THE WEEK IN CHESS 517 4th October 2004 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Classical World Chess Championship Kramnik - Leko
3) European Club Cup
4) FIDE October 2004 Rating List
5) Gausdal Chess Classic
6) Monarch Assurance Isle of Man Masters
7) Israeli Championship
8) Tatry-Open
9) Serbia and Montenegro 2nd Leagues
10) 119th New York Masters
11) Piloo Mody International Open
12) 8th Itáu Cup
13) 79th Argentine Chess Championship
14) Alushta Autumn 4
15) 1st Sevastopol Invitational
16) Russian Federation Open Internet Cup
17) LGA Premium Cup
18) Bucharest Open
19) Professional World Chess Ranking
20) Forthcoming Events and Links


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Kramnik - Leko Match                        4 games
European Club Cup                         128 games
Gausdal Chess Classic                     157 games
Monarch Assurance Isle of Man Masters     338 games
Israeli Championship                      121 games
Tatry-Open                                362 games
Serbia and Montenegro 2nd Leagues         726 games
119th New York Masters                      4 games
Piloo Mody International Open              29 games
8th Itáu Cup                              150 games
79th Argentine Chess Championship         238 games
LGA Premium Cup                           249 games
Bucharest Open                             28 games
2530 games

1) Introduction

My thanks to Vladica Andrejic, Thomas Henrich, Victor Bologan, Julio Lapertosa, Duif Calvin, Martin Bennedik, Sergey Abramov, Vladimir Dvorkovich, Adolivio Capece, Radu-Catalin Chirila, Roberto Alvarez, Leonid Galperin, Doru Ionescu, Marius van Riemsdijk, Kenny Chern, Tarjei J. Svensen and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The Kramnik - Leko match stands at 3-3 after 6 of the 14 games and we're surely entering the meat of the match. Kramnik's win in game one was answered by a Leko win in game 5 where he switched to 1.d4. In my opinion 1.d4 suits both players better than 1.e4 and Kramnik has achieved very little with his first move advantage so far. The European Club Cup got underway on Sunday. Chess really isn't a big team sport and the major interest will be the performance of the major players in the event. I don't have all the round 2 game so I won't include them in this issue but Kasparov went down to defeat against Sergey Rubevsky in this round. In form Alexander Morozevich has yet to make an appearance but his game always attract attention so lets hope he starts soon. Ivanchuk, Shirov and Adams are all top boards for their teams so there could be some classic conflicts before the finish. My trip to Brissago for the Kramnik - Leko match has been postponed until Saturday, I'm not quite sure when next week's issue will be out (Monday as normal or Tuesday seems likely) and how much I will be able to include on my travels.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Classical World Chess Championship Kramnik - Leko

The Classical World Chess Championship takes place at the Centro Dannemann in Brissago, Switzerland September 25th - October 18th, 2004. A total of 14 games will be played under classical time controls. Vladimir Kramnik is defending the title he won from Garry Kasparov in 2000 against Hungarian GM Peter Leko, who qualified at the Dortmund Candidates in 2002.

The 2nd week of the match started with a 23 move Petroff Defence with Leko making no progress with white. This was followed by a slightly more interesting 43 move draw in a Ruy Lopez. Leko pulled a surprise in game 5 with his switch to the Queen's Gambit. He played a theoretical variation which left him a pawn up. Kramnik would have drawn easily if they'd had an adjournment at move 40 but the position proved to be hard to defend (Anand drew the same endgame by retaining the two bishops against Karpov) and Kramnik was very slowly outplayed with Leko finally winning on move 69. Kramnik's struggles with 1.e4 continued in game 6 was drawn in 20 moves when if anything Leko stood better.

TWIC Mini-site: http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/event/kramlek04/intro.html

Official website for the event: http://www.worldchesschampionship.com

Leko, Peter        -  Kramnik, Vladimir  0-1   65  C42  Petroff's Defence
Kramnik, Vladimir  -  Leko, Peter        1/2   18  C88  Ruy Lopez Closed
Leko, Peter        -  Kramnik, Vladimir  1/2   23  C42  Petroff's Defence
Kramnik, Vladimir  -  Leko, Peter        1/2   43  C88  Ruy Lopez Closed
Leko, Peter        -  Kramnik, Vladimir  1-0   69  D37  QGD 5.Bf4
Kramnik, Vladimir  -  Leko, Peter        1/2   20  C88  Ruy Lopez Closed

WCh Brissago SUI (SUI), 25 ix-18 x 2004
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                                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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Kramnik, Vladimir g  RUS 2770   1 = = = 0 = . . . . . . . .  3.0  2741
Leko, Peter       g  HUN 2741   0 = = = 1 = . . . . . . . .  3.0  2770
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3) European Club Cup

The European Club Cup takes place in Izmir starting 2nd October. Garry Kasparov, Michael Adams, Alexander Morozevich, Alexei Shirov, Vassily Ivanchuk, Etienne Bacrot, Boris Gelfand, Alexander Grischuk and Nigel Short are amongst the players. The event is the 20th European Club Cup for Men and 9th European Club Cup for Women.

Coverage: http://www.tsf.org.tr/ecup2004/ecupmain.htm - [live games, full PGN and results available]

Top 7 Team Lists
1 NAO Chess Club Rtg-Ø:2698
1 GM Adams Michael          2740 ENG 
2 GM Grischuk Alexander     2704 RUS 
3 GM Bacrot Etienne         2718 FRA 
4 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2678 ESP 
5 GM Lautier Joel           2682 FRA 
6 GM Radjabov Teimour       2663 AZE 
  GM Fressinet Laurent      2640 FRA 
  GM Nataf Igor-Alexandre   2565 FRA 

2 Max Ven Ekaterinburg Rtg-Ø:2682
1 GM Kasparov Garry         2813 RUS 
2 GM Vaganian Rafael A      2640 ARM 
3 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej    2659 BLR 
4 GM Sakaev Konstantin      2669 RUS 
5 GM Beliavsky Alexander G  2660 SLO 
6 GM Motylev Alexander      2651 RUS 
  GM Rustemov Alexander     2602 RUS 
  GM Shariyazdanov Andrey   2583 RUS 

3 Bosna Sarajevo Rtg-Ø:2669
1 GM Shirov Alexei          2726 ESP 
2 GM Short Nigel D          2687 ENG 
3 GM Sokolov Ivan           2663 NED 
4 GM Bologan Viktor         2669 MDA 
5 GM Movsesian Sergei       2629 SVK 
6 GM Kozul Zdenko           2640 CRO 
  GM Atalik Suat            2541 BIH 
  IM Predojevic Borki       2509 BIH 

4 Polonia Plus GSM Warszawa Rtg-Ø:2644
1 GM Ivanchuk Vassily       2705 UKR 
2 GM Gelfand Boris          2693 ISR 
3 GM Krasenkow Michal       2676 POL 
4 GM Macieja Bartlomiej     2613 POL 
5 GM Kempinski Robert       2608 POL 
6 GM Socko Bartosz          2570 POL 
  GM Markowski Tomasz       2567 POL 
  GM Gdanski Jacek          2546 POL 

5 Tomsk 400 Rtg-Ø:2638
1 GM Morozevich Alexander   2758 RUS 
2 GM Khalifman Alexander    2669 RUS 
3 GM Smirnov Pavel          2626 RUS 
4 GM Jakovenko Dmitry       2596 RUS 
5 GM Inarkiev Ernesto       2604 RUS 
6 GM Bocharov Dmitry        2574 RUS 
  GM Belozerov Andrei       2548 RUS 
  GM Khasin Alexander       2522 RUS 

6 Ladya Kazan Rtg-Ø:2586
Bo.   Name IRtg FED 
1 GM Rublevsky Sergei       2649 RUS 
2 GM Yandemirov Valeri      2488 RUS 
3 GM Timofeev Artyom        2611 RUS 
4 GM Filippov Valerij       2632 RUS 
5 IM Iljin Artem            2522 RUS 
6 GM Hasangatin Ramil       2474 RUS 
  GM Kharlov Andrei         2613 RUS 

7 Beer Sheva Chess Club Rtg-Ø:2579
Bo.   Name IRtg FED 
1 GM Huzman Alexander       2581 ISR 
2 GM Dvoirys Semen I        2615 RUS 
3 GM Avrukh Boris           2614 ISR 
4 GM Roiz Michael           2560 ISR 
5 GM Greenfeld Alon         2547 ISR 
6 GM Golod Vitali           2554 ISR 

36 Teams

Round 1 Results

1.1 1 NAO Chess Club              6 - 0 19 Matinkylän Shakkikerho 

1 GM Adams Michael           2740 1 : 0 FM Maki-Uuro Miikka     2390 
2 GM Grischuk Alexander      2704 1 : 0 IM Agopov Mikael        2393 
3 GM Bacrot Etienne          2718 1 : 0 FM Kekki Petri          2378 
4 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco  2678 1 : 0 FM Pulkkinen Kari       2319 
5 GM Radjabov Teimour        2663 1 : 0 FM Lehtivaara Petri     2335 
6 GM Fressinet Laurent       2640 1 : 0 FM Hentunen Asko        2354 

1.2 20 Rochade Eupen             1½ - 4½ 2 Max Ven Ekaterinsk 

1 GM Glek Igor V             2580 1 : 0 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej  2659 
2 IM Feygin Michail          2481 0 : 1 GM Sakaev Konstantin    2669 
3 FM Meessen Rudolf          2271 ½ : ½ GM Beliavsky Alexander  2660 
4 FM Ahn Martin              2298 0 : 1 GM Motylev Alexander    2651 
5    Petzold Klaus           2261 0 : 1 GM Rustemov Alexander   2602 
6    Duesterwald Marc        2221 0 : 1 GM Shariyazdanov Andrey 2583 

1.3 3 Bosna Sarajevo             5½ - ½ 21 Hellir Chess Club 

1 GM Shirov Alexei           2726 1 : 0 IM Kristjansson Stefan  2444 
2 GM Short Nigel D           2687 1 : 0 FM Thorfinnsson Bjorn   2338 
3 GM Sokolov Ivan            2663 1 : 0 FM Bjornsson Sigurbjorn 2339 
4 GM Bologan Viktor          2669 1 : 0 FM Johannesson Ingvar   2310 
5 GM Movsesian Sergei        2629 1 : 0 FM Sigfusson Sigurdur   2288 
6 IM Predojevic Borki        2509 ½ : ½ FM Gretarsson Andri A   2335 

1.4 22 Limhamns SK Malmö          1 - 5 4 Polonia Plus GSM Warszawa 

1 GM Brynell Stellan         2473 ½ : ½ GM Ivanchuk Vassily     2705 
2 IM Ahlander Bjorn          2411 0 : 1 GM Krasenkow Michal     2676 
3    Eriksson Magnus         2333 ½ : ½ GM Macieja Bartlomiej   2613 
4    Schneider Stefan        2319 0 : 1 GM Kempinski Robert     2608 
5    Berntsen Peter          2270 0 : 1 GM Socko Bartosz        2570 
6    Holst Conny             2163 0 : 1 GM Markowski Tomasz     2567 

1.5 5 Tomsk 400                   6 - 0 23 Shakkikerho Gaia 

1 GM Khalifman Alexander     2669 1 : 0 GM Yrjola Jouni         2414 
2 GM Smirnov Pavel           2626 1 : 0 GM Westerinen Heikki M  2362 
3 GM Jakovenko Dmitry        2596 1 : 0 IM Nouro Mikael         2361 
4 GM Inarkiev Ernesto        2604 1 : 0 FM Ristoja Jan          2317 
5 GM Bocharov Dmitry         2574 1 : 0   Ristoja Thomas W      2230 
6 GM Belozerov Andrei        2548 1 : 0   Salminen Jussi        1981 

1.6 24 C.E. Dudelange             ½ - 5½ 6 Ladya Kazan 

1 IM Wirig Anthony           2408 0 : 1 GM Rublevsky Sergei     2649 
2 IM Berend Fred             2378 0 : 1 GM Timofeev Artyom      2611 
3 FM Niklasch Oliver         2357 ½ : ½ GM Filippov Valerij     2632 
4 FM Mossong Hubert          2185 0 : 1 IM Iljin Artem          2522 
5    Hisler Thomas           2183 0 : 1 GM Hasangatin Ramil     2474 
6    Ackermann Robert        1972 0 : 1 GM Kharlov Andrei       2613 

1.7 7 Beer Sheva Chess Club       6 - 0 25 TED Ankara Chess Team 

1 GM Huzman Alexander        2581 1 : 0 IM Arduman Can          2308 
2 GM Dvoirys Semen I         2615 1 : 0 FM Olcayoz Alper        2287 
3 GM Avrukh Boris            2614 1 : 0    Tofan Ibrahim        2204 
4 GM Roiz Michael            2560 1 : 0 FM Ipek Ali             2213 
5 GM Greenfeld Alon          2547 1 : 0    Goksel Doga Cihan    2176 
6 GM Golod Vitali            2554 1 : 0    Akman Ozgur          1999 

1.8 26 Oslo Schakselskap          ½ - 5½ 8 Zalaegerszeg Csuti Hydrocomp 

1 GM Johannessen Leif Erlend 2519 ½ : ½ GM Sax Gyula            2560 
2 FM Heim Sverre             2341 0 : 1 GM Stohl Igor           2561 
3 FM Trygstad Kristian       2283 0 : 1 GM Horvath Adam         2532 
4    Moen Andreas            2236 0 : 1 GM Horvath Csaba        2565 
5    Osttveit Martin         2089 0 : 1 GM Horvath Jozsef       2508 
6    Stubberud Ornulf        2028 0 : 1 GM Groszpeter Attila    2514 

1.9 9 C.E.M.C. Monaco             5 - 1 27 SK 1968 Aarhus 

1 GM Dorfman Josif D         2596 1 : 0 FM Matthiesen Arne      2344 
2 GM Renet Olivier           2507 0 : 1   Matthiesen Martin     2311 
3 GM Miralles Gilles         2474 1 : 0   Lindfeldt Jan Magnus  2287 
4 GM Kosten Anthony C        2519 1 : 0   Mortensen John        2138 
5 GM Marciano David          2512 1 : 0   Harholm Jes           2213 
6 GM Efimov Igor             2459 1 : 0   Cordes Steffen        2156 

1.10 28 Marmaris Belediyesi SC    3 - 3 10 Chess Club Alkaloid Skopje 

1    Ghane Shojaat           2376 0 : 1 GM Nedev Trajce         2528 
2    Reyhan Dogan            2206 0 : 1 GM Stanojoski Zvonko    2506 
3    Esen Baris              2279 1 : 0 IM Stojanovski Dejan    2452 
4    Dogantug Ismail         2175 ½ : ½ GM Jacimovic Dragoljub  2445 
5    Meric Tuncay            2112 1 : 0 GM Bogdanovski Vlatko   2443 
6 FM Ulker Ates              2180 ½ : ½ IM Colovic Aleksandar   2408 

1.11 11 KSK 47 Eynatten          3½ - 2½ 29 Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi SK 

