, Jorge URU 2100 6 36.0 50.5 4
12. Almada,Marcelo URU ---- 6 35.0 45.0 5
13. Gonzalez, Nahuel URU 2055 6 32.5 47.5 5
14. Cao, Jorge URU 2248 6 32.0 48.0 4
15. Muniz, Rafael URU 2233 5.5 40.0 55.5 4
16. Magaldi, Nelson URU 2185 5.5 33.5 49.0 4
17. Eoksizian,Sergio URU ---- 5.5 24.0 38.5 3
18. Braso, Jorge URU 2262 5 37.0 53.0 3
19. Cukerman, Salomonovich Diego URU 2161 5 35.0 48.0 3
20. Corbo,Sixto URU ---- 5 33.0 52.5 4
21. Miralles,Nicolas URU ---- 5 30.5 50.0 2
22. Barboza, Mauro URU 2142 5 27.5 43.5 4
23. Guerrero, Alvaro URU 2120 4.5 34.5 52.5 3
24. Riverol, Jose URU 2269 4.5 30.0 49.0 3
25. Fuentes,Jorge URU ---- 4.5 26.0 47.0 1
26. Bustelo, Tabare URU 2098 4.5 24.5 43.5 3
27. Nunez de las Rosa,Matias URU ---- 4.5 23.0 39.5 2
28. Rossel,Eduardo URU ---- 4.5 22.5 42.0 2
29. Nunez de la Rosa,Maximiliano URU ---- 4 22.5 42.0 1
30. De los Reyes,Mauro URU ---- 4 15.5 40.5 1
31. Saravia,Gumersindo URU ---- 3 20.5 41.0 2
32. Guisande,Fernando URU ---- 0 0.0 9.0 0
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The Ukrainian Women's Championship took place 2nd-12th May 2004. Olga
Alexandrova won the event. No games available. News: Leonid Galperin.
Website: http://www.kaissa.com.ua/eng/index.php
Ranking after round 9 of Ukrainian Women's Championship
No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We
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1. 1 Alexandrova,Olga 7.0 45.0 33.75 33.5 2430 2422 -0.08
2. 12 Kostiuk,Tatiana 6.5 48.0 33.00 35.5 2271 2416 +1.58
20 Doluhanova,Evgenia 6.5 47.5 31.75 37.0 2206 2420 +2.30
23 Aksionova,Tatiana 6.5 45.5 31.75 30.5 2190 2386 +1.91
18 Baklanova,Tatiana 6.5 39.5 27.50 28.5 2223 2453 +1.80
6. 5 Ushenina,Anna 6.0 46.5 29.00 29.5 2336 2253 -0.76
13 Gutsko,Anastasia 6.0 44.0 27.75 30.5 2258 2254 -0.06
3 Kononenko,Tatiana 6.0 43.0 27.00 29.0 2365 2316 -0.57
9. 31 Dolzhikova,Katerina 5.5 50.0 28.75 29.5 2129 2376 +2.98
4 Zdebskaja,Natalia 5.5 49.5 27.50 33.5 2351 2328 -0.26
8 Hryhorenko,Nataliya 5.5 48.5 27.00 31.0 2293 2246 -0.46
7 Gritsayeva,Oksana 5.5 48.0 27.25 31.0 2298 2275 -0.28
26 Kostiukova,Liubov 5.5 48.0 29.00 30.5 2165 2355 +2.04
6 Vozovic,Oksana 5.5 45.0 24.75 26.5 2313 2261 -0.62
9 Sulejmanova,Ava 5.5 44.0 25.25 27.0 2293 2187 -0.97
16 Goreskul,Alyona 5.5 43.5 26.50 25.5 2244 2380 +1.09
15 Yakivchik,Myroslava 5.5 41.0 22.75 26.0 2248 2301 +0.51
18. 11 Semenova,Lidia 5.0 49.0 25.25 31.5 2271 2269 -0.04
14 Matseyko,Katerina 5.0 49.0 26.00 30.5 2253 2284 +0.34
27 Kalinina,Larisa 5.0 48.5 26.75 25.5 2148 2322 +1.94
51 Maiko,Alina 5.0 47.0 22.75 24.0 0000 2252 +0.50
53 Ostroverhova,Elena 5.0 46.0 24.00 26.5 0000 2284 +0.50
10 Karlovich,Anastazia 5.0 42.5 22.25 25.5 2283 2182 -1.02
28 Moskalets,Svetlana 5.0 41.0 20.25 22.5 2147 2235 +0.96
25. 2 Arutyunova,Diana 4.5 47.0 20.25 25.5 2373 2168 -2.18
22 Efremova,Yulia 4.5 38.5 15.25 23.5 2196 2078 -0.80
30 Breslavska,Galina 4.5 37.0 16.00 20.0 2132 1989 -0.85
35 Sluzhbina,Anastasiya 4.5 37.0 16.00 19.5 2045 2005 -0.30
38 Berezjuk,Evgeniya 4.5 37.0 15.25 18.0 1986 2088 +0.76
21 Shliahtich,Galina 4.5 36.0 15.25 22.0 2197 2112 -0.84
29 Panakhova,Elena 4.5 36.0 14.50 19.5 2133 2044 -0.86
33 Mokriak,Liudmila 4.5 34.5 16.75 21.0 2106 2193 +0.42
33. 19 Maiko,Julia 4.0 42.5 14.50 22.0 2218 1948 -2.00
17 Chulivska,Vita 4.0 37.0 13.25 23.0 2235 2179 -0.40
50 Kovaleva,Natalia 4.0 36.5 12.00 16.5 0000 1942 1942
47 Karpova,Svetlana 4.0 33.0 11.00 16.0 0000 1973 1973
32 Mamonova,Yulia 4.0 31.0 10.50 18.5 2119 1482 -1.76
38. 39 Sova,Olga 3.5 43.5 12.75 16.0 1978 1793 -0.82