1 GM Goloshchapov Alexander  2566 ½ : ½ IM Atakisi Umut         2304 
2 IM Baramidze David         2543 1 : 0 FM Erdogan Hakan        2220 
3 IM Schebler Gerhard        2496 ½ : ½   Guner Bulent          2194 
4 FM Gulbas Cemil            2444 0 : 1   Citak Selim           2212 
5 IM Coenen Norbert          2389 1 : 0   Bolcan Engin          2026 
6 IM Boidman Yuri            2404 ½ : ½   Kinsiz Onur           2165 

1.12 30 Le Cavalier Differdange   ½ - 5½ 12 Tiendas UPI 

1 FM Bruch Jochen            2304 0 : 1 GM Naiditsch Arkadij    2611 
2    Koch Hans Juergen       2218 0 : 1 GM Campora Daniel H     2549 
3    Barthel Ansgar          2240 0 : 1 IM Fernandez Romero E   2471 
4    Gengler Pierre          2193 ½ : ½ IM Rodriguez Guerrero E 2433 
5    Jeitz Christian         2132 0 : 1 IM Candela Perez Jose   2426 
6    Mauquoi Rudi            2082 0 : 1 IM Teran Alvarez Ismael 2431 

1.13 13 Vesnianka Minsk          5½ - ½ 31 Cardiff Chess Club 

1 GM Azarov Sergei           2556 1 : 0   Cobb Charles          2406 
2 IM Zhigalko Andrey         2515 1 : 0   Schapotschnikov P     2250 
3 FM Zhigalko Sergei         2473 1 : 0   Spice Alan            2184 
4    Maljush Andrej          2416 ½ : ½   Trevelyan John        2170 
5 IM Tihonov Jurij           2455 1 : 0   Adams Mark            2006 
6    Ginzburg Mikhail        2346 1 : 0   Davies Peter          1989 

1.14 34 Nidum Liberals Chess Club ½ - 5½ 14 SK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo 

1    Fish Andrew             2106 0 : 1 GM Kurajica Bojan       2541 
2    Cast Abigail            2082 ½ : ½ GM Dizdarevic Emir      2538 
3    Saunders R              2153 0 : 1 GM Vukic Milan          2474 
4    Sinnett Glyn               0 0 : 1 IM Nurkic Sahbaz        2385 
5    Bennett Allan              0 0 : 1 IM Basagic Zlatko       2372 
6    Cast Jason                 0 0 : 1 FM Rasidovic Sead       2303 

1.15 15 Admiral S. Fürstenfeld   4½ - 1½ 32 Egrisi Senaki 

1 GM Pinter Jozsef           2512 1 : 0 IM Kashashvili Alexandre 2305 
2 GM Balogh Csaba            2527 1 : 0   Tkebuchava Gocha      2343 
3 IM Baumegger Siegfried     2413 1 : 0   Shurgulaia Giorgi     2134 
4 IM Freitag Manfred         2395 ½ : ½   Kilasonia Levan          0 
5 FM Kuba Guenter            2372 1 : 0   Kozdzakhia Giorgi        0 
6 FM Postl Anton             2277 0 : 1   Zarkua Davit          2352 

1.16 33 Klubi Shahut Prishtina    ½ - 5½ 16 NTN Tbilisi 

1 IM Sadiku Bedri            2295 0 : 1 GM Bagaturov Giorgi     2451 
2    Bujupi Bajram           2224 0 : 1 IM Shanava Konstantine  2456 
3    Murtez Hondozi          2352 0 : 1   Aroshidze Levan       2411 
4    Makoli Perparim         2204 ½ : ½   Morchiashvili Bachana 2350 
5    Sahitaj Naim               0 0 : 1   Jobava Beglar         2375 
6    Shubajibi Dritan           0 0 : 1 FM Sanikidze Tornike    2364 

1.17 17 Eczacibasi Sport Club     4 - 2 35 Dublin Chess Club 

1 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar   2660 1 : 0   Schacher Gerd         2246 
2 IM Haznedaroglu Kivanc     2394 1 : 0   O'Connor Jonathan     2190 
3 IM Erdogdu Mert            2393 1 : 0   Beveridge Allan       2132 
4 WG Mamedjarova Zeinab      2349 0 : 1   Mendelson Andrew      2075 
5    Yeke Serkan             2261 0 : 1   O'Connor Eddie           0 
6    Can Emre                2192 1 : 0   Egan Colm                0 

1.18 36 Minatori Mitrovice       3½ - 2½ 18 Club Ajedrez Valencia 

1 FM Fejzullahu Afrim        2302 1 : 0 IM Arizmendi Martinez J 2531 
2    Jashar Klisurica           0 0 : 1 IM Llobel Cortell Enriq 2409 
3    Abedin Idrizaj             0 1 : 0 IM Granero Roca Antonio 2345 
4    Nysret Avidu               0 1 : 0   Torres Sanchez Jose   2278 
5    Hasani Ali                 0 0 : 1   Fernandez Gil Marco A 2261 
6    Hoxha Murat                0 ½ : ½   Andres Julia VR       2065 

4) FIDE October 2004 Rating List

In the top 10. Kasparov loses 4 point from his 6 games played, Anand a point from 16 and Kramnik loses 10 ponits from 10 games, Morozevich closes to within a couple of points after gaining 15 points, Topalov gains 20 points, Leko and Adams 2 and Svidler 8. Polgar isn't playing after the birth of her child, Shirov gains a point.

Krasenkow up from 63 to 27, Sokolov down from 26 to 37, Beliavsky down from 27 to 40 Moiseenko up from 55 to 43, Volokitin up from 56 to 45, Kasimdzhanov only up from 54 to 47 after his world title win, Rublevsky down from 19 to 50, Ye, Jiangchuan down from 24 to 51, Dominguez up from 67 to 53, Gurevich down from 36 to 55, Jaan Ehlvest back in at 64, Berkes up from 95 to 67, Eljanov up from 76 to 68, McShane down from 52 to 70, Najer and Bauer back in the top 100, Nakamura in at 83, Tiviakov back in at 87, Dvoirys at 91, Avrukh at 92, Macieja down from 61 to 95, Kharlov back at 96, Harikrishna in at 97, Miladinovic down from 65 to 98, Istratescu in at 99, Ni Hua in at 100, Naiditsch in at 101, Kaidanov down from 80 to 103. Epishin drops out of the list from 58th (2635 down to 2599), Piket out through inactivity, Rozentalis, Xu, Jun, Tkachiev, Kempinski, Gustafsson and Lastin all fall out of the top 100.

Source: http://www.fide.com. The full list is available for download there.

No. Name                              t  NAT ap03 ju03 oc03 ja04 ap04 ju04 oc04 Gms
  1 Kasparov, Garry.................  g  RUS 2830 2830 2830 2831 2817 2817 2813 6 
  2 Anand, Viswanathan..............  g  IND 2764 2774 2766 2766 2774 2782 2781 16
  3 Kramnik, Vladimir...............  g  RUS 2789 2785 2777 2777 2764 2770 2760 10
  4 Morozevich, Alexander...........  g  RUS 2678 2679 2702 2732 2732 2743 2758 10
  5 Topalov, Veselin................  g  BUL 2735 2735 2735 2735 2737 2737 2757 14
  6 Leko, Peter.....................  g  HUN 2746 2739 2722 2722 2741 2741 2743 16
  7 Adams, Michael..................  g  ENG 2723 2719 2725 2720 2731 2738 2740 26
  8 Svidler, Peter..................  g  RUS 2713 2723 2723 2747 2733 2727 2735 17
  9 Polgar, Judit (GM) w ...........  g  HUN 2715 2718 2722 2728 2728 2728 2728 0 
 10 Shirov, Alexei..................  g  ESP 2735 2732 2737 2736 2713 2725 2726 2 
 11 Bacrot, Etienne.................  g  FRA 2654 2645 2664 2664 2675 2712 2718 22
 12 Bareev, Evgeny..................  g  RUS 2734 2721 2739 2714 2711 2715 2715 0 
 13 Ponomariov, Ruslan..............  g  UKR 2718 2718 2718 2722 2722 2722 2710 10
 14 Ivanchuk, Vassily...............  g  UKR 2704 2710 2710 2716 2716 2715 2705 10
 15 Grischuk, Alexander.............  g  RUS 2701 2732 2732 2719 2719 2705 2704 10
 16 Dreev, Alexey...................  g  RUS 2695 2698 2705 2682 2689 2690 2698 23
 17 Sutovsky, Emil..................  g  ISR 2652 2639 2646 2666 2661 2679 2697 11
 18 Gelfand, Boris..................  g  ISR 2700 2695 2703 2709 2714 2709 2693 8 
 19 Akopian, Vladimir...............  g  ARM 2703 2703 2684 2693 2689 2692 2692 16
 20 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter.........  g  ROM 2606 2666 2675 2678 2692 2686 2687 21
 21 Short, Nigel D..................  g  ENG 2686 2701 2701 2702 2712 2684 2687 15
 22 Milov, Vadim....................  g  SUI 2574 2595 2574 2632 2680 2683 2683 0 
 23 Lautier, Joel...................  g  FRA 2666 2677 2666 2676 2680 2666 2682 21
 24 Karpov, Anatoly.................  g  RUS 2686 2693 2693 2682 2682 2682 2682 0 
 25 Van Wely, Loek..................  g  NED 2675 2661 2654 2617 2651 2680 2681 33
 26 Vallejo Pons, Francisco.........  g  ESP 2645 2662 2662 2663 2666 2679 2678 10
 27 Krasenkow, Michal...............  g  POL 2609 2585 2597 2609 2609 2632 2676 35
 28 Nikolic, Predrag................  g  BIH 2643 2649 2647 2648 2648 2671 2676 16
 29 Aronian, Levon..................  g  GER 2606 2649 2649 2648 2645 2671 2675 6 
 30 Smirin, Ilia....................  g  ISR 2662 2656 2670 2670 2675 2671 2673 4 
 31 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab..........  g  GEO 2678 2702 2693 2678 2679 2679 2672 4 
 32 Bologan, Viktor.................  g  MDA 2663 2650 2673 2679 2665 2663 2669 16
 33 Sakaev, Konstantin..............  g  RUS 2664 2655 2657 2656 2665 2664 2669 12
 34 Khalifman, Alexander............  g  RUS 2702 2678 2678 2674 2668 2669 2669 0 
 35 Sasikiran, Krishnan.............  g  IND 2658 2654 2679 2654 2659 2666 2668 20
 36 Malakhov, Vladimir..............  g  RUS 2672 2696 2696 2700 2695 2674 2664 10
 37 Sokolov, Ivan...................  g  NED 2677 2693 2695 2706 2690 2679 2663 31
 38 Nielsen, Peter Heine............  g  DEN 2625 2636 2626 2638 2628 2652 2663 14
 39 Radjabov, Teimour...............  g  AZE 2644 2648 2650 2656 2670 2664 2663 14
 40 Beliavsky, Alexander G..........  g  SLO 2649 2668 2667 2667 2667 2679 2660 28
 41 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz..........  g  AZE 2607 2585 2595 2646 2657 2662 2660 18
 42 Aleksandrov, Aleksej............  g  BLR 2650 2659 2664 2679 2668 2666 2659 4 
 43 Moiseenko, Alexander............  g  UKR 2627 2618 2618 2623 2631 2640 2653 48
 44 Onischuk, Alexander.............  g  USA 2647 2657 2661 2652 2652 2655 2653 14
 45 Volokitin, Andrei...............  g  UKR 2572 2585 2594 2594 2600 2638 2652 14
 46 Motylev, Alexander..............  g  RUS 2634 2634 2634 2640 2649 2658 2651 8 
 47 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam............  g  UZB 2680 2664 2668 2652 2652 2640 2650 27
 48 Almasi, Zoltan..................  g  HUN 2676 2655 2631 2633 2631 2644 2650 17
 49 Zvjaginsev, Vadim...............  g  RUS 2664 2653 2653 2654 2654 2650 2650 12
 50 Rublevsky, Sergei...............  g  RUS 2670 2672 2672 2655 2671 2686 2649 22
 51 Ye, Jiangchuan..................  g  CHN 2684 2683 2681 2681 2681 2681 2649 21
 52 Graf, Alexander.................  g  GER 2630 2643 2646 2629 2656 2661 2646 22
 53 Dominguez, Lenier...............  g  CUB 2603 2610 2607 2605 2612 2629 2645 10
 54 Vescovi, Giovanni...............  g  BRA 2615 2618 2633 2633 2648 2648 2645 2 
 55 Gurevich, Mikhail...............  g  BEL 2635 2644 2656 2656 2672 2667 2644 13
 56 Kozul, Zdenko...................  g  CRO 2601 2596 2597 2605 2627 2630 2640 26
 57 Fressinet, Laurent..............  g  FRA 2595 2640 2654 2636 2638 2637 2640 21
 58 Vaganian, Rafael A..............  g  ARM 2653 2623 2623 2623 2639 2642 2640 8 
 59 Bruzon, Lazaro..................  g  CUB 2610 2614 2603 2603 2602 2628 2637 39
 60 Lputian, Smbat G................  g  ARM 2638 2623 2630 2634 2634 2634 2634 19
 61 Hansen, Curt....................  g  DEN 2610 2618 2616 2635 2635 2635 2633 10
 62 Iordachescu, Viorel.............  g  MDA 2550 2606 2611 2634 2627 2633 2632 12
 63 Filippov, Valerij...............  g  RUS 2627 2630 2630 2609 2639 2627 2632 6 
 64 Ehlvest, Jaan...................  g  EST 2587 2587 2602 2602 2596 2605 2631 30
 65 Sadvakasov, Darmen..............  g  KAZ 2577 2600 2595 2611 2626 2626 2631 14
 66 Seirawan, Yasser................  g  USA 2626 2626 2621 2621 2621 2631 2631 0 
 67 Berkes, Ferenc..................  g  HUN 2578 2590 2616 2602 2613 2614 2630 28
 68 Eljanov, Pavel..................  g  UKR 2567 2574 2597 2596 2592 2613 2629 27
 69 Tregubov, Pavel V...............  g  RUS 2632 2635 2635 2628 2636 2628 2629 19
 70 McShane, Luke J.................  g  ENG 2592 2619 2649 2651 2656 2643 2629 10
 71 Movsesian, Sergei...............  g  SVK 2659 2647 2645 2639 2647 2646 2629 8 
 72 Volkov, Sergey..................  g  RUS 2634 2620 2620 2630 2629 2625 2628 10
 73 Hjartarson, Johann .............  g  ISL 2634 2640 2640 2640 2640 2628 2628 0 
 74 Vladimirov, Evgeny..............  g  KAZ 2597 2606 2614 2621 2621 2628 2627 2 
 75 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel........  g  ESP 2599 2602 2602 2616 2623 2618 2626 9 
 76 Smirnov, Pavel..................  g  RUS 2615 2629 2629 2609 2601 2620 2626 8 
 77 Georgiev, Kiril.................  g  MKD 2647 2637 2651 2637 2637 2626 2625 11
 78 Najer, Evgeniy..................  g  RUS 2606 2608 2608 2602 2606 2608 2624 24
 79 Huebner, Robert Dr..............  g  GER 2625 2604 2604 2604 2603 2624 2624 0 
 80 Dautov, Rustem..................  g  GER 2611 2610 2610 2616 2616 2624 2623 2 
 81 Bauer, Christian................  g  FRA 2582 2589 2602 2599 2595 2590 2622 28
 82 Kobalia, Mikhail................  g  RUS 2639 2656 2656 2643 2630 2618 2621 24
 83 Nakamura, Hikaru................  g  USA 2561 2568 2565 2571 2580 2601 2620 19
 84 Navara, David...................  g  CZE 2576 2600 2607 2604 2602 2616 2620 18
 85 Goldin, Alexander...............  g  USA 2611 2608 2629 2616 2611 2624 2620 14
 86 Fedorov, Alexei.................  g  BLR 2604 2595 2595 2601 2616 2620 2619 14
 87 Tiviakov, Sergei................  g  NED 2623 2613 2601 2600 2593 2601 2617 30
 88 Miroshnichenko, Evgenij.........  g  UKR 2531 2537 2571 2602 2599 2615 2617 13
 89 Sadler, Matthew.................  g  ENG 2624 2626 2626 2626 2626 2617 2617 0 
 90 Bu, Xiangzhi....................  g  CHN 2588 2588 2606 ---- 2621 2620 2615 17
 91 Dvoirys, Semen I................  g  RUS 2552 2555 2569 2594 2612 2610 2615 9 
 92 Avrukh, Boris...................  g  ISR 2586 2557 2609 2620 2620 2600 2614 11
 93 Jobava, Baadur..................  g  GEO 2566 2596 2605 2616 2616 2615 2614 2 
 94 Gyimesi, Zoltan.................  g  HUN 2567 2553 2537 2552 2562 2618 2613 29
 95 Macieja, Bartlomiej.............  g  POL 2634 2627 2635 2653 2633 2633 2613 26
 96 Kharlov, Andrei.................  g  RUS 2581 2591 2591 2607 2593 2604 2613 10
 97 Harikrishna, P..................  g  IND 2563 2558 2570 2582 2599 2609 2612 4 
 98 Miladinovic, Igor...............  g  GRE 2533 2609 2599 2602 2614 2630 2611 43
 99 Istratescu, Andrei..............  g  ROM 2593 2586 2595 2590 2587 2603 2611 24
100 Ni, Hua.........................  g  CHN 2533 2533 2560 2560 2587 2583 2611 19
101 Naiditsch, Arkadij..............  g  GER 2588 2574 2578 2576 2571 2574 2611 16
102 Sargissian, Gabriel.............  g  ARM 2572 2600 2614 2618 2614 2617 2611 10
103 Kaidanov, Gregory S.............  g  USA 2640 2638 2624 2623 2621 2621 2611 6 
104 Timofeev, Artyom................  g  RUS 2577 2575 2575 2578 2591 2611 2611 0 

5) Gausdal Chess Classic

The Gausdal Chess Classic took place September 23rd - October 1st 2004. GM, IM and FM events. Erwin L'Ami won the main GM event with 6.5/9. Norms: GM-group: IM Erwin l'Ami (NED) 9-round GM-norm. IM Davor Palo (DEN) 9-round GM-norm. IM-group A: Sebastian Bogner (GER) 11-round IM-norm.

Official site: http://home.online.no/~eirikgu/gausdal2004/index.htm

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 1. L'Ami, Erwin               m NED 2486  * = = = 1 1 1 = = 1  6.5  2649 
 2. Lugovoi, Aleksei           g RUS 2540  = * = = 1 = 1 = 1 =  6.0  2602 
 3. Palo, Davor                m DEN 2513  = = * 1 0 = 1 = 1 1  6.0  2605 
 4. Johannessen, Leif Erlend   g NOR 2538  = = 0 * = 1 1 = = 1  5.5  2557 
 5. Carlsen, Magnus            m NOR 2567  0 0 1 = * 0 = 1 1 1  5.0  2517 
 6. Bromberger, Stefan         m GER 2440  0 = = 0 1 * 1 = = =  4.5  2488 
 7. Sammalvuo, Tapani          m FIN 2445  0 0 0 0 = 0 * 1 1 1  3.5  2407 
 8. Smeets, Jan                m NED 2545  = = = = 0 = 0 * = 0  3.0  2351 
 9. Tallaksen, Geir S          f NOR 2350  = 0 0 = 0 = 0 = * =  2.5  2332 
10. Groenn, Atle                 NOR 2409  0 = 0 0 0 = 0 1 = *  2.5  2325 
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IMA Classic Gausdal NOR (NOR), 23 ix-1 x 2004                cat. II (2281)
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 1. Bogner, Sebastian          GER 2178  * = 1 1 1 = = 0 = 1 1 1  8.0  2465 
 2. Ivanov, Mikhail M        g RUS 2463  = * 0 = 1 = 0 1 1 1 1 1  7.5  2397 
 3. Hunt, Harriet            m ENG 2385  0 1 * = = 0 1 = 1 1 1 =  7.0  2373 
 4. Westerinen, Heikki M.J   g FIN 2371  0 = = * = 1 = = = 1 1 1  7.0  2374 
 5. Hole, Oystein            f NOR 2332  0 0 = = * 1 = 1 1 1 1 =  7.0  2378 
 6. Collins, Sam IRL         f IRL 2387  = = 1 0 0 * = = = 1 1 1  6.5  2336 
 7. Thompson, Ian D          f ENG 2235  = 1 0 = = = * = 1 0 = 1  6.0  2321 
 8. Saevareid, Ove             NOR 2188  1 0 = = 0 = = * 0 = 1 =  5.0  2253 
 9. Soderberg, Per             SWE 2268  = 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 * = = =  4.0  2180 
10. Moskow, Eric               USA 2200  0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = = * = 1  3.5  2155 
11. Pinol, Fabrice             SUI 2133  0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = = * 1  2.5  2083 
12. Bjerke, Richard          f NOR 2232  0 0 = 0 = 0 0 = = 0 0 *  2.0  2023 
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IMB Classic Gausdal NOR (NOR), 23 ix-1 x 2004                    cat. II (2287)
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 1. Siebrecht, Sebastian         m GER 2340  * 1 = 1 = 0 1 = 1 1 1 1  8.5  2493 
 2. Leer-Salvesen, Bjarte        f NOR 2375  0 * 0 = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1  7.5  2411 
 3. Blauert, Joerg               m GER 2356  = 1 * = = 1 = = = = 1 =  7.0  2382 
 4. Hammer, Jon Ludvig             NOR 2095  0 = = * = = 0 1 = 1 1 1  6.5  2369 
 5. Pedersen, Steffen            m DEN 2441  = = = = * = = = = = 1 =  6.0  2308 
 6. Berry, Neil                  f SCO 2228  1 0 0 = = * 1 = = = = 1  6.0  2328 
 7. Pedersen, Christian Kyndel     DEN 2357  0 = = 1 = 0 * = 1 1 0 1  6.0  2316 
 8. Berg, Klaus                  m DEN 2427  = 0 = 0 = = = * 1 1 = 1  6.0  2310 
 9. Stokke, Kjetil                 NOR 2192  0 0 = = = = 0 0 * = = 1  4.0  2193 
10. Glenne, Bjorn Erik             NOR 2213  0 0 = 0 = = 0 0 = * 1 =  3.5  2160 
11. Royset, Paal                   NOR 2232  0 0 0 0 0 = 1 = = 0 * =  3.0  2116 
12. Unander, Matts                 SWE 2186  0 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 0 = = *  2.0  2034 
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6) Monarch Assurance Isle of Man Masters

The Monarch Assurance Isle of Man Masters took place 25th September - 3rd October 2004. Ehsan Ghaem Maghami edged out Petr Kiriakov on tie-break after they both finished on 7/9. Viktor Korchnoi fell away at the end after being the early leader.

The first World Senior Team Championships is being run back to back with the above event from 5-12 October 2004.

Official site: http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/monarch2004