24 Aslanian,Ludmila 3.5 43.0 13.25 20.0 2174 2176 +0.00
49 Kovaleva,Marianna 3.5 38.5 10.00 18.5 0000 2018 2018
43 Babiy,Alla 3.5 38.0 14.50 18.0 0000 2060 2060
45 Gordienko,Anna 3.5 35.0 8.50 12.5 0000 1921 1921
40 Kalinina,Olga 3.5 34.5 9.25 14.0 1953 2122 +1.24
42 Andrenko,Irina 3.5 34.5 10.00 16.0 0000 1948 1948
25 Rudakova,Zhaneta 3.5 34.0 8.50 19.5 2173 1479 -2.08
44 Blizniuk,Julia 3.5 33.0 9.00 16.0 0000 2049 2049
47. 34 Kovtoniuk,Natalia 3.0 36.0 8.50 13.5 2058 1958 -0.55
46 Grisha,Tatiana 3.0 35.0 11.25 14.5 0000 1976 1976
52 Marshakova,Zhanna 3.0 33.5 7.50 15.0 0000 1958 1958
41 Gorbatenko,Kateryna 3.0 33.0 8.25 15.0 1951 1936 -0.12
37 Romanova,Mariya 3.0 30.0 7.75 14.0 1998 2044 +0.19
52. 36 Majboroda,Evgenija 2.5 31.0 6.00 9.5 2030 1431 -1.56
53. 48 Khudoshina,Valentina 1.5 31.5 2.75 8.5 0000 1690 1690
The 7th May Festival was held in Petrovac, Serbia and Montenegro 16-22nd
May. The event included the 2004 Team Cup of Serbia and Montenegro. Belgrade
Chess Club GAMBIT won the event.
Official site: http://www.scgchess.org/
1 BSK GAMBIT, Beograd 11 17,5
2 BUDUCNOST, Podgorica 11 17,5
3 NOVOSADSKI SK, Novi Sad 11 17
4 OBILIC, Beograd 8 16,5
5 RADONJA BOJOVIC, Niksic 8 15,5
6 SPARTAK, Subotica 8 15
7 ELEKTROPRIVREDA CG, Niksic 8 15
8 NIS, Nis 7 15
9 RADNICKI, Kragujevac 7 14,5
10 ZTP, Beograd 7 13
11 BEOGRAD, Beograd 7 13
12 MIMOZA, Tivat 6 15
13 BEOGRADSKI VODOVOD, Beograd 6 14,5
14 TELEKOM, Zvecan 5 12,5
15 SLOBODA BOHOR, Uzice 5 11
16 JAVOR - AGROMARKET, Ivanjica 4 11,5
17 TAKOVO METALAC, Gornji Milanovac 4 9,5
18 PTT, Beograd 3 8,5
68th Costa Rican National Championships is in two stages. The first
stage (18th-31st May 2004) is a 9 round swiss event that will qualify 9 players
to the second and final stage (July 2004) that will be a 14 player round robin
that will decide the 2004 Costa Rican Champion. In the first stage there are
two IM's: IM Alexis Murillo and IM Francisco Hernandez. In the second stage
they are already classified: IM Leonardo Valdes, IM Bernal González, IM
Sergio Minero, FM William Charpentier and FM Juan Leon Jimenez.
Internet coverage is in http://www.tablerotico.com
The 2nd Leonine GM takes place in Dhaka 18th-28th May 2004. Nguyen Anh
Dung and Abdulla Al-Rakib both have 4.5/6.
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1. Nguyen Anh Dung g VIE 2535 * . = = = . . 1 . 1 1 . 4.5 2662
2. Abdulla, Al-Rakib m BAN 2422 . * . . . 1 . 0 1 = 1 1 4.5 2568
3. Murshed, Niaz g BAN 2471 = . * = 1 . = = . . 1 . 4.0 2599
4. Sandipan, Chanda g IND 2561 = . = * . . . 1 1 0 1 . 4.0 2569
5. Rahman, Ziaur g BAN 2493 = . 0 . * . . . 1 1 = 1 4.0 2494
6. Ravi, Lanka m IND 2461 . 0 . . . * 1 = 0 1 . 1 3.5 2457
7. Hossain, Enamul m BAN 2436 . . = . . 0 * . = 1 1 = 3.5 2414
8. Fominyh, Alexander g RUS 2579 0 1 = 0 . = . * . . . 1 3.0 2429
9. Sharma, Dinesh K m IND 2369 . 0 . 0 0 1 = . * . . 1 2.5 2359
10. Reefat, Bin-Sattar m BAN 2472 0 = . 1 0 0 0 . . * . . 1.5 2291
11. Abdul, Maleq BAN 2243 0 0 0 0 = . 0 . . . * . 0.5 2085
12. Thapa, Krishna NEP 2126 . 0 . . 0 0 = 0 0 . . * 0.5 2059
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The 7th United Insurance International Masters Chess Tournament was 11
round Swiss which took place in Dhaka 6th-15th May 2004. Full results and games
next week.
The Norwegian Teams took place in May 19th-23rd 2004. Will hopefully
cover the results and games next week.
Internet coverage:
http://home.online.no/~trichaev/sjakk/tsf/turneringer/lagnm2004/lagnm2004.html
The Trofeo CBA takes place in Milan 14th-24th May 2004.
Official coverage: http://www.italiascacchistica.com/cba_2004/
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1. Drazic, Sinisa g SCG 2476 * = = 1 = 1 = = 1 1 = . 7.0 2404
2. Lanzani, Mario m ITA 2360 = * . 1 = = = = 1 = 1 1 7.0 2399
3. Castaldo, Folco f ITA 2329 = . * 1 = = 1 = = = = = 6.0 2322
4. Rombaldoni, Denis ITA 2158 0 0 0 * 1 = . = 1 1 1 1 6.0 2346
5. Qendro, Llambi f ALB 2366 = = = 0 * = 1 = = = . = 5.0 2268
6. Astengo, Corrado ITA 2129 0 = = = = * = 1 0 . = 1 5.0 2286
7. Valenti, Giuseppe f ITA 2292 = = 0 . 0 = * 1 = 1 1 0 5.0 2274
8. Dragojlovic, Andjelko m SCG 2340 = = = = = 0 0 * . = = 1 4.5 2225
9. Van Hoolandt, Patrick f MNC 2237 0 0 = 0 = 1 = . * 0 = 1 4.0 2189
10. Mariano, Elia ITA 2198 0 = = 0 = . 0 = 1 * = 0 3.5 2176
11. Bertazzo, Giorgio SUI 2141 = 0 = 0 . = 0 = = = * = 3.5 2158
12. Ricci, Marco ITA 2169 . 0 = 0 = 0 1 0 0 1 = * 3.5 2145
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World Number 9 Judit Polgar was in Parla in Spain on May 15th 2004. She
gave a simultaneous exhibition against 27 players and her result was +23=2-2.
Coverage:
http://www.ajedrezenmadrid.com/torneos/torneo.asp?torneo=04051506
Politiken Cup 2004
The Politiken Cup takes place 24th of July - 1st of August 2004. There
are 10 rounds in 9 days. Luke McShane, Alexander Beliavsky, Magnus Carlsen,
Curt Hansen, Peter Heine Nielsen. The elo average of the top ten is 2610+. This
year it is played on Hotel Quality in Høje Taastrup, 15 minutes from
Copenhagen central station. Speciel Prices availible at the hotel.
Information: http://www.politikencup.dk/
XII Torneo "Guillermo Garcia" In Memoriam
The XII Torneo "Guillermo Garcia" In Memoriam takes place in the Hotel
Santa Clara Libre, Villa Clara 20th May - 3rd June 2004.
Internet coverage:
http://www.inder.co.cu/capablanca/Cuba/Guille04.htm
Premier I 2443.8
Players
1 Bruzón, Lázaro g CUB 2602
2 Arencibia, Walter g CUB 2505
3 Daniel Mieles m ECU 2479
4 Quezada, Yuniesky m CUB 2478
5 Zambrana Osvaldo m BOL 2472
6 Diego Flores m ARG 2448
7 Almeida, Omar m CUB 2426
8 Borges Mateos, Juan m CUB 2426
9 Guillermo Soppe m ARG 2421
10 Hernández, Román g CUB 2420
11 Enrique Rodríguez m ESP 2407
12 Otero, Diasmany m CUB 2399
13 León, Manuel f MEX 2286
PREMIER II 2443
1 Delgado, Neuris g CUB 2557
2 Nogueiras, Jesús g CUB 2482
3 González, Yuri m CUB 2481
4 Igor Zugic m CAN 2478
5 Abreu, Aryam m CUB 2459
6 Martin Labollita m ARG 2452
7 Pérez, Rodney m CUB 2451
8 De La Paz, Frank m CUB 2449
9 Josep Manuel López m ESP 2440
10 Pablo Lafuente m ARG 2433
11 Eduardo Arancibia m CHI 2408
12 García Martínez,Silvino g CUB 2355
13 Luis Esquivel f PAN 2314
14th Heart of Finland Open
The 14th Heart of Finland Open takes place in Jyväskylä, July
21-25, 2004.
9 rounds Swiss. ELO-rated with the possibility of title norms. Venue:
IT-Dynamo, street address Piippukatu 2, Lutakko, Jyväskylä. Timerate
2 hours / 40 moves + 1 hour to finish
Entry fees: GMs/IMs no entry fee (early registration required), FM/U20
50 EUR, ELO-rated players 70 EUR, others 90 EUR.
Prizes: Total prize fund approximately 7000 EUR, lots of rating group
prizes.
Further information: Sami Hämäläinen +358 9 791140,
mobile +358 40 5123864, email aurifera@kolumbus.fi
Website: http://www.shakki.net/turnaukset/hof04/indexe.html
First Saturday June
The next First Saturday tournament will take place 5th-17th June 2004.
There are vacancies for those who wish to play in the GM and IM events. Contact
Laszlo Nagy e-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net
Further details: http://www.firstsaturday.hu
Potential Players FSGM June
IGM SERES, Lajos (HUN, 2497),
IGM FOGARASI, Tibor (HUN, 2465),
IGM FARAGÓ, Ivan (HUN, 2507),
IM PASCHALL, William (USA, 2381),
FM NAGLE, Sean (USA, 2375),
IM NEUBAUER, Martin (AUT, 2418),
IM ALMÁSI, István (HUN, 2449),
IM KADHI, Hameed Mansour Ali (YEM, 2379),
IM MUIR, Andrew (SCO, 2335),
IM SZIEBERTH, Ádám (HUN, 2370),
IM NGUYEN, Ngoc Truongson (VIE, 2431),
IM KARATOROSSIAN, David (ARM, 2401)
Potential players FSIM June
IM EPERJESI, László (HUN, 2322),
IM WERNER, Dimo (GER, 2362),
IM FARAGÓ, Sándor (HUN, 2314),
IM TURZÓ, Attila (HUN, 2349),
FM CARUANA, Fabiano (USA, 2140),
FM BRUSTKERN, Juergen (GER, 2266),
FM BÉRCZES, Dávid (HUN, 2293),
FM BÉRCZES, Csaba (HUN, 2340),
SISATTO, Olli (FIN, 2159),
SIMONSEN, Hans Kristian (FAI, 2243),
POULSEN, Martin (FAI, 2290),
IM MOZES, Ervin (ROM, 2328),
PORAT, Ido (ISR, 2261).