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Monarch Assurance Port Erin IOM (IOM), 25 ix-3 x 2004
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  1. Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan      g  IRI 2552  + 40 + 44 = 16 = 18 + 13 =  7 = 28 + 21 + 12  7.0  2745 
  2. Kiriakov, Petr            g  RUS 2555  + 27 = 53 = 12 = 41 = 35 + 47 + 22 + 30 +  4  7.0  2645 
  3. Zhang Zhong               g  CHN 2603  + 51 = 30 = 15 + 40 + 12 -  4 + 35 + 10 =  5  6.5  2626 
  4. Chandler, Murray G        g  ENG 2531  = 49 + 63 + 53 =  8 + 25 +  3 = 16 +  7 -  2  6.5  2640 
  5. Kotronias, Vasilios       g  GRE 2608  - 29 + 62 + 81 + 33 = 20 = 32 + 19 + 16 =  3  6.5  2563 
  6. Rowson, Jonathan          g  SCO 2558  = 39 + 85 = 33 + 26 -  7 + 52 = 44 + 46 + 16  6.5  2561 
  7. Korchnoi, Viktor          g  SUI 2568  + 41 + 29 = 19 + 38 +  6 =  1 =  8 -  4 = 11  6.0  2632 
  8. Baklan, Vladimir          g  UKR 2595  + 37 = 20 + 39 =  4 = 32 + 29 =  7 = 13 = 14  6.0  2611 
  9. Rogers, Ian               g  AUS 2588  - 44 + 57 + 52 = 37 + 39 = 17 = 32 + 20 = 13  6.0  2557 
 10. Pavlovic, Milos           g  SCG 2498  + 59 = 17 = 13 + 36 = 28 + 43 = 21 -  3 + 29  6.0  2611 
 11. Agrest, Evgenij           g  SWE 2602  = 33 + 65 = 45 - 29 + 59 + 37 = 20 + 32 =  7  6.0  2535 
 12. Handke, Florian           g  GER 2461  = 36 + 84 =  2 + 59 -  3 + 42 + 17 + 28 -  1  6.0  2566 
 13. Moiseenko, Alexander      g  UKR 2640  = 98 + 67 = 10 + 51 -  1 + 40 + 24 =  8 =  9  6.0  2531 
 14. Gallagher, Joseph G       g  SUI 2541  - 43 + 58 = 48 + 78 + 27 - 28 + 36 + 44 =  8  6.0  2470 
 15. Ramesh, R.B               g  IND 2484  = 34 + 87 =  3 + 55 - 16 = 36 = 43 + 48 + 28  6.0  2499 
 16. Nakamura, Hikaru          g  USA 2601  + 54 + 38 =  1 = 19 + 15 + 31 =  4 -  5 -  6  5.5  2596 
 17. Smirin, Ilia              g  ISR 2671  + 25 = 10 = 30 + 24 = 19 =  9 - 12 + 54 = 18  5.5  2569 
 18. Kulaots, Kaido            g  EST 2593  + 26 + 32 = 31 =  1 = 29 - 21 = 54 + 51 = 17  5.5  2562 
 19. Wells, Peter K            g  ENG 2494  + 35 + 28 =  7 = 16 = 17 = 51 -  5 + 41 = 24  5.5  2584 
 20. Sprenger, Jan Michael     m  GER 2477  + 48 =  8 = 23 + 47 =  5 = 22 = 11 -  9 + 49  5.5  2584 
 21. Conquest, Stuart          g  ENG 2488  = 47 + 76 = 22 = 27 + 41 + 18 = 10 -  1 = 23  5.5  2530 
 22. Milov, Vadim              g  SUI 2683  = 45 + 43 = 21 = 46 + 53 = 20 -  2 = 37 + 44  5.5  2516 
 23. Iordachescu, Viorel       g  MDA 2633  = 46 + 60 = 20 = 45 = 37 - 44 + 59 + 42 = 21  5.5  2469 
 24. McNab, Colin A            g  SCO 2427  - 28 + 69 + 60 - 17 + 67 + 48 - 13 + 62 = 19  5.5  2466 
 25. Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan  m  GEO 2446  - 17 = 90 + 91 + 57 -  4 + 55 = 62 = 43 + 52  5.5  2389 
 26. Houska, Jovanka           wg ENG 2375  - 18 + 71 + 76 -  6 - 47 + 91 = 60 + 56 + 43  5.5  2356 
 27. Howell, David WL          f  ENG 2334  -  2 + 93 + 87 = 21 - 14 + 82 - 30 + 57 + 46  5.5  2396 
 28. Volkov, Sergey1           g  RUS 2625  + 24 - 19 + 50 + 54 = 10 + 14 =  1 - 12 - 15  5.0  2484 
 29. Williams, Simon           m  ENG 2427  +  5 -  7 + 67 + 11 = 18 -  8 = 31 + 35 - 10  5.0  2543 
 30. Holzke, Frank             m  GER 2492  + 55 =  3 = 17 - 43 = 65 + 69 + 27 -  2 = 39  5.0  2422 
 31. Speelman, Jonathan S      g  ENG 2555  + 42 = 52 = 18 + 44 = 43 - 16 = 29 = 39 = 37  5.0  2454 
 32. Schneider, Dmitry         m  USA 2454  + 77 - 18 + 56 + 49 =  8 =  5 =  9 - 11 = 40  5.0  2504 
 33. Li Ruofan                 wg CHN 2414  = 11 + 66 =  6 -  5 = 49 - 63 + 50 + 47 = 34  5.0  2374 
 34. Ashton, Adam G               ENG 2270  = 15 = 49 - 38 = 66 = 61 + 76 = 40 + 45 = 33  5.0  2355 
 35. Bannink, Bernard             NED 2280  - 19 + 68 = 84 + 69 =  2 + 45 -  3 - 29 + 70  5.0  2370 
 36. Cox, John J               f  ENG 2314  = 12 = 47 + 73 - 10 + 75 = 15 - 14 = 63 + 64  5.0  2343 
 37. Peek, Marcel              m  NED 2406  -  8 + 86 + 63 =  9 = 23 - 11 + 81 = 22 = 31  5.0  2465 
 38. Berzinsh, Roland          m  LAT 2455  + 56 - 16 + 34 -  7 = 55 = 65 - 48 + 82 + 62  5.0  2335 
 39. Gordon, Stephen J            ENG 2338  =  6 + 83 -  8 + 81 -  9 = 54 + 74 = 31 = 30  5.0  2403 
 40. Gottschlich, Carsten         GER 2382  -  1 + 64 + 90 -  3 + 46 - 13 = 34 + 60 = 32  5.0  2423 
 41. Armbruster, Alexander     f  GER 2351  -  7 + 92 + 75 =  2 - 21 = 74 + 65 - 19 + 69  5.0  2339 
 42. Mannion, Stephen R        m  SCO 2333  - 31 - 81 + 96 + 73 + 50 - 12 + 80 - 23 + 63  5.0  2251 
 43. Greet, Andrew                ENG 2310  + 14 - 22 + 66 + 30 = 31 - 10 = 15 = 25 - 26  4.5  2463 
 44. Bosboom-Lanchava, Tea     wg NED 2370  +  9 -  1 + 85 - 31 + 76 + 23 =  6 - 14 - 22  4.5  2485 
 45. Skripchenko, Almira       m  FRA 2453  = 22 + 75 = 11 = 23 = 48 - 35 = 47 - 34 + 78  4.5  2359 
 46. Sarakauskas, Gediminas    m  LTU 2442  = 23 = 50 + 77 = 22 - 40 + 49 + 63 -  6 - 27  4.5  2379 
 47. Zawadzka, Jolanta         wm POL 2272  = 21 = 36 + 80 - 20 + 26 -  2 = 45 - 33 + 89  4.5  2350 
 48. Rendle, Thomas               ENG 2258  - 20 + 88 = 14 + 84 = 45 - 24 + 38 - 15 = 54  4.5  2369 
 49. Kolbus, Dietmar              GER 2303  =  4 = 34 + 89 - 32 = 33 - 46 + 85 + 68 - 20  4.5  2319 
 50. Plant, Paul                  ENG 2107  + 72 = 46 - 28 = 52 - 42 = 56 - 33 + 79 + 83  4.5  2273 
 51. Grafl, Florian            m  GER 2411  -  3 + 74 + 65 - 13 + 90 = 19 = 52 - 18 = 55  4.5  2376 
 52. Afek, Yochanan            m  ISR 2325  + 73 = 31 -  9 = 50 + 80 -  6 = 51 + 75 - 25  4.5  2320 
 53. Jonkman, Harmen           g  NED 2425  + 95 =  2 -  4 + 58 - 22 - 62 - 75 + 73 + 76  4.5  2280 
 54. Pert, Richard G           m  ENG 2407  - 16 + 91 + 70 - 28 + 85 = 39 = 18 - 17 = 48  4.5  2385 
 55. Bigg, Andrew J               ENG 2275  - 30 + 96 + 83 - 15 = 38 - 25 + 61 = 64 = 51  4.5  2274 
 56. Groffen, Hans                NED 2244  - 38 + 95 - 32 = 61 = 89 = 50 + 79 - 26 + 74  4.5  2186 
 57. Walton, Alan J               ENG 2208  = 86 -  9 + 71 - 25 = 81 = 61 + 89 - 27 + 80  4.5  2173 
 58. Dunn, Andrew                 ENG 2192  = 64 - 14 + 94 - 53 = 91 = 79 = 82 + 86 = 65  4.5  2157 
 59. Ramaswamy, Aarthie        wg IND 2299  - 10 +100 + 61 - 12 - 11 + 66 - 23 = 76 + 75  4.5  2293 
 60. Spence, David                ENG 2236  + 61 - 23 - 24 = 89 = 66 + 73 = 26 - 40 = 68  4.0  2207 
 61. Horton, Justin               ENG 2091  - 60 + 79 - 59 = 56 = 34 = 57 - 55 = 67 + 81  4.0  2140 
 62. Hutchinson, Paul A           ENG 2216  = 91 -  5 + 64 - 85 + 87 + 53 = 25 - 24 - 38  4.0  2262 
 63. McPhillips, Karl             IRL 2172  + 88 -  4 - 37 = 74 + 84 + 33 - 46 = 36 - 42  4.0  2248 
 64. Cannon, Richard James        ENG 2060  = 58 - 40 - 62 - 95 + 92 + 72 + 67 = 55 - 36  4.0  2133 
 65. Grant, Alan                  SCO 2193  + 89 - 11 - 51 + 92 = 30 = 38 - 41 = 74 = 58  4.0  2255 
 66. Noordhoek, Henk              NED 2095  + 79 - 33 - 43 = 34 = 60 - 59 - 70 + 93 + 82  4.0  2149 
 67. Smith, Andrew Philip      f  IRL 2205  + 68 - 13 - 29 + 83 - 24 = 89 - 64 = 61 + 88  4.0  2170 
 68. Fraser-Mitchell, J.M         ENG 2082  - 67 - 35 = 95 = 94 = 72 + 83 + 77 - 49 = 60  4.0  2104 
 69. Goodger, Martyn              ENG 2136  = 92 - 24 + 86 - 35 + 95 - 30 = 73 + 81 - 41  4.0  2137 
 70. Hutchinson, Norman           ENG 2176  - 83 +103 - 54 - 80 + 94 - 81 + 66 + 71 - 35  4.0  2044 
 71. Bennion, David               WLS 2052  = 90 - 26 - 57 - 91 = 96 + 94 + 87 - 70 + 85  4.0  2092 
 72. Gorka,Carl                   ENG ----  - 50 - 73 +101 - 90 = 68 - 64 = 88 + 87 + 86  4.0  2041 
 73. Van Kemenade, Rudy           ENG 2090  - 52 + 72 - 36 - 42 + 88 - 60 = 69 - 53 + 94  3.5  2122 
 74. Hagesaether, Arne            NOR 2101  =100 - 51 = 92 = 63 + 77 = 41 - 39 = 65 - 56  3.5  2137 
 75. Fox, Anthony                 IRL 2123  + 94 - 45 - 41 = 82 - 36 + 93 + 53 - 52 - 59  3.5  2161 
 76. Lutton, J.Ezra               ENG 2134  + 82 - 21 - 26 + 88 - 44 - 34 + 95 = 59 - 53  3.5  2174 
 77. Allen, Keith                 IRL 2241  - 32 + 82 - 46 = 87 - 74 + 84 - 68 - 89 + 91  3.5  2073 
 78. Almond, Richard              ENG 2113  - 84 = 94 + 93 - 14 - 82 = 85 + 91 = 80 - 45  3.5  2057 
 79. Nicholson, John              IRL 2021  - 66 - 61 - 82 + 96 + 86 = 58 - 56 - 50 + 90  3.5  2025 
 80. Twitchell, Neville           ENG 2003  = 99   .  - 47 + 70 - 52 + 90 - 42 = 78 - 57  3.0  2112 
 81. Murtagh, Dermot              IRL 1889  = 93 + 42 -  5 - 39 = 57 + 70 - 37 - 69 - 61  3.0  2130 
 82. Spanton, Timothy             ENG 2004  - 76 - 77 + 79 = 75 + 78 - 27 = 58 - 38 - 66  3.0  2064 
 83. Pym, Thomas W                ENG 2059  + 70 - 39 - 55 - 67 = 93 - 68 + 84 = 85 - 50  3.0  2022 
 84. Truman, Richard G            ENG 2023  + 78 - 12 = 35 - 48 - 63 - 77 - 83 = 96 + 95  3.0  2047 
 85. Adams, Phil                  ENG 2124  + 96 -  6 - 44 + 62 - 54 = 78 - 49 = 83 - 71  3.0  2102 
 86. Henrichsen, Jens             DEN 2084  = 57 - 37 - 69 = 93 - 79 + 96 + 90 - 58 - 72  3.0  1997 
 87. Pimmingstorfer, Chr          GER 2116  +103 - 15 - 27 = 77 - 62 = 95 - 71 - 72 + 92  3.0  2023 
 88. Fairbairn, Stephen           CAN 2057  - 63 - 48 +103 - 76 - 73 = 92 = 72 + 95 - 67  3.0  1971 
 89. Milligan, Helen           wf SCO 2077  - 65   .  - 49 = 60 = 56 = 67 - 57 + 77 - 47  2.5  2096 
 90. Collier, David               ENG 2168  = 71 = 25 - 40 + 72 - 51 - 80 - 86 = 92 - 79  2.5  1990 
 91. Werner, Gert                 DEN 2085  = 62 - 54 - 25 + 71 = 58 - 26 - 78 = 94 - 77  2.5  2060 
 92. Webster, Richard J           ENG 2008  = 69 - 41 = 74 - 65 - 64 = 88 = 93 = 90 - 87  2.5  1965 
 93. Dossett,Christopher          ENG ----  = 81 - 27 - 78 = 86 = 83 - 75 = 92 - 66 = 96  2.5  1908 
 94. Marks,Ian                    ENG ----  - 75 = 78 - 58 = 68 - 70 - 71 + 96 = 91 - 73  2.5  1931 
 95. Waugh,Jonathan C             ENG ----  - 53 - 56 = 68 + 64 - 69 = 87 - 76 - 88 - 84  2.0  1921 
 96. De Lagontrie, Jean           FRA 1968  - 85 - 55 - 42 - 79 = 71 - 86 - 94 = 84 = 93  1.5  1828 
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7) Israeli Championship

The Israeli Championship took place in the Sissy and Sol Mark Chess Center in Ramat Aviv 19th-29th September 2004. 36 player 9 round Swiss. Sergey Erenburg and Vitali Golod tied for first.

Official site (Hebrew): http://www.chess.org.il

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 1. Erenburg, Sergey       g  ISR 2533  +26 = 4 +15 +16 = 2 = 3 = 6 + 8 = 5  6.5  2646 
 2. Golod, Vitali          g  ISR 2538  +33 +13 =16 +28 = 1 = 7 = 3 + 6 = 4  6.5  2640 
 3. Lerner, Konstantin Z   g  UKR 2494  +17 = 5 = 4 +12 + 8 = 1 = 2 = 7 =10  6.0  2649 
 4. Avrukh, Boris          g  ISR 2600  +22 = 1 = 3 =19 = 5 = 9 +20 +11 = 2  6.0  2588 
 5. Roiz, Michael          g  ISR 2574  + 6 = 3 = 8 +17 = 4 =11 = 7 =10 = 1  5.5  2565 
 6. Klenburg, Mikhail      m  UKR 2399  - 5 +26 =13 +20 +16 +12 = 1 - 2 = 9  5.5  2535 
 7. Postny, Evgeny         g  ISR 2563  +18 =28 = 9 =27 +14 = 2 = 5 = 3 = 8  5.5  2547 
 8. Khmelniker, Ilya          ISR 2444  =21 +23 = 5 + 9 - 3 +16 +13 - 1 = 7  5.5  2538 
 9. Gershon, Alik          g  ISR 2518  +34 =10 = 7 - 8 +31 = 4 +19 =14 = 6  5.5  2532 
10. Huzman, Alexander      g  ISR 2588  +30 = 9 -28 +31 +27 =13 =11 = 5 = 3  5.5  2513 
11. Livshits, Gaby         m  ISR 2415  +36 -16 =14 +15 +28 = 5 =10 - 4 +20  5.5  2492 
12. Gofshtein, Zvulon      g  ISR 2540  =15 +35 =27 - 3 +32 - 6 =22 +21 +13  5.5  2467 
13. Sidorenko, Ilya           ISR 2283  +24 - 2 = 6 +25 +19 =10 - 8 +17 -12  5.0  2517 
14. Shevelev, Arkady       m  ISR 2340  =25 =19 =11 +22 - 7 =18 +27 = 9 =16  5.0  2518 
15. Gerzhoy, Leonid        m  ISR 2376  =12 +25 - 1 -11 +17 =19 =30 +22 =18  5.0  2490 
16. Mikhalevski, Victor    g  ISR 2551  +32 +11 = 2 - 1 - 6 - 8 +33 +29 =14  5.0  2442 
17. Rinberg, Alexander        ISR 2336  - 3 +30 +24 - 5 -15 +32 +28 -13 +23  5.0  2458 
18. Shachar, Ehud          f  ISR 2394  - 7 -31 =29 +21 =24 =14 =23 +28 =15  4.5  2364 
19. Kantsler, Boris        g  ISR 2474  =23 =14 +33 = 4 -13 =15 - 9 =30 +31  4.5  2392 
20. Bykhovsky, Anatoly     f  ISR 2209  =27 =22 =32 - 6 +35 +25 - 4 +24 -11  4.5  2445 
21. Kataev, Simcho            RUS 2286  = 8 -27 -22 -18 +36 +35 +25 -12 +30  4.5  2396 
22. Kantarji, Pinchas      f  ISR 2414  - 4 =20 +21 -14 =33 +26 =12 -15 =24  4.0  2346 
23. Kaplan, Sasha          f  ISR 2326  =19 - 8 -25 =29 =26 +34 =18 +27 -17  4.0  2342 
24. Porat, Shi             f  ISR 2431  -13 +34 -17 =32 =18 +31 =29 -20 =22  4.0  2273 
25. Zoler, Dan             m  ISR 2518  =14 -15 +23 -13 +30 -20 -21 =32 +35  4.0  2293 
26. Deutsch, Eyal          f  ISR 2350  - 1 - 6 +36 =30 =23 -22 =31 =33 +34  4.0  2302 
27. Zilberman, Yaacov      g  ISR 2430  =20 +21 =12 = 7 -10 =28 -14 -23 =32  3.5  2331 
28. Gruenfeld, Yehuda      g  ISR 2471  +31 = 7 +10 - 2 -11 =27 -17 -18 =33  3.5  2359 
29. Karasik, Evgeni           ISR 2174  -35 -32 =18 =23 +34 +33 =24 -16 -36  3.5  2278 
30. Kudischewitsch, David  m  RUS 2405  -10 -17 +34 =26 -25 +36 =15 =19 -21  3.5  2284 
31. Zaltz, Dov                ISR 2315  -28 +18 +35 -10 - 9 -24 =26 +36 -19  3.5  2325 
32. Bitansky, Igor         m  ISR 2377  -16 +29 =20 =24 -12 -17 -34 =25 =27  3.0  2268 
33. Rodshtein, Maxim          ISR 2372  - 2 +36 -19 =35 =22 -29 -16 =26 =28  3.0  2252 
34. Birnboim, Nathan       m  ISR 2349  - 9 -24 -30 +36 -29 -23 +32 +35 -26  3.0  2208 
35. Krayz, Alexander       m  ISR 2424  +29 -12 -31 =33 -20 -21 +36 -34 -25  2.5  2141 
36. Belenky,David             ISR ----  -11 -33 -26 -34 -21 -30 -35 -31 +29  1.0  1992 
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 1. Igla, Bella                ISR 2209  = 5 +11 = 6 = 9 + 4 + 7 + 3 + 2 +12  7.5  2409 
 2. Borsuk, Angela          wg ISR 2306  +11 - 6 + 5 + 4 = 9 = 3 +12 - 1 + 7  6.0  2251 
 3. Vasiliev, Olga             ISR 2159  +10 + 9 = 4 - 6 +14 = 2 - 1 +11 + 5  6.0  2253 
 4. Tsifanskaya, Ludmila A  wm ISR 2216  +12 + 7 = 3 - 2 - 1 +13 = 8 +14 + 9  6.0  2249 
 5. Atnilov,Bella              ISR ----  = 1 + 8 - 2 = 7 +13 + 6 + 9 =10 - 3  5.5  2219 
 6. Vovinkina, Natalia         ISR 2156  +13 + 2 = 1 + 3 - 7 - 5 +14 - 8 +11  5.5  2178 
 7. Len, Irina                 ISR 2105  +14 - 4 +10 = 5 + 6 - 1 +13 +12 - 2  5.5  2181 
 8. Bar-Shalom, Oshra          ISR 2080  - 9 - 5 +14 -10 +11 +12 = 4 + 6 +13  5.5  2153 
 9. Botvinnik, Irina        wf ISR 2239  + 8 - 3 +12 = 1 = 2 +10 - 5 +13 - 4  5.0  2153 
10. Vydeslaver, Alla           ISR ----  - 3 +13 - 7 + 8 -12 - 9 =11 = 5 +14  4.0  2027 
11. Dotan, Valeria          wf ISR 2029  - 2 - 1 +13 +12 - 8 +14 =10 - 3 - 6  3.5  2023 
12. Porat, Maya                ISR 2022  - 4 +14 - 9 -11 +10 - 8 - 2 - 7 - 1  2.0  1911 
13. Zeevi,Neta                 ISR ----  - 6 -10 -11 +14 - 5 - 4 - 7 - 9 - 8  1.0  1740 
14. Gotlanski,Daniella         ISR ----  - 7 -12 - 8 -13 - 3 -11 - 6 - 4 -10  0.0       
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8) Tatry-Open

The Tatry-Open took place in Tatranské Zruby 25th September - 2nd October 2004.