European Youth Team Championships
European Youth Team Championships and European Youth Rapid and Blitz
Chess Championships takes place 9th-21st July 2004 in Belgrad.
Further information: http://www.scgchess.org
I Catalonian Circuit Grand Prix
The Catalonia Chess Federation are organising the I Catalonian Circuit
Grand Prix. 24 Tournaments are included in this competition. All rules are
available at http://www.fcde.net/circuit/oberts.html
The circuit starts June 6th and finishes September 16th 2004.
2nd Savaria IM Tournament
The 2nd Savaria IM Tournament takes place 3rd-11th May 2004.
(Szombathely, Hungary).
Information: Korpics Zsolt korpicschess@axelero.hu
ACP Internet Tournaments
The 3rd ACP Blitz Tournament will take place on playchess.com. Details:
http://www.chessbase.com/events/acp/acp03.htm
Sponsored by ChinaCom and ChessBase, the prize fund will amount to US $6,200
with US $1,800 to the winner. 5 preliminary tournaments take place May 31st to
June 3rd, and a final event on June 5th.
27th Syre Memorial
The 27th Syre Memorial takes place 20th-23rd May in Issy Les Moulineaux
(near Paris). 6 rounds.
Internet coverage http://www.dprimel.com/ and
http://perso.club-internet.fr/doprimel/memorialsyre04.htm
PWPW S.A. CHESS CUP
The International Women’s Tournament PWPW S.A. Chess Cup takes
place June 18th-22nd in Warsaw. Venue: Hotel Courtyard by Marriott in Warsaw.
The event is organised by the Polish Chess Federation and is sponsored Polska
Wytwornia Papierow Wartosciowych S.A. The event is a six player double round
robin. The rapid event has a time rate of 25 minutes + 10 seconds per move. All
games will be played in the afternoon and transmitted on-line., website to be
announced.
The prize fund is equal to 8500 US$ in total and all the 6
participating players will receive financial prizes.
1. Stefanowa, Antoaneta g BUL 2490
2. Kosteniuk, Alexandra m RUS 2469
3. Radziewicz, Iweta m POL 2444
4. Zielinska, Marta wg POL 2411
5. Socko, Monika m POL 2408
6. Dworakowska, Joanna m POL 2395
91st British Chess Championships
The 91st Smith & Williamson British Championships take place 1st -
14th August in the Spa Complex, Scarborough,Yorkshire. Michael Adams will be
competing.
Details: http://www.bcf.org.uk/events/bcf2004/index.html
13th Monarch Assurance Open
The 13th Monarch Assurance tournament takes place in the Isle of Man
25th September - 3rd October 2004.
Leading confirmed entries include: Ilya Smirin 2675 Israel Luke McShane
2661 England unless playing for England in Majorca Zhong Zhang 2633 China
Vladimir Baklan 2615 Ukraine Vassilios Kotronias 2607 Cyprus Evgeny Agrest 2601
Sweden Kaido Kulaots 2600 Estonia Ian Rogers 2587 Australia Hikaru Nakamura
2580 USA Jon Speelman 2569 England Viktor Korchnoi 2568 Switzerland Ehsan Ghaem
Maghami 2558 Iran Hicham Hamdouchi 2544 Morocco Mark Hebden 2544 England Stuart
Conquest 2524 England Murray Chandler 2520 England Peter Wells 2507 England
Official site:
http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/monarch2004/index.html
Ikaros Chess Festival 2004
The traditional Ikaros Chess Festival takes place 13th-20th July 2004.
Full details: http://www.chess.gr/ikaros/
1st Dato Arthur Tan Malaysia Open
The 1st Dato Arthur Tan Malaysia Open Chess Championship takes place in
Kuala Lumpur August 21st-31st 2004.
Further details: http://tcn.sourceforge.net/ specifically
http://tcn.sourceforge.net/atmalaysianopen.html
24th Merdeka Team Chess Championship 2004
The 24th Merdeka Team Chess Championship 2004 takes place in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia. 27th-29th August 2004. This is followed by a Rapid Chess Open
(Time Control: 25 Minutes + 10 Seconds increment from move 1) takes place
29th-31st August 2004.
Further details: http://tcn.sourceforge.net/ specifically
http://tcn.sourceforge.net/merdeka2004.html
2nd Riva del Garda International Open
2nd Riva del Garda International Open Chess Tournament takes place
26th-30th December 2004. Open A >1700 - Open B <1800 – Seniores 7
Rounds - 2h x 40 + 1/2h quick play finish Info: tel. +39 0464 576657 - fax:+39
0464 521222 astoria@rivadelgarda.com
Further details; http://www.relaxhotels.com/Scacchi/
Olomouc Chess Summer
7th International Chess Festival Olomouc Chess Summer 2004 takes place
in Olomouc (Czech Republic) on 4-12.8. 2004. Round-robin GM and IM tournaments,
Open Championship of the Olomouc region (FIDE open), Open Seniors Championship
of the Czech Republic, Open Championship of the Olomouc region forYoungsters up
to 15 years of age and open tournament in active chess are part of the
festival.