Further details: http://www.slovan-bratislava.com Details at http://www.slovan-bratislava.com/Turnaje/04Tatry/04Tatry.htm Games at http://www.slovan-bratislava.com/Partie/partiedown.htm

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  1. Stocek, Jiri            g  CZE 2557  8        50.0    7   39.5
  2. Hagarova, Zuzana        m  SVK 2330  7.5      44.5    7   35.5
  3. Mrva, Martin            m  SVK 2495  7        51.0    6   39.5
  4. Walek, Milan            f  CZE 2386  7        47.5    6   37.0
  5. Plachetka, Jan          g  SVK 2435  7        47.0    5   37.0
  6. Lanc, Alois             m  SVK 2410  7        46.5    6   37.0
  7. Sikorova, Olga          wm CZE 2268  7        45.5    6   35.5
  8. Mozny, Milos            m  CZE 2376  7        44.5    5   34.5
  9. Petrik, Tomas              SVK 2457  6.5      53.0    6   38.0
 10. Manik, Mikulas          m  SVK 2502  6.5      51.5    5   38.0
 11. Vojtek, Vladimir           SVK 2338  6.5      50.0    5   36.0
 12. Pribyl, Josef           m  CZE 2412  6.5      47.5    6   36.0
 13. Biolek, Richard         m  CZE 2451  6.5      47.5    5   36.0
 14. Banas, Jan              m  SVK 2334  6.5      47.5    4   33.5
 15. Rachela, Milan             SVK 2308  6.5      47.0    6   34.5
 16. Vojta, Tomas               CZE 2283  6.5      47.0    4   35.0
 17. Macak, Stefan              SVK 2299  6.5      46.5    6   34.0
 18. Kubos, Rostislav           CZE 2215  6.5      46.0    5   33.5
 19. Lipka, Juraj            m  SVK 2389  6.5      45.5    4   35.5
 20. Furman, Boris           f  RUS 2328  6.5      44.5    5   33.0
 21. Michenka, Jozef         m  CZE 2351  6.5      43.5    5   33.0
 22. Cernousek, Lukas           CZE 2378  6.5      43.5    5   32.0
 23. Valenta, Vit               CZE 2182  6.5      40.0    6   30.0
 24. Kotan, Ladislav         m  SVK 2325  6.5      39.5    5   31.5
247 players

9) Serbia and Montenegro 2nd Leagues

Serbia and Montenegro 2nd Leagues have finished. Four teams were promoted to the Serbia and Montenegro Team Chess Championship. In all leagues it was interesting battles for promotion till the last games. Belgrade: Beograd won promotion (all 9 rounds available) Vojvodina: Agronom won promotion (10 of 11 rounds available) Central Serbia: Sloga Amiga won promotion (5 rounds of 11 available). Montenegro: Mimoza won promotion games available. News: Vladica Andrejic.

Official site of Serbia and Montenegro Chess Federation http://www.scgchess.org

Premier League of Belgrade
Belgrade, September 25th - October 3rd, 2004 
    Team                      1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  MP   BP   P
 1  Beogradski Vodovod        ##   ½  2   4   2½  5½  2½  2   4   6   23   6
 2  Mladenovac                5½  ##  3½  4½  3   4   4   2   4  13   30½  2
 3  Planum Turs               4   2½  ##  5   2½  5½  1½  3   3½  9   27½  4
 4  NIS Jugopetrol            2   1½  1   ##  2½  3½  4½  2½  3   5   20½  7-8
 5  Obilic                    3½  3   3½  3½  ##  5½  2½  3½  4½ 13   29½  3
 6  Cukaricki                  ½  2   ½   2½   ½  ##   ½  1   2½  0   10   9
 7  Beograd Sigurnost         3½  2   4½  1½  3½  5½  ##   ½  2½  8   23½  5
 8  Beograd                   4   4   3   3½  2½  5   5½  ##  3½  13  31   1
 9  Rad                       2   2   2½  3   1½  3½  3½  2½  ##  5   20½  7-8


Quality League of Vojvodina
Sombor, September 25th - October 3rd, 2004 
   Team                    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  MP  BP    P
 1  SK Jugovic             ##  2½  3½  3   3   2½  2½  4½  2   3   3   2   8  31½   9
 2  SK Spartak             3½  ##  4½  4½  2   4½  3   5   4½  3   5½  5  18  45    2
 3  Somborski SK           2½  1½  ##  3   1½  2½  3½  5   2½  2   5   3½  9  32½   7
 4  SK Ekonomist           3   1½  3   ##  1   2   2½  5½  3   2½  5   3   8  32    8
 5  SK Agronom             3   4   4½  5   ##  3½  4   6   2   4½  5½  3½  19 45½   1
 6  SK Jedinstvo           3½  1½  3½  4   2½  ##  3½  5½  3   3½  3   3½  16 37    3
 7  SK Bora Kostic         3½  3   2½  3½  2   2½  ##  5½  4   2½  4   4   13 37    6
 8  SK Lehel-Banat Seme    1½  1   1    ½  0    ½  ½   ##  1   1   2   2½  0  11½  12
 9  SK Radnicki            4   1½  3½  3   4   3   2   5   ##  2½  4   4½ 14  37    5
10  PA SK                  3   3   4   3½  1½  2½  3½  5   3½  ##  4   3½ 16  37    4
11  SK Sloven              3    ½  1   1    ½  3   2   4   2   2   ##  3   5  22   11
12  SK Dnevnik             4   1   2½  3   2½  2½  2   3½  1½  2½  3   ##  6  28   10


The First League of Central Serbia
Vrnjacka Banja, September 25th - October 2nd, 2004 
   Team                                1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  MP  BP    P
 1  Jastrebac (Blace)                  ##  2   1    ½  3   3   1½  3   4   3   0   6  21    9
 2  Telekom (Zvecan)                   4   ##  1½  1½  1½  2½  2   4   3   3   2   6  25    7
 3  Sloga (Petrovac)                   5   4½  ##  2½  3   3   2½  5   4   3½  2½ 12  35½   5
 4  Borac (cacak)                      5½  4½  3½  ##  3½  2½  2½  4½  4½  3½  3  15  37½   4
 5  Metalac Takovo (Gornji Milanovac)  3   4½  3   2½  ##  2½  1   4½  3½  2½  1   8  28    6
 6  Valjevski SK (Valjevo)             3   3½  3   3½  3½  ##  3   4   5   4   3½ 17  36    3
 7  Javor (Ivanjica)                   4½  4   3½  3½  5   3   ##  5   6   5½  2  17  42    2
 8  Zeleni Vrh (Svrljig)               3   2   1   1½  1½  2   1   ##  3   3   1   3  19   11
 9  Užicka Banka (Užice)             2   3   2   1½  2½  1   0   3   ##  3   1½  3  19½  10
10  Ina Dizajn (Novi Pazar)            3   3   2½  2½  3½  2    ½  3   3   ##   ½  6  23½   8
11  Sloga Amiga (Kraljevo)             6   4   3½  3   5   2½  4   5   4½  5½  ##  17 43    1

10) 119th New York Masters

Gata Kamsky won the 119th New York Masters on 28th September 2004 with a 3.5/4 score.

The regular rapid event (mostly weekly) organised by IM Greg Shahade and John Fernandez provides regular chances for keen players of 2200 and above to compete against GMs and IMs in New York. See: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/

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  1. Kamsky, Gata          g  2784 +13 + 6 + 4 = 3   3.5  ($400)
  2. Yudasin, Leonid       g  2687 - 9 +18 +13 + 8   3.0  ($ 70)
  3. Wojtkiewicz, Aleks    g  2639 =   +11 + 5 = 1   3.0  ($ 70)
  4. Krush, Irina          m  2472 +10 + 8 - 1 + 7   3.0  ($ 70)
  5. Bonin, Jay            m  2356 +12 = 9 - 3 +10   2.5  ($ 50)
  6. Lenderman, Alex       f  2335 +16 - 1 =10 +13   2.5  ($ 50)
  7. Hoffmann, Asa         f  2360 -11 +12 + 9 - 4   2.0   
  8. Sarkar, Justin        m  2317 +15 - 4 +11 - 2   2.0
  9. Caruana, Fabiano      f  2258 + 2 = 5 - 7 =     2.0
 10. Sena, Juan               2230 - 4 +15 = 6 - 5   1.5
 11. Furdzik, Rafal           2203 + 7 - 3 - 8 =     1.5
 12. Agaian, Sarkis           2061 - 5 - 7 +16 =     1.5
 13. Privman, Boris        f  2315 - 1 +16 - 2 - 6   1.0
 14. Espinosa, Jose           1900 --- --- --- +15   1.0
 15. Yakovenko, Nikolai       1890 - 8 -10 +17 -14   1.0
 16. Pressman, Leif           1939 - 6 -13 -12 =     0.5
 17. Widmaier, Marc           2062 --- --- -15 ---   0.0
 18. Cesar, Gregory           2062 --- - 2 --- ---   0.0

PRIZES

1ST   - $ 400
2ND   - $ 150
3RD   - $  60
U2400 - $ 100

11) Piloo Mody International Open

The Piloo Mody International Open takes place 1st-9th October 2004 at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stadium, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. Games from round 1 missing.

Further details: http://www.chessindia.org/piloomody

Round 4 of 9 Standings: 
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  1   Marat, Dzumaev           UZB   2520 gm    4    
  2   Tahir, Vakhidov          UZB   2504 im    3.5  
3-11  Iuldachev, Saidali       UZB   2550 gm    3    
      Kidambi, S               IND   2476 im    3    
      Sriram, Jha              IND   2431 im    3    
      Safin, Shukrat           UZB   2466 gm    3    
      Praveen, Thipsay         IND   2464 gm    3    
      Suvrajit, Saha           IND   2395       3    
      Pavel, Kotsur            KAZ   2598 gm    3    
      Sanjay, N                IND   2357       3    
      Visweswaran K,           IND   2297       3    
12-19 Akshay, Raj Kore         IND   2400       2.5  
      Satyapragyan, S          IND   2370 im    2.5  
      Fominyh, Alexander       RUS   2533 gm    2.5  
      Preetham, Sharma R       IND   2339       2.5  
      Ratnakaran, K            IND   2344       2.5  
      Mahmood, Lodhi           PAK   2385 im    2.5  
      Deepan Chakkravarthy,    IND   2396 im    2.5  
      Dinesh, Kumar Sharma     IND   2386 im    2.5  
20-29 Rahul, Shetty            IND   2369 im    2    
      Saptarshi Roy,           IND   2425       2    
      Atanu, Lahiri            IND   2349 im    2    
      Laxman R R,              IND   2424 im    2    
      Himanshu, Sharma         IND   2380       2    
      Saptarshi, Roy Chawdhury IND   2376 im    2    
      Gurpreet Pal, Singh      IND   2341       2    
      Prathamesh, Mokal        IND   2390 im    2    
      Rohit  G,                IND   2281       2    
      Krishna, Thapa           NEP   2163       2    
46 players

12) 8th Itáu Cup

The 8th Itáu Cup took place in São Paulo Chess Club September 25th - October 2nd 2004. Gilberto Milos won the event 8/9. Final round games missing. My thanks to Marius van Riemsdijk.

Official site: http://www.cxsp.com.br and further info: http://200.246.90.112/HiperChess

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 1. Milos, Gilberto                 g  BRA 2601 8     43.5   51.5  55.5
 2. Martinez, Carlos Alejandro      f  BRA 2386 7     38.0   52.0  54.5
 3. Lima, Darcy                     g  BRA 2545 7     38.0   49.5  54.0
 4. Limp, Eduardo                   m  BRA 2441 7     37.0   49.5  54.5
 5. Chemin, Vitorio                 f  BRA 2338 7     37.0   49.5  53.5
 6. Fier, Alexander Hila            f  BRA 2258 7     36.5   48.5  53.0
 7. Rodriguez, Andres               g  URU 2567 7     34.5   46.0  50.5
 8. Da Silva, Alessandro Rodrigues     BRA 2179 7     30.5   40.5  44.5
 9. Coelho, Luis                    m  BRA 2391 6.5   35.5   47.0  51.5
10. Matsuura, Everaldo              m  BRA 2490 6.5   34.5   45.5  49.5
11. Crosa, Martin                   m  URU 2400 6.5   34.0   45.0  49.5
12. Bittencourt, Jorge                 BRA 2353 6.5   33.0   43.5  46.5
13. Braga, Cicero                   m  BRA 2441 6     34.5   48.0  52.0
14. Van Riemsdijk, Herman C         m  BRA 2416 6     32.5   45.0  49.5
15. Frare, Fernando                    BRA 2226 6     32.5   43.5  47.5
16. Van Riemsdijk, Dirk D              BRA 2221 6     31.5   46.0  49.5
17. Sega, Carlos Alberto               BRA 2322 6     31.5   43.5  45.5
18. Caldeira, Adriano               f  BRA 2291 6     31.0   44.5  47.5
19. Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z             BRA 2287 6     31.0   42.5  47.0
20. Limberg, Estacio Vermelho          BRA 1967 6     30.0   42.5  45.0
21. De Oliveira, Jefferson dos Santos  BRA ---- 6     28.5   41.5  45.5
22. Chiaramitara, Pedro jr             BRA 2085 6     28.0   41.0  44.0
23. Gallo Ponce, Elbert                PER ---- 6     27.0   43.0  46.0
24. Name, Gabriel                      BRA 2180 6     27.0   41.0  44.0
25. De Miranda, Alexandre Pinto        BRA 2048 6     26.0   36.0  38.5
139 players

13) 79th Argentine Chess Championship

The 79th Argentine Chess Championship took place September 24th - October 1st 2004. The event commemorated the 150th Anniversary of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange. Ariel Sorin took clear first place scoring 7.5/9. News: Roberto Alvarez.

Official site: http://www.fada-argentina.org.ar

Alternate site for live broadcasting: http://www.ajedrez-de-estilo.com.ar/fada/ronda1.htm

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                                                 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9 
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 1. Sorin, Ariel                 g  ARG 2509  =87 +50 +44 +15 = 8 +13 + 6 = 2 + 9  7.5  2640 
 2. Felgaer, Ruben               g  ARG 2587  +65 =44 +34 +19 = 7 + 4 +21 = 1 = 3  7.0  2601 
 3. Pierrot, Facundo             m  ARG 2436  +60 =47 +35 =23 +30 = 7 +14 +18 = 2  7.0  2561 
 4. Gomez Baillo, Jorge H        m  ARG 2417  +53 +41 =30 =16 +40 - 2 =45 +11 +20  6.5  2444 
 5. Soppe, Guillermo             m  ARG 2409  +85 +29 =16 =40 =18 =19 =43 +30 +21  6.5  2454 
 6. Rosito, Jorge                m  ARG 2424  +28 +59 =11 =30 +16 +23 - 1 =21 =12  6.0  2470 
 7. Needleman, Alejandro            ARG 2420  +62 +72 =17 +22 = 2 = 3 =10 =20 =13  6.0  2492 
 8. Dolezal, Cristian            f  ARG 2410  +39 =25 +58 +17 = 1 -21 =30 +43 =14  6.0  2454 
 9. Flores, Diego                m  ARG 2450  +45 -17 +54 +25 -13 +58 +23 +15 - 1  6.0  2428 
10. Lafuente, Pablo              m  ARG 2461  +55 +43 =19 -11 +34 =17 = 7 =31 +33  6.0  2439 
11. Real de Azua, E                 ARG 2351  +88 +52 = 6 +10 =21 =14 =18 - 4 +34  6.0  2480 
12. Szmetan, Jorge               m  ARG 2401  +73 =58 -25 +24 =45 +26 =13 +42 = 6  6.0  2349 
13. Quiroga, Facundo             m  ARG 2370  +90 =51 =26 +69 + 9 - 1 =12 +25 = 7  6.0  2407 
14. Giardelli, Sergio C          m  ARG 2434  +54 -16 +90 +26 +33 =11 - 3 +22 = 8  6.0  2403 
15. Julia, Ernesto               f  ARG 2372  +89 +27 =40 - 1 =59 +72 +17 - 9 +31  6.0  2391 
16. Demaria, Juan Pablo             ARG 2275  +32 +14 = 5 = 4 - 6 =42 =39 =28 +45  5.5  2330 
17. Fusco, Leonardo                 ARG 2296  +81 + 9 = 7 - 8 +36 =10 -15 +35 =19  5.5  2377 
18. Slipak, Sergio               g  ARG 2502  =24 =36 +60 +47 = 5 +38 =11 - 3 =23  5.5  2353 
19. De Dovitiis, Alejo           f  ARG 2356  +42 +79 =10 - 2 +25 = 5 -20 +45 =17  5.5  2406 
20. Alonso, Salvador             m  ARG 2444  +66 =34 =47 =59 =72 +41 +19 = 7 - 4  5.5  2375 
21. Valerga, Diego               m  ARG 2498  =50 +87 +77 +31 =11 + 8 - 2 = 6 - 5  5.5  2431 
22. Perdomo, Leandro             f  ARG 2306  =35 +82 +36 - 7 =32 =59 +29 -14 +52  5.5  2261 
23. Nedilsky, Diego              f  ARG 2347  +93 =26 +51 = 3 +49 - 6 - 9 +53 =18  5.5  2390 
24. Daneri, Martin                  ARG 2196  =18 -31 +56 -12 +63 +64 =38 =37 +49  5.5  2330 
25. Mazziotti Irigoyen, Gabriel     ARG 2253  +80 = 8 +12 - 9 -19 +82 +48 -13 +42  5.5  2362 
26. Di Benedetto, Guillermo         ARG 2172  +49 =23 =13 -14 +74 -12 +84 +38 =37  5.5  2409 
27. Needleman, Gaston               ARG 2224  +92 -15 +70 -33 =42 =60 +40 =49 +43  5.5  2266 
28. Varela, Daniel                  ARG 2175  - 6 -94 +57 +78 -46 +91 +72 =16 +47  5.5  2246 
29. Lemos, Damian                   ARG 2230  +76 - 5 +94 =38 =31 =33 -22 +73 +46  5.5  2304 
30. Bielicki, Carlos             m  ARG 2302  +86 +61 = 4 = 6 - 3 +54 = 8 - 5 =41  5.0  2330 
31. Lujan, Carolina              wm ARG 2318  =83 +24 +64 -21 =29 =47 +59 =10 -15  5.0  2302 
32. Preuss,Maximiliano              ARG ----  -16 =62 +50 +51 =22 =46 =34 -33 +72  5.0  2298 
33. Malbran, Guillermo           m  ARG 2299  =64 =83 +88 +27 -14 =29 =35 +32 -10  5.0  2216 
34. Altamirano, Benjamin         f  ARG 2288  +78 =20 - 2 +76 -10 +53 =32 +39 -11  5.0  2275 
35. Menon, Daniel                   ARG 2062  =22 +46 - 3 -72 +79 +51 =33 -17 +67  5.0  2329 
36. Sampaoli,Cristian               ARG ----  +67 =18 -22 +87 -17 +50 =46 =48 =44  5.0  2338 
37. Ibar, Marcelo                f  ARG 2314  =75 =63 -42 =61 =62 +90 +54 =24 =26  5.0  2155 
38. Della Morte, Pablo           f  ARG 2302  +91 -40 +52 =29 +82 -18 =24 -26 +60  5.0  2210 
39. Cereijo, Nicolas                ARG 2121  - 8 -74 +95 +71 =60 +55 =16 -34 +59  5.0  2218 
40. Maiques,Raul                    ARG ----  +96 +38 =15 = 5 - 4 -43 -27 +87 +66  5.0  2342 
41. Albarran, Gustavo               ARG 2237  +94 - 4 +68 -49 +83 -20 =73 +64 =30  5.0  2239 
42. Semprevivo, Marcelo             ARG 2087  -19 +71 +37 =43 =27 =16 +47 -12 -25  4.5  2266 
43. Cristobal, Ruben                ARG 2316  +69 -10 +61 =42 =58 +40 = 5 - 8 -27  4.5  2211 
44. Recoulat, Eduardo J          f  ARG 2301  +56 = 2 - 1 -82 =52 =88 +61 =55 =36  4.5  2183 
45. Tristan, Leonardo               ARG 2185  - 9 +91 =74 +48 =12 +49 = 4 -19 -16  4.5  2297 
46. Cranbourne, Carlos           f  ARG 2286  =82 -35 +85 =53 +28 =32 =36 =52 -29  4.5  2104 
47. Pedro, Fernando              f  ARG 2255  +68 = 3 =20 -18 +90 =31 -42 +65 -28  4.5  2252 
48. Anelli, Antonio              f  ARG 2330  -61 =56 +75 -45 +69 +66 -25 =36 =53  4.5  2096 
49. Rubinetti, Jorge             m  ARG 2439  -26 +86 +73 +41 -23 -45 +60 =27 -24  4.5  2181 
50. Jimenez, Joaquin                ARG 2195  =21 - 1 -32 +56 +80 -36 -64 +74 +78  4.5  2109 
51. Alvarez Castillo, Hector        ARG 2245  +71 =13 -23 -32 +75 -35 =82 =57 +80  4.5  2109 
52. Ibanez, Fernando                ARG 2093  +84 -11 -38 =79 =44 +77 +58 =46 -22  4.5  2291 
53. Fiori, Alberto                  ARG 2124  - 4 =76 +93 =46 +77 -34 +67 -23 =48  4.5  2241 
54. Tossutti, Juan C                ARG 2165  -14 +81 - 9 +88 +70 -30 -37 +84 =55  4.5  2252 
55. Reta, Miguel                    ARG 2188  -10 =78 -76 +94 +92 -39 +56 =44 =54  4.5  2114 
56. Perez, Mario Abel               ARG 1982  -44 =48 -24 -50 +93 +92 -55 +88 +75  4.5  2150 
57. Figueroa,Jose Leonardo          ARG ----  -59 -60 -28 +86 -65 +95 +83 =51 +73  4.5  2136 
58. Ferrara, Alexis                 ARG 2235  +95 =12 - 8 +64 =43 - 9 -52 +63  .   4.0  2208 
59. Zukerfeld, Andres            f  ARG 2252  +57 - 6 +63 =20 =15 =22 -31 =66 -39  4.0  2197 
60. Villanueva, Mario               ARG 2168  - 3 +57 -18 +68 =39 =27 -49 +70 -38  4.0  2181 
61. Savinell, Fernando              ARG 2075  +48 -30 -43 =37 =67 =65 -44 +76 =68  4.0  2180 
62. Chapado, Roberto                ARG 2151  - 7 =32 =78 =80 =37 =70 =63 =72 =71  4.0  2067 
63. Pucill,Facundo                  ARG ----  =77 =37 -59 =66 -24 +79 =62 -58 +84  4.0  2198 
64. Garzon,Enrique                  ARG ----  =33 +84 -31 -58 +87 -24 +50 -41 =65  4.0  2207 
65. Godoy, Carlos ARG               ARG 2212  - 2 -69 -80 +81 +57 =61 +88 -47 =64  4.0  2083 
66. Tenti, Joaquin                  ARG 2182  -20 -68 +86 =63 +76 -48 +80 =59 -40  4.0  2072 
67. Barrionuevo, Pablo              ARG 2239  -36 -88 +81 =74 =61 +83 -53 +85 -35  4.0  2031 
68. Dimuro,Matias                   ARG ----  -47 +66 -41 -60 =85 =89 =75 +91 =61  4.0  2090 
69. Cortes,Martin                   ARG ----  -43 +65 +79 -13 -48 -84 -85 +92 +86  4.0  2171 
70. Ortiz,Andres                    ARG ----  -79 +97 -27 +73 -54 =62 =77 -60 +85  4.0  2112 
71. Gallego,Gonzalo                 ARG ----  -51 -42 +97 -39 -73 =81 +79 +90 =62  4.0  2085 
72. Triunfetti, Claudio             ARG 2256  +74 - 7 =83 +35 =20 -15 -28 =62 -32  3.5  2108 
73. Leeuw, Pablo                    ARG 2096  -12 +80 -49 -70 +71 +74 =41 -29 -57  3.5  2065 
74. Elias,Leonardo                  ARG ----  -72 +39 =45 =67 -26 -73 =90 -50 +89  3.5  2081 
75. Lo Presti, Roberto              ARG 2068  =37 -77 -48 +85 -51 =76 =68 +81 -56  3.5  2075 
76. Barrientos Medina,Juan          ARG ----  -29 =53 +55 -34 -66 =75 =91 -61 +90  3.5  2059 
77. Fernandez Murga, Roberto        ARG 2265  =63 +75 -21 =83 -53 -52 =70 -78 +88  3.5  2023 
78. Szmukler, Ruben                 ARG ----  -34 =55 =62 -28 -84 +93 =89 +77 -50  3.5  2110 
79. Torres, Sergio                  ARG 2215  +70 -19 -69 =52 -35 -63 -71 +93 +91  3.5  1977 
80. Roque,Pedro                     ARG ----  -25 -73 +65 =62 -50 +87 -66 +89 -51  3.5  2101 
81. Cristobal, Manuel               ARG 2145  -17 -54 -67 -65 +97 =71 +92 -75 +87  3.5  2051 
82. Curatola, Clemente              PAR 2139  =46 -22 +92 +44 -38 -25 =51  .   .   3.0  2191 
83. Sambuco Salomone, Lucas         ARG 2071  =31 =33 =72 =77 -41 -67 -57 -86 +94  3.0  2055 
84. Herrera, Martin                 ARG 2360  -52 -64 +91 -90 +78 +69 -26 -54 -63  3.0  1933 
85. Iregui, Victor                  ARG 2114  - 5 =92 -46 -75 =68 +94 +69 -67 -70  3.0  1986 
86. Rojo Lynch, Enrique             ARG 2011  -30 -49 -66 -57 -89 +97 +95 +83 -69  3.0  1996 
87. Franchi, Gustavo                ARG 2200  = 1 -21 +89 -36 -64 -80 +94 -40 -81  2.5  1972 
88. Lanza, Diego                    ARG 2079  -11 +67 -33 -54 +94 =44 -65 -56 -77  2.5  2035 
89. Benko, Francisco                ARG 2096  -15 =93 -87 -92 +86 =68 =78 -80 -74  2.5  1898 
90. Aberbach, Angel                 ARG 2095  -13 +95 -14 +84 -47 -37 =74 -71 -76  2.5  2026 
91. Penela, Eduardo                 ARG 2005  -38 -45 -84 +93 +95 -28 =76 -68 -79  2.5  1971 
92. Incicco,Feliciano               ARG ----  -27 =85 -82 +89 -55 -56 -81 -69 +97  2.5  1932 
93. Ravier,Osvaldo                  ARG ----  -23 =89 -53 -91 -56 -78 +97 -79 +95  2.5  1919 
94. Vidmar,Rafael Lucio             ARG ----  -41 +28 -29 -55 -88 -85 -87 +95 -83  2.0  1923 
95. Colombo,Gustavo                 ARG ----  -58 -90 -39 +97 -91 -57 -86 -94 -93  1.0  1700 
96. Aparicio, Anibal             f  ARG 2277  -40  .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   0.0       
97. BYE                                 ----   .  -70 -71 -95 -81 -86 -93  .  -92  0.0       
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14) Alushta Autumn 4

The 4th Alushta Autumn tournament took place 23rd September - 3rd October 2004. Rating average = 2454. Norms: 9-9,5 points, IM norm = 7,5 points. Mark Paragua won the event with 11/13. Chief Arbiter Belousov, Nikolay (RUS), Deputy Arbiter, Zhuk Vitalij (UKR). Games may follow. News: Leonid Galperin.

Further details: http://sep04.kaissa.com.ua/

"Alushta Autumn -2004 - 4" ("Memory of A. Tsertsene") 23 ix - 3 x 2004             
 1   Paragua, Mark          PHI  29.03.84  2530  m  # ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1  11  
 2   Andreikin, Dmitry      RUS  05.02.90  2449  m  ½ # 1 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1  8,5 
 3   Obukhov, Alexsander    RUS  17.04.69  2475  m  0 0 # ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1  7,5 
 4   Kuzmin, Gennadi P      UKR  19.01.46  2518  g  0 ½ ½ # 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1  7   
     Annageldyev, Orazly    TKM  20.03.60  2458  m  0 0 1 0 # 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1  7   
     Zubov, Alexander       UKR  04.04.83  2515  m  0 1 0 ½ 0 # ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1  7   
 7   Nikitin, Andrey        RUS  10.08.74  2452  g  0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ # ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½  6,5 
     Shtyrenkov, Veniamen   RUS  23.04.58  2465  g  0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ # 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1  6,5 
     Loskutov, Oleg         RUS  22.01.71  2450  m  0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 # ½ ½ ½ ½ 1  6,5 
10   Moroz, Alexander       UKR  18.01.61  2498  g  1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ # 0 ½ ½ 1  6   
     Smirnov, Igor          UKR  28.10.87  2446  m  ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 # ½ ½ 1  6   
12   Zinchenko, Yaroslav    UKR  14.02.87  2349     0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ # ½ 1  5,5 
13   Tishin, Dmitry         UKR  24.06.88  2372  m  0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ # ½  5   
14   Trifonov, Alexandr     RUS  17.09.85  2385     0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ #  1   

15) 1st Sevastopol Invitational

The 1st Sevastopol Invitational 2004 ("Chess instead of war") dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the Crimean (Eastern) War 1853-1856 and part of the ACP TOUR 2004-2005 took place 23rd-26th September 2004. Timerate 25 minutes per game. Sponsors: Foundation "Moscow-Crimea" City administration Tournament director: Onischuk Vasily Chief arbiter: Bondar Aleksandr. News Victor Bologan.

14 year old Sergey Karjakin won the event with 3.5/5. The odd game may become available.