Detailed information http://www.czechtour.net
Festival Schneider Bohemia
The 10th international chess tournament "Festival Schneider Bohemia -
Pilsen 2004", which takes place 14th-22nd August 2004 in the sports hall of
Streleck stadion Pilsen-Lobzy (Czech Republic). The main tournament is the OPEN
international tournament ( the 1st prize is 20.000 CZK, total prize fund 81.000
CZK - ca 2500 Euro ). Further information:
http://www.volny.cz/pmarik/.
Mitropa Cup
The Mitropa Cup 2004 takes place in Zemplinska Sirava, Slovakia, May
28th - June 6th 2004.
Internet coverage http://www.mitropa.chess.sk
3rd Open Rabat Championship
3rd Open Rabat Championship 2004 takes place June 25th - July 2nd 2004.
Players such as Hamdouchi and Tissir compete.
Details :http://www.fusechecs.fr.fm
10th Mahaala Open 2004
The 10th Mahaala Open takes place 19th-28th July 2004. The event is
open to all and takes place in Mahaala City about 120 km from Cairo.
Organized by Misr Spinning & Weaving Company at Mahaala City. FIDE
Rated - Swiss Sytem 9 Rounds Time Control ( 90 Min for all game and 30 Sec.
Added for every move).. Prizes as follows : 1st till 10th.
175-150-125-100-75-50-50-50-50-50 US$. Prizes are distributed according to Hort
System between the number of players corresponding to number of advertised
prizes). Players who wants to participate will pay 175 US$ for all beriod full
accommodation and Full Board in Double Bedroom Room 3 Star Hotel . That include
: Free transportation inside Egypt , including from and to Airport; Free
Tourist tours; Free entry fee . No special conditions .
Also will follow another FIDE rated tournament in Mansoura City ( 40 km
from Mahaala ) from 31 July till 9 Augst 2004 , its details will be declared
later
Last day for registering is 13 July 2004 . Email Hassan Khaled General
Director Egyptian Chess Federation ecf@idsc.net.eg and haskh@yahoo.com Phone
+20-2-3378987 and Mobile:+20-10-5003063; Eastern Company Club Fax :
+20-2-5620931 Egyptian Chess Federation : Phone and Fax : +20-2-2604285
Golden Cleopatra Dates Change
The 8th Golden Cleopatra Open 2004 now takes place 5th-17th June 2004
at the Eastern Company Club about 5 km. from Pyramids Cairo. Swiss Sytem 10
Rounds Time Control (90 Min for all game and 30 Sec per move)
Special conditions for limited no. of GMs and IMs over 2400. Note:
Organizers needs only one invited player from each country. Last day for
registering is 30 May 2004.
Prizes as follows : 1st till 12th.
1000-800-700-600-500-400-300-200-200-200-150-150 US$. Prizes are distributed
according to Hort System between the number of players corresponding to number
of advertised prizes). Players who wants to participate will pay - 25 US$ daily
for full accommodation in Double Bedroom or 35 US$ for single Room 4 Star Hotel
20 US$ daily for Double bedroom or 25 US$ for Single Room 3 Star Hotel . (
Lunch & Dinner in The Club )
E-mail is ecf@idsc.net.eg and haskh@yahoo.com Hassan Khaled General
Director Egyptian Chess Federation
Phone +20-2-3378987 and Mobile:+20-10-5003063; Eastern Company Club Fax
: +20-2-5620931 Egyptian Chess Federation : Phone and Fax : +20-2-2604285
Badalona Open
The XXX International Chess Open "Ciutat de Badalona" takes place
2nd-10th August, 2004. Prizes over 6000 euros sponsored by the Generalitat de
Catalunya and the Catalan Chess Federation.
Further details:
http://www.iespana.es/cesantjosep/open2004/xxxopen.htm
VI Friendship Tournament in Cartak
The VI Friendship Tournament takes place in Cartak, Czech Republic.
19th-27th June 2004. Events: GM, IM and FIDE Open tournaments.
Contact Richard Biolek biolci@volny.cz
Further info: http://www.proclient.cz/a64/tournaments/
Winnipeg Canada
6 Icelandic grandmasters have confirmed they will play in Winnipeg,
Canada, to play in a unique event. It's all part of a festival to celebrate 60
years of the Icelandic Republic and 100 years of home rule for the former
Danish colony. Members of the Icelandic national theatre group, along with
other cultural ambassadors, also plan to be in Manitoba for the celebrations.
The tournament will be held June 18-19 at the University of Winnipeg.
The eight-round Swiss will be organized as a Game/30 event, with three rounds
on Friday night and the remaining five on Saturday.
The GMs are: Johann Hjartarson, Margeir Petursson, Helgi Olafsson, Jon
L. Arnason, Helgi Ass Gretarsson and Throstur Thorhallsson. Chess legend and
former FIDE president Fridrik Olafsson is also considering attending.
Entry fee is $40 for adults and $20 for juniors and seniors. No CFC
required, as it is unrated. You can enter June 18 from 6-6:30 p.m. at the U of
W, with the first round beginning at 7 p.m. Or get a $5 reduction by entering
in advance and mailing $35 ($15 for junior/senior) to tournament director
Waldemar Schulz, 198 Donwood Drive, Winnipeg, R2G 0W1.