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1st Invitational Rapid Sevastopol UKR (UKR), 23-26 ix 2004 cat XV (2610)
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                                      1 2 3 4 5 6 
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1. Karjakin, Sergey       g UKR 2591  * 1 1 0 = 1  3.5  2762 
2. Malakhov, Vladimir     g RUS 2674  0 * = 1 1 =  3.0  2669 
3. Bologan, Viktor        g MDA 2663  0 = * = 1 1  3.0  2671 
4. Onischuk, Alexander    g USA 2655  1 0 = * = =  2.5  2601 
5. Malaniuk, Vladimir P   g UKR 2555  = 0 0 = * 1  2.0  2549 
6. Slobodjan, Roman       g GER 2522  0 = 0 = 0 *  1.0  2387 
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Round 1 (September 23, 2004)

Malakhov, Vladimir    -  Onischuk, Alexander   1-0
Malaniuk, Vladimir P  -  Karjakin, Sergey      1/2
Slobodjan, Roman      -  Bologan, Viktor       0-1

Round 2 (September 23, 2004)

Karjakin, Sergey      -  Onischuk, Alexander   0-1
Bologan, Viktor       -  Malakhov, Vladimir    1/2
Malaniuk, Vladimir P  -  Slobodjan, Roman      1-0

Round 3 (September 24, 2004)

Malakhov, Vladimir    -  Malaniuk, Vladimir P  1-0
Onischuk, Alexander   -  Bologan, Viktor       1/2
Slobodjan, Roman      -  Karjakin, Sergey      0-1

Round 4 (September 26, 2004)

Karjakin, Sergey      -  Bologan, Viktor       1-0
Malaniuk, Vladimir P  -  Onischuk, Alexander   1/2
Slobodjan, Roman      -  Malakhov, Vladimir    1/2

Round 5 (September 26, 2004)

Malakhov, Vladimir    -  Karjakin, Sergey      0-1
Bologan, Viktor       -  Malaniuk, Vladimir P  1-0
Onischuk, Alexander   -  Slobodjan, Roman      1/2

16) Russian Federation Open Internet Cup

The second final tournament Blitz chess Russian Federation Open Internet Cup 2004 was held on the 30th of September at a new Playing Zone - RussianChessClub. The prize fund of the second final tournament was $1400. Time control was 3 min + 1 sec per move. 23 GMs and 20 Imps took part in the tournament (total number of players - 53) including 4 players having ELO-rating above 2600: Kobalia, Naer, Kharlov, Rustemov. The first - second places in the tournament were shared by GM Vladimir Kosirev (Russia) and GM Vladimir Dobrov (Russia) - who won 10 points from 13. All tournament games are available at RussianChessClub (http://www.russianchessclub.com). This week qualifying tournaments for the third final tournament begin (daily at 15-00 G. M. T.) The third final tournament will be held on the 21st of October (GM compete without prior qualification). The results of 5 final tournaments show who will take place the Super Final with the prize fund $7000 in December, 2004. News: Sergey Abramov.

Final Standings: 
 1.Kosyrev Vladimir        GM  10  
 2.Dobrov Vladimir         GM  10  
 3.Turov Maksim            GM   9  
 4.Shaposhnikov Evgenij    GM   9  
 5.Popov Roman             IM   9  
 6.Kalinichev Andrej            8  
 7.Drozdovskij Yurij       GM   8  
 8.Rustemov Aleksandr      GM   8  
9.Shipov Sergej            GM   8  
10.Galkin                  GM   8  
11.Vlassov Nikolai         IM   8  
12.Pugachev Aleksej        IM   8  
13.Lysyj Igor'                  8  
14.Zablockij Sergej             7,5
15.Polulyahov Aleksandr    GM   7,5
16.Asanov Timur            IM   7,5
52 players

17) LGA Premium Cup

The LGA Premium Cup took place in Nürnberg 10th–12th September 2004. Michael Prusikin won the event with 5/5. Games now available. News: Udo Güldner.

Official site: http://www.schach.lga.de/index.shtml

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LGA Premium Cup Nuernberg GER (GER), 10-12 ix 2004
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  1. Prusikin, Michael        m  GER 2517 5.0      
  2. Koch, Moritz                GER 2244 4.5  2518
  3. Zesch, Ludwig            f  GER 2308 4.0  2367
  4. Stadler, Simon              GER 2179 4.0  2428
  5. Seyb, Dieter             f  GER 2285 4.0  2341
  6. Dobosz, Henryk           m  POL 2453 4.0  2386
  7. Trapp,Robert                GER ---- 4.0  2386
  8. Roeber, Juergen             GER 2047 4.0  2328
  9. Schloetterer, Hermann       GER 2049 4.0  2299
 10. Eppinger, Georg          f  GER 2290 3.5  2179
 11. Hirn, Oskar              f  GER 2202 3.5  2216
 12. Kordts, Wolfgang            GER 2266 3.5  2270
 13. Schneider, David            GER 2092 3.5  2212
 14. Steppuhn, Thomas            GER 2151 3.5  2218
 15. Heimrath, Reiner         f  GER 2293 3.5  2227
 16. Monninger, Moritz           GER 2064 3.5  2282
 17. Weiss,Markus                GER ---- 3.5  2201
 18. Soergel, Frank              GER 2138 3.5  2192
 19. Birkmann, Guenther          GER 2070 3.5  2142
 20. Lowitz, Torsten             GER 2134 3.5  2207
 100 players

18) Bucharest Open

The Bucharest Chess Open took place 22nd-26th September 2004. Boris Itkis won the event with 7.5/9. Some games now available thanks to Doru Ionescu and news from Radu-Catalin Chirila.

Official site: http://www.openbucuresti.ro/ro_RO/index.htm

Open Chess Bucharest Final Standings
Place  Name                           Feder Rtg  Title Score Buch. Berg. Progr.
  1    Itkis, Boris                   ROM   2449 im    7.5    52.5 42.75   42.0
  2    Raceanu, Valentin              ROM   2370       7      50.5 32.50   37.5
 3-10  Svetushkin, Dmitry             MDA   2546 gm    6.5    54.0 36.75   35.5
       Mateuta, Gabriel               ROM   2469 im    6.5    52.0 31.50   36.0
       Szabo, Gergely-Andras-Gyula    ROM   2422 im    6.5    50.5 33.50   35.5
       Berescu, Alin                  ROM   2404 im    6.5    49.5 35.25   35.0
       Grigore, George-Gabriel        ROM   2507 gm    6.5    49.5 34.75   34.0
       Musat, Adrian                  ROM   2381 fm    6.5    48.0 33.75   33.5
       Chirila, Ioan Cristian         ROM   2195       6.5    47.5 31.25   31.5
       Nanu, Ciprian-Costica          ROM   2505 im    6.5    43.0 31.00   30.5
11-17  Shishkin, Vadim                UKR   2463 im    6      51.0 31.75   34.0
       Rogozenko, Dorian              ROM   2518 gm    6      50.0 31.25   32.5
       Vasiesiu, Dan                  ROM   2414 im    6      49.5 31.75   29.5
       Jianu, Vlad-Cristian           ROM   2429 im    6      46.5 30.00   29.0
       Grunberg, Mihai-Lucian         ROM   2403 im    6      45.0 27.75   32.5
       Burnoiu, Nicolae-Costel        ROM   2328 im    6      45.0 22.00   29.0
       Glodeanu, Ion                  ROM   2276 im    6      43.5 23.75   28.5
102 players

19) Professional World Chess Ranking

The Professional World Chess Ranking for players rated 2500 and higher for October 2004 has been released and incorporates the FIDE Championship. Below is the top 50. Produced by Ken Thomson, San Jose and calculated by Vladimir Dvorkovich, Moscow.

NN  Name  Birthday  Country  Rating  Variance
 1  Kasparov,Garry          13.04.1963   RUS   2764  137
 2  Morozevich,Alexander    18.07.1977   RUS   2733  163
 3  Anand,Viswanathan       11.12.1969   IND   2725  142
 4  Topalov,Veselin         15.03.1975   BUL   2714  153
 5  Kramnik,Vladimir        25.06.1975   RUS   2692  120
 6  Polgar,Judit            23.07.1976   HUN   2690  161
 7  Adams,Michael           17.11.1971   ENG   2687  143
 8  Leko,Peter              08.09.1979   HUN   2680  130
 9  Svidler,Peter           17.06.1976   RUS   2677  128
10  Shirov,Alexei           04.07.1972   ESP   2669  150
11  Gelfand,Boris           24.06.1968   ISR   2665  145
12  Nisipeanu,Liviu-Dieter  01.08.1976   ROM   2656  142
13  Grischuk,Alexander      31.10.1983   RUS   2653  149
14  Bareev,Evgeny           21.11.1966   RUS   2652  182
15  Ponomariov,Ruslan       11.10.1983   UKR   2648  183
16  Akopian,Vladimir        07.12.1971   ARM   2643  160
17  Short,Nigel D           01.06.1965   ENG   2638  156
18  Van Wely,Loek           07.10.1972   NED   2633  162
19  Kasimdzhanov,Rustam     05.12.1979   UZB   2633  173
20  Bacrot,Etienne          22.01.1983   FRA   2631  157
21  Ivanchuk,Vassily        18.03.1969   UKR   2629  162
22  Lautier,Joel            12.04.1973   FRA   2626  145
23  Vallejo Pons,Francisco  21.08.1982   ESP   2626  147
24  Dreev,Alexey            30.01.1969   RUS   2626  147
25  Sokolov,Ivan            13.06.1968   NED   2624  154
26  Azmaiparashvili,Zurab   16.03.1960   GEO   2623  180
27  Karpov,Anatoli          23.05.1951   RUS   2620  137
28  Radjabov,Teimour        12.03.1987   AZE   2620  139
29  Aronian,Levon           06.10.1982   ARM   2620  146
30  Nielsen,Peter-Heine     24.05.1973   DEN   2617  169
31  Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar   12.04.1985   AZE   2615  151
32  Gurevich,Mikhail        22.02.1959   BEL   2613  146
33  Graf-Nenashev,Alexander 25.08.1962   GER   2613  176
34  Sakaev,Konstantin       13.04.1974   RUS   2607  158
35  Nikolic,Predrag         11.09.1960   BIH   2605  171
36  Aleksandrov,Aleksej     11.05.1973   BLR   2603  156
37  Sutovsky,Emil           19.09.1977   ISR   2602  186
38  Rublevsky,Sergei        15.10.1974   RUS   2601  176
39  McShane,Luke James      07.01.1984   ENG   2600  193
40  Khalifman,Alexander     18.01.1966   RUS   2599  127
41  Kozul,Zdenko            21.05.1966   CRO   2598  213
42  Onischuk,Alexander      03.09.1975   USA   2597  184
43  Dominguez,Lenier        23.09.1983   CUB   2596  162
44  Hansen,Curt             18.09.1964   DEN   2596  162
45  Filippov,Valerij        28.11.1975   RUS   2594  171
46  Almasi,Zoltan           29.08.1976   HUN   2593  162
47  Beliavsky,Alexander G   17.12.1953   SLO   2593  164
48  Motylev,Alexander       17.06.1979   RUS   2593  188
49  Krasenkow,Mikhail       14.11.1963   POL   2591  172
50  Moiseenko,Alexander     17.05.1980   UKR   2588  152

20) Forthcoming Events and Links

Drammen Chess Festival

The Drammen Chess Festival took place 27th December 2004 - 5th January 2005. Participants include: GM Alexei Shirov ESP 2726 GM Aleksander Khalifman RUS 2669 GM Peter Heine Nielsen DEN 2663 GM Viktor Kortchnoi SUI 2601 GM Simen Agdestein NOR 2589 GM Magnus Carlsen NOR 2581 GM Leif E. Johannessen NOR 2519 GM Antoaneta Stefanova BUL 2523.

Details: http://www.lier-nett.no/sjakk/?location=001&language=eng

1st ICCF Webchess Open Tournament

The ICCF have announced the 1st WebChess Open Tournament and invites every player worldwide to participate in the event. The event is to be played on the ICCF dedicated Webserver http://www.iccf-webchess.com. This tournament is open to all correspondence chess players worldwide, also for those without any previous ICCF experience. Multiple entries are allowed. The tournament will be played in three stages - preliminaries, semifinal and final.

Details: http://www.iccf-webchess.com/Message.aspx?message=19

Technology for the disabled and Chess

Duif Calvin especially known for being the webmaster of the USCF website for many years writes about chess and disabled life.

Article: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1934

Cairnhill Chess Festival

2004 The Cairnhill Chess Festival 2004 will take place from 4th-12th of December 2004 in Singapore. This year's events include the 22nd Cairnhill International Open Chess Championship ‘The Cairnhill’s Cup’ as well as other side events such as Blitz and Rapidplay tournaments. Complete details and official website will be announced in due course. E-mail: open_chess@yahoo.com.sg

Pre-Olympic Tournament Belo Horizonte

The Pre-Olympic Tournament takes place 9th-12th Octuber 2004 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State Brazil. The tournament includes 4 players who represent Brazil in Calvia Olympiad.

Further news: http://www.a21brasil.com

4th Winterthur Chess Week

The 4th Winterthur Chess Week takes place in Winterthur (Switzerland) October 1st-9th 2004. The main event is a 9-round Open. Players: 1. Malakhatko,Vadim GM 2571 Kiev UKR 1977 2. Kveinys,Aloyzas GM 2531 Vilnius LTU 1962 3. Miezis,Normunds GM 2524 Olaine LAT 1971 4. Jenni,Florian GM 2503 Zürich SUI 1980

Further details: http://www.chessstore.ch/schachwoche/.

4th AMPLICO AIG LIFE Tournament

The 4th AMPLICO AIG LIFE Rapid Tournament takes place in Warsaw (Poland) played during the 23rd Memorial of Stanislaw Gawlikowski. The tournament is a part of the ACP Tour and will take place on Saturday, December 18th, 2003 and Sunday, December 19th, 2004 in the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw. The prize fund is 15.000 USD. There is a lot of special prizes (for best women, seniors, juniors in different age, players in many rating groups). Among participants we expect many super stars, led by Vassily Ivanchuk.

Further details: http://www.amplicolife.pl/chess or an e-mail to the Tournament Director: Maria Macieja janmac@mg.gov.pl or kspolonia@poczta.pop.pl

Alekhine CC Open in Calcutta

The Alekhine Chess Club in Calcutta organises an international open 7th-18th November 2004. The event is recognised by FIDE, the Indian Government and the All India Chess Federation. The club has organised over 25 international events including the Goodricke International Open Chess Tournament.

The event is an 11 Round Swiss. Total Prize Fund: $12,500, Total Players: around 60, no. of GMs: around 2 dozen, no. of IMs: around 2 dozen. GM (2500+), WGM (2350+), IM (2400+), Rated players with FIDE rating 2450+ :

For details contact: Mr. Soumen Majumder, FAX: 00913322832746, e-mail: gnca@vsnl.com and soumenmajumder@rediffmail.com

Club website: http://www.alekhinechessclub.8k.com

Liberec International Chess Festival

The Liberec International Chess Festival takes place as part of the 4th Czech Tour 2004/2005. The event takes place 23rd-30th October 10 2004 in Liberec (Czech Republic).

Further news: http://www.czechtour.net

Venice Autumn Chess Open

The traditional Autumn Chess Open takes place in Venice October 29th - 1st November 2004, organized together by "Esteban Canal" Chess Club and by "Carlo Salvioli" Chess Club.

Master tournament: 6 rounds (minimum 2000 Fide rating); 100 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 second every move; after 40 moves 15 minutes more plus 30 seconds every move.