Kasparov visit to Brazil
Garry Kasparov visits Campinas August 23rd and Belo Horizonte August 24
2004 to give a lecture "Strategy of the Future".
http://www.gestaodofuturo.com.br/english/
36th Chess Olympiad
The 36th Chess Olympiad takes place in Calvià (Majorca),
14th-31st October 2004. There is now a website with lots of information on the
event. Calvià is hoping to become a huge chess town with regular events
for tourists. There will be many events alongside the Olympiad.
Official site: http://www.36chessolympiad.com
Petrosian Memorial
A tournament celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the birth of the 9th
World Champion Tigran Petrosian will be held in Yerevan (Armenia), November
18-30, 2004.
The programme of the Petrosian Memorial includes two events:
a) Open Tournament - November 18-27, Swiss System, 9 rounds, Prize Fund
US$ 35.000
b) European Rapid Chess Championship - November 28-30, Swiss System, 11
rounds, Prize Fund 10.000 Euro
Further information: http://www.armchess.am or by contacting the
organisers at armchess@arminco.com
Arthur Dake Memorial
The 2004 Arthur Dake Memorial IM will be held June 5th-13th at US
Fiberglass, Inc. offices at 117 NE 5th Street, Suite D,McMinnville, OR 97128,
USA.
It will be a 10 player round robin and a FIDE rated CAT II to CAT IV
event. For more info contact please Clark Harmon charmon@solarprism.com or GM
Emil Anka emilanka@freemail.hu
Czech Open 2004
The 15th International Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games and the
European Amateurs Championship in Chess takes place in Pardubice, Czech
Republic 15th July - 1st August 2004. There are a large number of different
events.
More details: http://www.czechopen.net
You can read about the Czech Tour 2004/2005 4th International Chess
Festivals Series details: http://www.czechtour.net
Open de Sants
The VI International Chess Open de Sants, Hostafrancs & La Bordeta
Barcelona takes place 28th August - 5th September 2004.
Information: http://www.secretariat.org/open/Ingles.htm
VII Memorial Pedro Salas Caparros
The III Torneo Internacional de Vera or "VII Memorial Pedro Salas
Caparros" takes place in Vera, Almería, Spain, 8th-11th July 2004.
Players
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RI Nombre Tí Fed Elo Edad
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1. Radjabov, Teimour GM AZE 2670 17
2. Vallejo Pons, Francisco GM ESP 2666 21
3. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM AZE 2657 19
4. Korchnoi, Viktor GM SUI 2579 73
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Official site: http://www.jaque.tv/noticia9204.htm
37th Biel International Chess Festival
The 37th Biel International Chess Festival 17th-30th July 2004.
Events include GM tournament (category 17), "Accentus" ladies
Grandmaster tournament, with six of the best juniors of the world and other 10
international events.
Newly designed website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch in
English, German, French and Russian. With special offers.
XXII Andorra Open
The XXII Andorra International Open takes place 3rd-11th July 2004.
Total prizes: Total: 12.000€ including: 1st 2.500,00 € 2nd
2.000,00 € 3rd. 1.250,00 € 4th. 1.000,00 € 5th 800,00 €
6th. 650,00 € 7th. 500,00 € 8th. 360,00 € 9th. 300,00 €
10th. 250,00 € etc
Further details: http://www.feva.ad
Alushta Tournaments
Leonid Galperin the Vice-President of the Chess Federation of the
Ukraine sends news of future events in Alushta.
Official site: http://www.kaissa.com.ua/
1. GM norm events (11-13-15 rounds, circular system, VIII-IX category)
22.05-2.06 5.06-15.06 17.06-27.06 27.08-7.09 10.09-20.09 23.09-3.10
2. IM norm events (11-13 rounds, circular system, II-III category)
22.05-2.06 5.06-15.06 17.06-27.06 27.08-7.09 10.09-20.09 23.09-3.10
3. Festival "Alushta's summer-2004" The tournaments with the GM and IM
norm (11-13 rounds, circular system) 05.06 - 15.06 17.06. - 27.07 Rating
tournament (11-13 rounds, circular system) 17.06-27.06 Open tournament (under
16 years). First prize - 200 $. (9 rounds, swiss system ) 8.06-16.06 Blitz
tournament (9 rounds, swiss system) 28.06 "Rapid chess" (open) (9 rounds, swiss
system) 29.06-30.06 Open tournament (main tournament of festival)(9 rounds,
swiss system) First prize 1000 $. First prize (woman) 500$. 1.07-10.07
Australian Open Championship update
The Australian Open Chess Championships take place December 28th, 2004
to January 9th, 2005. It will be played at Mount Buller, a tourist destination
just a few hours from Melbourne, Australia. The organisers can arrange free
transfer from Melbourne to Mt Buller.
Confirmed entries include:
GM Shabalov, Alex (2636 - USA)
GM Ehlvehst, Jaan (2599 - EST)
GM Mikhalevski, Victor (2568 - ISR)
GM Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander (2564 - USA)
GM Kengis, Edvins (2555 - LAT)
GM Golod, Vitali (2544 - ISR)
GM Kosten, Tony (2507 - FRA)
The organisers are looking for other GM or IM players interested in
participating. Contact cordover@chessworld.com.au for details of conditions for
players.
Prizes for the tournament are $3500, $2500, $1700, $1100, $900 . down to
8th place. There is a good chance the first prize will be increased to $10,000.