Further details: http://www.veneziascacchi.org

HB Global Chess Challenge

The HB Foundation has posted $500,000 prize fund for the HB Global Chess Challenge, a Maurice Ashley-led event expects to bring more than 4,000 participants to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The event takes place May 18th-22nd 2005 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. First place in the Open section has a cash prize of $50,000, and that overall more than 50 others will receive cash prizes. Many other side events.

Official sites: http://www.hbfoundation.org and http://www.generationchess.com

Hastings Chess Congress

The Hastings Chess Congress takes place 28th December 2004 to 9 January 2005 and has a new format. The Hastings Premier and Challengers are combined into one knockout tournament. Let us imagine 120 players enter for the event which finishes 6th January. Then 60 players go forward from the first round, with 4 lucky losers. These 64 players play a second round of knockout. The 56 losers play in the Challengers Swiss. The 64 players continue in one game knockouts until there are 8 players left. These 8 play in the Premier of 2 game knockouts. All players knocked out will be contracted to play in the Swiss Challengers, except for the losing finalists.

Players when knocked out will carry forward their score in the standard play games. Of course White would have been a big advantage. Thus White will have 65 minutes and Black 95 in which to make all their moves, with the addition of one minute per move cumulatively from the first. Where games are drawn, ties will be resolved first by blitz games, failing that an Armageddon play-off. Players will be able to gain title results from either event. The event will be part of the Association of Chess Professionals GP.

The weekend tournament takes place 7-9 January.

Full details from Con Power conpowr@aol.com Players seeking conditions should contact _Stewartreuben@aol.com_

Official site: http://www.hastingschess.org.uk

8th International Open Bayerische Schach Meisterschaft

The 8th International Open Bayerische Schach Meisterschaft takes place in Bad Wiessee in Tegernsee 30th October - 7th November 2004.

Official site: http://www.oibm-bad-wiessee.de

British Rapidplay

The British Rapidplay Chess Championships take place 13th-14th November 2004 at the North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax.

Official site: http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/

Singapore International Chess Convention

The Singapore Chess Federation and Asean Chess Academy organise the Singapore International Chess Convention 11th-17th December 2004. The events include: 1) Asian Youth Championships 2) Singapore Masters and Challengers International Open 3) Seminar for Coaches 4) Arbiters Training Seminar.

Official site: http://www.singaporechess.org.sg/

16th Leuven Open

Chessclub Desperado Leuven organises its 16th Open International Tournament of Leuven, Belgium. It will take place from Thursday November 11th until Sunday November 14th 2004. The Open Tournament consists out of 7 rounds, Swiss pairing system, 2hours/40moves + 15' QPF. Prizemoney adds up to more than EUR 5.000, including several large ratingprizes! Further info: http://turn.to/desperado

Essent tournament in Hoogeveen

The Essent tournament in Hoogeveen takes place 17th-23rd October 2004. The includes an open tournament and a double Round Robin.

Judit Polgar is missing having played every year since 1997 after the birth of a son in August. The event takes place at the same time as the Olympiad so for the first time the World Junior Champion is also missing. This year the two juniors are Magnus Carlsen (13) and Daniel Stellwagen (17) facing the experienced Ivan Sokolov and Nigel Short (the latter two will go on to play the final rounds of the Olympiad after the event concludes). Daniel Stellwagen made his final GM-norm in August in Vlissingen (Holland), after previous norms in Corus 2004 (Wijk aan Zee) and the Dutch Championship 2004.

Official site: http://www.essentchess.nl/

German Bundesliga

The German Bundesliga starts on 13th November 2004.

Official site: http://www.schachbundesliga.com

IX Cesenatico Open

The IX Open International Chess Tournament took place in Cesenatico (Italy): 4th-12th September 2004. Hopefully results and games will become available.

Official site: http://www.antiquascom.it/scacchi.htm

Bilbao International Chess Festival

The Bilbao International Chess Festival takes place 6th-12th October 2004.

Events include the 1st People vs Computers World Chess Team Championship VI Open International "Memorial Pedro Zabala" and the II Open of Problems. 300 players from 30 countrys from the five continents are expected to play.

In the computer event Ruslan Ponomariov, Véselin Topalov and Sergey Karjakin will face throughout four days Junior, Fritz and Hydra.

Further details: http://www.ajedrezbilbao.com/

4th Rhode International Open

The 4th Rhode International Open will take place 23rd-31st October 2004 in Sautron (near Nantes). 9 rounds - time rate Fischer 40 moves/1h40 + 30sec/move + 40min + 30sec/move Accelerated Swiss paring A total amount of 13 600 Euros for the prizes, including 2 200 Euros for the winner. Special conditions for I.M and I.G.M

Internet coverage: http://www.sautronechecs.fr/

Swiss Chess Tour 2004

The "Swiss Chess Tour 2004" will finish in Interlaken, one of the most attractive tourist towns in Switzerland. The 4th "Casino Open" December 26th-30th 2004. 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 (1944), junior (1984-87), schoolboy (1988) 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. 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/

Swiss Chess Tour 2005

The Swiss Chess Tour starts in Basle in the New Year (1.-8.1.2005.). New event is European ITAG Masters & Rapid Championship will be 1-2.1.2005. 11 Round, 30 minutes each, guarantee prizes. Prizes: 2500/2000/1500/1000/800/700/600/500/ 2x400/2x300/4x250/4x200 CHF; Special prizes: 400/300/200 CHF for Ladys, seniors (1945), juniors (1985 and younger), amateur under 2200 (FIDE or national), under 1800. Enter fee 30.00 CHF Hilton Open (2-8.1.2005.) 7 Rounds, 6 hours (2 hours for 40 moves + 60 minutes for complete the game. Prizes: 2000/1500/1200/800/600/500/2x400/2x300/5x200 CHF. Special prizes 200 CHF for best Lady, Senior (1945), junior (1985-88), schoolboy (1989). Enter fee: 130 CHF (FM and juniors 60 CHF) GM & IM free. At the door 10 CHF. Basle amateur (2-8.1.2005.) 7 Rounds, 4 hours (90 minutes 30 moves + 30 minutes to complete the game). Players under 1900 rating (FIDE or national). Enter fee: 10 CHF (juniors 50 CHF). At the door 10 CHF. Prizes: 500/400/2x300/2x200/4x150 CHF. Basle juniors (2.1.2005.) 7 Rounds, 15 minutes for the game. Juniors 1985 and younger. Enter fee 5 CHF. Natural prizes for all players. NSV Senior Open (1-4.1.2005.) 7 Rounds, 4 hours (90 minutes for 30 moves + 30 minutes for complete the game) Seniors 1945. Prizes: 400/300/200 CHF + natural prizes. Enter fee: 60 CHF. At the door 10 CHF. ITAG - Tele-Rapid (3-5.1.2005.) European Rapid Champion, Andrei Sokolov, last year winner and two others. 15 minutes for the game. All games will be on TV Tele-Basel in live. BaZ Lighting Chess (8.1.2005. from 19.00 to 22.00) 9 Rounds, 5 minutes. Enter fee: 20 CHF (juniors 5 CHF). Prizes 300/200/150/2x100/2x50 CHF natural prizes for everybody 50% and more points. ITAG Simultan (9.1.2005.) with European Rapid Champion 2005

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

Hungarian chess tournaments October 2004-April 2005

1. 2nd-15th of October FIRST SATURDAY /FS/ GM-IM-FM round robins, 9-13 games, norm possibilities, in Budapest, Hungarian Chess Federation, Falk Miksa Str.10. 2nd floor.

Organisation: Nagy Laszlo /NL/, e-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net Website: http://www.firstsaturday.hu Other website: http://home.hu.inter.net/~firstsat

Phone-fax: (361)-2632859, cellphone: (36)-30-230-1914 /From 12:00 a.m. until midnight - Central European Time - GMT+1 hour/

2. 16th-26th of October, "Papp Béla memorial" GM closed, Törökbálint, /15 km from Budapest/, info: NL

3. 6th-18th of November, FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, Org: NL

4. 25th of Nov.-3rd of Dec., Harkány Open Swiss, /250 West from Budapest/, Org: Fulop Csaba, e-mail: fulopcsa@axelero.hu

5. 4th-17th of December, FS GM-IM-FM, Budapest, org: NL

6. 7th-15th of January 2005, "TAPOLCA" Open, 9 rounds Swiss, Budapest, organizer: Paréj József, home, calling from abroad: +(36-87-321-950

7. 5th-18th of February 2005, FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, Org.NL.

8. 5th-18th of March 2005, FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, Org. : NL,

9. 18th- 26th of March, "SPRING FESTIVAL" 9 rounds Swiss Open, Budapest, Org.: NL

10. 2nd-15th of April , FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, Org: NL:

Kramnik and Kasparov Websites

Kramnik's official website has become active: http://www.kramnik.com/ in time for his World Championship match in September / October. Garry Kasparov also has a newish website in part promoting his book ‘My Great Predecessors’ at: http://www.chesschamps.com

3rd Parsvnath International Open

The 3rd Parsvnath International Open Chess Tournament takes place in New Delhi, 2nd-11th January 2005. Prizes : Total Cash Prizes: Rs.600,000/-

Further details: http://www.delhichess.com/

45th US Armed Forces Open

The 2004 (45th annual) US Armed Forces Open (USAFO) Chess Tournament will be held from Saturday October 9 to Monday (Columbus Day) October 11, 2004 at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.

This year the event has been opened up to any chess players from around the world who are in a military status (active, reserve, retired, national guard, militia, cadet, midshipman, or their national equivalent). The event is also on the World Chess Federation calendar. The organisers would love to see one or more players from the UK show up this year.

Military chess players from all nations of the world are cordially invited. The US Department of State told the organisers that there are no restrictions on whom they may invite. To speed up the visa application process [for those nations who do not have a "reciprocal no visa agreement" with the US], the event is on a special list of approved events at all U. S. consulates and embassies around the world.

The superb venue this year is at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. So far, players from India, Macedonia, Israel, Malaysia and Greece have indicated their intent to participate. There is the hope many other nations will also attend. So far the strongest military player that may compete is GM Efstratios Grivas (ELO 2520) from Greece, who is an instructor at the Hellenic Army Academy in Attica, Greece near Athens.

The entrance fee is free. Registration is via e-mail using the form provided on the website.

Further info: http://www.freewebs.com/usafco

Jersey International Chess Festival 2005

The Jersey International Chess Festival takes place 13th-19th February 2005 inclusive. 7 rounds, three sections; OPEN (FIDE rated), MAJOR Under 160 / 1880 ELO and MINOR Under 130 / 1640 ELO. There is a total of £7,000 in prizes and is part of the British Chess Federation Grand Prix.

Details: http://www.geocities.com/adamraoof/jersey.htm

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

Alexei Tsvetkov Memorial Correspondence Tournament

GM Alexei Tsvetkov on June 14, 2004 a member of the Chessfriend.com (CFC) correspondence chess server. There is a 128 player Memorial Knockout tournament Timerate 20 + 2 days per move - Leave = 14 days for each round - No entry fees Prizes = 1st prize = 500 Euro + 3 book prizes Startdate = 01. October 2004 All games are played on the CFC server

Participants: The tournament is open for all chessplayers including players of other organizations (IECG, ICCF, IECC, etc.) Precondition is that the player has registered (e.g. with the free single tournament user) at the CFC server (http://www.chessfriend.com) Entries are considered in the order of the entrance.

The advantage of a knockout tournament is, that the players have to play only 2 games in each round. Therefore the players don’t need much time to participate in this tournament.

Details: http://www.chessfriend.com

GM Thaler vs The Rest of the World

ChessWorld.net is currently hosting "Rest of the World" matches against GM Thaler, IM Basman, and 'Zsoyd' - an anonymous player who has not yet lost a single game and has broken all Chessworld.net highest rating records. In these voting games the "Rest of the World" (ROW) votes for the moves against the master, and the highest voted move played after five days. The most recent ROW game vs IM Silman has finished in a draw.

You can get in on the game at the online chess site www.chessworld.net - head for Play!..World team games after logging in.

There is also a free to enter upcoming Chess Olympia celebration event in August where you can play for your country. Last years event attracted well over 1400 players from over 150 countries. You can join in the fun by simply logging in, and ticking in the My stuff..My details area that you want to play in the Olympia celebration event.

The up to date position is also available on the TWIC front page.

Russia vs ROW Correspondence

The Russian Chess Federation is celebrating its 10th anniversary and is using this occasion to challenge the rest of the world to a match over 64 boards with 2 games for each and the start is 15.02 2004. Players include Joop van Oosterom

http://www.mychessweb.com/Tables/Internationale/Play/russia-world.htm

World Youth Chess Championships

World Youth Chess Championships for age categories U10 to U18 takes place November 3rd-14th 2004 in Heraklio, Crete, Greece. The venue which is the same as for the WYCC of 2002, is the Creta Maris Conference Hotel

Details: http://www.greekchess.com/wycc2004

Australian Open

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.

There are $18,500AU in prizes with a top prize of $4500. The organisers are looking for any players interested in participating in this event.

Contact George Howard on georgeshoward@hotmail.com for details or queries.

Website: http://www.mtbullerchess.com will have full details of the event shortly.

Frank Quisinsky Chess Calendar

Frank Quisinsky has updated his computer chess calendar. There are 7.773 official computer chess event games since 1990.

CC-Calendar: http://www.playwitharena.com/directory/calendar.htm

Events include: 07th http://rsise.anu.edu.au/~shaun/chess/ Australasian NCC-ch 2004, RedHill, Canberra FICS 20.07.04, Warp (former LambChop) 12th WCCC http://www.cs.biu.ac.il/games/ , Ramat-Gan 04.07.04 - 12.07.04, Junior 04th http://e4e6.com/cips2004/ Campionato Italiano P. Scacchistici, Roma 26.06.04 - 27.06.04, Delfi 06th http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/eefrance/ French programmers tournament, Massy 20.06.04, Chess Wizard 04th MASPV http://www.hun-digital.hu/MASPV2004/index_en.html , Budapest 28.05.04 - 30.05.04, Merlin

8th Open Bavarian Chess Champianship

The 8th Open Bavarian Chess Champianship take place 30th October - 7th November 2004 in Bad Wiessee, Germany.

Full details: http://www.oibm-bad-wiessee.de/

2005 European Union Championship

The 2005 European Union Championship whic his part of the programme of events celebrating Cork City's status as European Capital of Culture for 2005. The event takes place 21st March - 3rd April 2005 in the Ballroom Suite Gresham Metropole Hotel MacCurtain Street Cork Ireland. Prize Fund - 7,750 Euros. A FIDE rated ten round Swiss Open for players registered with FIDE as a player in the European Union or a citizen of a European Union member state 1st prize 2,000 Euros plus numerous place prizes and other awards including a British Championship Qualifying Place.

In addition the 13th Annual Cork Congress takes place 1st-3rd April 2005 with a Prize Fund 5,000 Euros an ICU rated six round Swiss with three rated sections. 1st prize 750 Euros plus numerous place prizes and other awards

Full details, special offers to a limited number of IMs and GMs and entry forms are available from Michael Burniston Tournament Director Ladybird House Glengarriff County Cork Ireland. phone 00 353 27 63113 e mail jemcreations@eircom.net

Website: http://www.corkchess.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York Masters

Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.

Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/