Further details: http://www.mindsports.com.au
Paks Tournaments
II. Marx György Memorial Paks, Hungary 5-15 June 2004 with
Portisch, Korchnoi, Beliavsky, Ács, Berkes GM Tournament (10 rounds, 6
invited players) & 5-15 June IM group, 5-11 June FM group, 12-15 June Open
Tournaments
VIII. Paks Cup 21-31 August 2004 GM-IM Tournaments 23-29 August 2004 FM
Tournament
Further information: Videki Sandor Tel: 0036-75421225, 304012866 email:
videkis2001@yahoo.com
17th Ciudad de Leon 2004
The 17th Ciudad de Leon 2004 will again be a knockout event taking
place June 3rd-7th 2004 in Leon, Spain.
Players: Alexei Shirov (Spain), Peter Svidler (Russia), Teimour
Radjabov (Azerbajan) and Francisco Vallejo (Spain).
Official site: http://www.advancedchessleon.com
and http://www.elajedrezdelfuturo.com
Dutch Championships
The Dutch Championships take place June 28th - July 10th 2004.
Further info: http://www.schaakbond.nl/
Essent Dutch Championship
Name Title Qualified
Loek van Wely GM Essent NC 2003
Sergei Tiviakov GM Essent NC 2003
Daniel Stellwagen IM Essent NC 2003
John van der Wiel GM Essent NC 2003
Friso Nijboer GM Dutch Open
Ivan Sokolov GM wildcard
Erik van den Doel GM Semi Finals
Dennis de Vreugt GM Semi Finals
Yge Visser IM Semi Finals
Manuel Bosboom IM Semi Finals
Essent Dutch Championship for Women
Name Title Qualified
Zhaoqin Peng WGM Essent NC
Tea lanchava WGM Essent NC 2003
Petra Schuurman FM Essent NC 2003
Désiree Hamelink WIM Dutch Open
Bianca Muhren Semi Finals
Arlette van Weersel Semi Finals
US Championships
The 2004 US Championships will take place November 25th - December 5th
at the Hilton Torrey Pines, La Jolla San Diego, California.
Further details of who has qualified so far and which events make-up
the 2004 cycle can be found at http://www.af4c.org/events.asp.
Further details: http://www.af4c.org
8th Voronezh International Chess Festival
The 8th Voronezh International Chess Festival takes place June 10th-21st
2004.
Internet coverage:
http://www.relex.ru/~xuser/voronezh_open/index_e.htm
Olimp Base
One of the huge reference gaps in online chess literature is a list of
games and results from the Olympiads. There is a new site which is designed to
fill that gap.
Site: http://www.olimpbase.org
Mikhail Golubev Ukraine
Mikhail Golubev chronicled Ukrainian Chess news over a number of years
on his Chess-Sector website. He no longer updates the site but there is an
archive at: http://members.lycos.co.uk/csarchive/.
His personal pages are at: http://www.geocities.com/mikhail_golubev/
Other websites of Ukrainian news: http://www.ukrchess.org.ua,
http://www.chesspage.kiev.ua,
http://www.kaissa.com.ua and
http://www.ladja.com.ua
Monarch Assurance Isle of Man Congress
The Monarch Assurance Isle of Man Congress takes place 25th September -
3rd October 2004. The open has 9 rounds and the 2 subsidiary events 7, the
latter starting on the 27th. A number of very strong grandmasters are likely to
compete as in previous years. Total prize fund £16500. The first World
Senior Team Championship will take place 5th - 12th October also in the same
Ocean Castle Hotel. This is for teams of 4 + one optional reserve. Male players
have to be at least 60 on 1 January 2004 and female players at least 50.
Further details on both events Stewartreuben@aol.com
Canadian Events
A calendar of Canadian events can be found at the Chess Federation of
Canada's web site - http://www.chess.ca -
Listed are the major Canadian events for the summer tourist season in order of
date, with links that can be pasted into a web browser. Please note the FIDE
Zone 2.2 Championships 77th Canadian Closed Ch - August 20-29.
Canadian Schedule 2004:
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~bw998/schedule.html
19th North Sea Cup
North Sea Cup, Esbjerg, Denmark. After 18 round-robins the Esbjerg Chess
Union has decided to change the format of their renowned North Sea Cup. The
organizers have always felt indebted to the participants of the amateur section
who year after year have made the NSC a little chess festival. So now any chess
devotee is offered the ( at least theoretical) possibility of facing even a GM
- the NSC transforms at least for one year into the Open format.
The 19th North Sea Cup will be played July 3-10 2004, 9 rounds Swiss
(two rounds on the 4th), the three top prizes DKK 15.000 - DKK 10.000 - DKK
5.000. The first 4 GMs who sign up will be offered free accommodation. Last
entry June 27. Entry fee DKK 200, GM-IM-WGM and WIM for free. More info: Brian
Isaksen brisak@esenet.dk
Further info: http://www.northseacup.dk
3rd Condom Chess Open
3rd Condom Chess Open 2004 (south-west of France)
The tournament takes place 10-17 july 2004 9 rounds swiss system 40
moves/2h + 1h KO FIDE homogation total prize : 8000 â?¬ - 1st 1200
â?¬ E-Mail: echecs.condom@free.fr
Further details: http://echecs.condom.free.fr
Zhukova vs "All Sport" and "Chess in Ukraine"
Natalia Zhukova takes on the newspaper "All Sport" and the web-site
"Chess in Ukraine". Voting seems to be via E-Mail.
Moves so far: Zhukova vs. "All Sport" and "Chess in Ukraine" 1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f3 Be7
10.h4 b5 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Ne2 0-0 13.Nd4 Rc8 14.g4 Bb7 15.Be3 Qc7 16.h5
continues.
Further details: http://www.chesspage.kiev.ua/
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2004
Dortmund has changed its format to that used by the event when it acted
as a Candidates tournament in 2002. There will be preliminary groups followed
by semifinal and final matches.
The event takes place in the Dortmund Theatre 22nd July - 1st August
2004.
Players not yet announced by the organisers but they're expecting the
event to be very strong.
Pula Open 2004
The Pula Open 2004 takes place 19th-26th June 2004 in Pula, Croatia.
Further details: http://skpula.hr
Brno Events
The Duras Chess Club in Brno is organising Closed GM and IM events and
the Duras international open 3rd-11th July 2004.
Details: http://www.volny.cz/skduras/indexe.htm
TWIC Messageboard
With the Linares tournament about to start it seems a good time to
launch a new discussion forum. Vote on your prediction of the winner of
Linares. The TWIC message board. You need to register to post and vote.
Address: http://www.chesscenter.com/messageboard
Czech Tour 2004-2005
4th International Chess Festivals Series
15.-23.5. 2004 4th OPEN ZNOJMO (FIDE open, Open Women Championship of
the Czech Republic in active chess ?Znojemska kralovna ? The Znojmo Queen?,
tournament for girls up to 14 years of age, active chess tournament)
15.7.-1.8. 2004 15th CZECH OPEN ? Pardubice (5 FIDE opens, one of them
with GM and IM norm, Open European Amateurs Championship, Open Championship of
the Czech Republic of 4-member team tournament, in active chess, blitz
tournament, bughouse and Fischerandom chess, 14 tournaments altogether)
4.-12.8. 2004 7th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER (FIDE open, closed GM and IM
tournaments, Open Seniors Championship of the Czech Republic, open tournament
of youngsters)
18.-26.9. 2004 1st OPEN HIGHLANDS ? Havlickuv Brod (Men Championship of
the Czech Republic - semifinals, FIDE open)
23.-30.10. 2004 5th OPEN LIBEREC (FIDE open)
14.-21.1. 2005 4th OPEN PRAHA (2 FIDE opens, one of them with IM norm)
22.-30.1. 2005 4th OPEN MARIANSKE LAZNE (FIDE open and 1-2 closed IM
tournaments)
More details e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz and
http:/www.czechtour.net
IM Silman vs The Rest of the World
IM Silman vs The Rest of the World ChessWorld.net hosting a "Rest of
the World" match against IM Jeremy Silman. This is a voting game where the
"Rest of the World" (ROW) votes for the moves against Silman, and the highest
voted move played after five days. Kasparov played a ROW game a few years back.
IM Jeremy Silman is the author of the one chess book that everyone raves about,
How to ReAssess Your Chess.
The match has inspired the largest ROW team ever at ChessWorld, well
over 300 players at last count. IM Silman opened the game with 1. d4 and the
voting is underway. You can get in on the game at
http://www.chessworld.net - head for
Play!..World team games after logging in.
The up to date position is also available on the TWIC front page.
Shirov's Website
Alexei Shirov has a webpage which includes an online school project
(together with GM Alfonso Romero and IM Javier Sanz both from Spain) and a
personal page within. The address is http://www.shirovonline.com, at the
moment everything is in Spanish although the English version should follow
soon.
IX Cesenatico International Open
The IX Cesenatico International Chess Open takes place in Cesenatico
(Italy) 4th-12th September 2004.Open A 9 rounds. Open B 8 rounds.
Organiser Jean Christophe Pirini email info@antiquascom.it Fax
+39547681217 # mobile phone +39335.6615956.
Further details: http://www.antiquascom.it/scacchi.htm
Hungarian chess tournaments May-August 2004
1. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 1st-13th of May,
2. ELEKES memorial, Budapest GM-IM round robin, 15th-25th of May,
organizer: IM Zsinka, Laszlo, +(36)-20-9219197 e-mail: zsinkala@axelero.hu or:
zsinka@budapest.hu
3. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 5th-17th of June, Budapest, org.Nagy L.
4. BALATON OPEN and GM-IM closed about 20th-30th of June, org: IM Rigo,
e-mail: me-ri@axelero.hu /150 km West from Budapest/,
5. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 3rd-16th of July, Org: Nagy Laszlo,
6. Open EGER 9 rounds Swiss, 17th-25th of July /100 km North-East from
Budapest/ and GM-IM closed tmt, organizer: Rauch Ferenc, cell phone:
+(36)-30-326-3692, e-mail: rauch@freemail.hu, other organizer: Vajda, Albert
Sr. e-mail: avajda@udv.topnet.ro More info: Nagy Laszlo, e-mail:
firstsat@hu.inter.net
7. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 7th-19th of August 2004, org: NL.
8. Cat.XI. GM-closed, 10 participants, Budapest, 18th-27th of Aug. Org:
PALI, Gabor, e-mail: gaborpali@freemail.hu Mobile: +/36/-20-470-50-37
9. TALENTUM CUP Open 19th-27th of Aug. BALATONZAMARDI /200 km West from
Budapest/, organizer: MR VALIS, Janos e-mail: husi-sc@hu.inter.net
10. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 4th-16th of September, Org: NL.
Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic
The Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic 2004. Glendale, CA, May 29-31,
2004. 6-SS. $20,000 based on 300 players, $10,000 guaranteed. Top section FIDE
rated.
Further details: http://www.westernchess.com
65th Square Website
There is a new Turkish website: http://www.65thsquare.org (note the change
of address). I have given an interview to the webmaster Alper Efe Ataman.
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/
Western Canadian Open
The Western Canadian Open takes place July 9th-18th, 2004. The FIDE
rated event is organised by the British Columbia Chess Federation.
Further details: http://www.chessbc.com
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/
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.
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
