THE WEEK IN CHESS 67 21/01/96 Mark Crowther
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1) Introduction
2) PCA lose INTEL as a sponsor.
3) Hoogovens
4) Paul Keres Rapid Chess Memorial Tallinn-1996 by Mart Tarmak and Jaan Narva.
5) Hastings Challengers
6) Groningen Open Final round.
7) Lazne Bohdanec 1996 by Martin Pribyl
8) 1ST SINGAPORE POOLS GRANDMASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT by Chern Seng Pau
9) Raul Herman Charlier Memorial 11-15 January 96 by Adriano Rodrigues.
10) International Swiss "Zagreb 96" Croatia by Bosko Grove
11) 103rd NEW ZEALAND CHESS CONGRESS by Arthur Pomeroy
12) The Cepacol Australian Championships Sydney 1995/96.
13) Michael Niermann's Chess Tournament Calendar
GAMES SECTION
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Hoogovens Tournament A section 46 games
Hoogovens Tournament B section 24 games
Keres Memorial Rapidplay Tallinn 28 games
Ekorex Cup A Tournament 66 games
Ekorex Cup B Tournament 66 games
Groningen Open 22 games
Hastings Challengers 104 games
1) Introduction
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My thanks to Tasc B.V., Mart Tarmak, Jaan Narva, Brian Stephenson,
Adriano Rodrigues, Chern Seng Pau, Anjo Anjewierden, Martin Pribyl,
Bosko Grove, Arthur Pomeroy, Ian Murray, Peter Ballard and
Michael Niermann.
An interesting range of events this week with the annual Hoogovens
event (full games are available from TASC throughout the week) and
from a speed event in Tallinn Estonia. This week has been a catching
up process with a final bunch of games from Groningen and the Hastings
Challengers. One event I haven't caught up with is the last round
of last years US Championships, does anyone have the games?
Apologies about my www page which for some reason appears to be
unavailable (as are all Bradford pages) over the weekend. There
is no direct reason for this so I hope that the problem can
be resolved. It usually becomes available directly upon the
arrival of the computer staff on Monday mornings.
I hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
2) PCA lose INTEL as a sponsor.
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It has been reported that INTEL will not renew their sponsorship
with the PCA. Whether this marks the end of their chess sponsorship
or simply the end of their association with the PCA is unclear.
INTEL have been reported to be happy with the amount of exposure
they have had, I hope this is the case. It is sad that they
entered at a time when the chess World has been in chaos due to
the intransgence and incompetence of those at the top of the game.
Would that they had been around to sponsor the GMA ....
It had been said to me that INTEL Europe were marginally in
favour of renewal and that INTEL USA were marginally against.
A decisive factor may have been Gary Kasparov's decision to
play a match against INTEL's DEEP BLUE in February. This and
the changes at the top of FIDE which have made it very unlikely
that there will be a deal soon on any "reunification" of the
title. I don't see any reason why INTEL can't organise their
own events if they ever have any future interest in chess.
The FIDE President has proposed a knockout World Championship
to decide the World Champion. This event is to be held every
year. The somehow believe that $5m can be raised each year
as sponsorship, I would respectfully suggest that this is
a joke. A return to the Zonal, Interzonal, Candidates Tournament
and World Championship is I think a priority, I believe that
this is a sustainable cycle over two years. But FIDE first
need to convince us that they are back on track, we will have
to wait for the next meeting for that.
3) Hoogovens
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The whole tournament is being covered by Tasc B.V. 1996. You can
contact Tasc at: info@tasc.nl. Their material appears on their
www page at
http://www.tasc.nl/hoogovens/index.html
Dutch Teletext are providing live coverage at:
http://www.nos.nl/cgi-bin/tt/nos/page/t/850
pages 850-9 are to be used.
Hoogovens A Tournament
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The A event started off in an extremely dull way. I feared that
it was just going to be one of those GM tournaments where the
event never quite takes off. However this seemed to start to
change in round 3 with Anand, Ivanchuk and Piket winning. Rounds 5
and 6 contained some very bloodthirsty (although probably inaccurate
chess.) Anand seems to be hitting top form, he played imaginatively
against Sokolov but missed his winning chances and lost, but he
won both in rounds 6 and in round 7 (still continuing as I write.)
Ivan Sokolov lost a very, very odd game against Vassily Ivanchuk
in round 6.
Round 1 (1996.01.13)
Anand, Viswanathan - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 25 B40 Sicilian
Huebner, Robert - Piket, Jeroen 1/2 59 B67 Sicilian
Gelfand, Boris - Tiviakov, Sergei 1/2 16 E38 Nimzo indian
Leko, Peter - Adams, Michael 1/2 27 C88 Ruy Lopez
Topalov, Veselin - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 53 C78 Ruy Lopez
Van Wely, Loek - Dreev, Alexey 0-1 56 D43 Queen's gambit
Timman, Jan H - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 51 D77 1.d4 d5 2.c4 g6
Round 2 (1996.01.14)
Dreev, Alexey - Leko, Peter 1/2 23 D82 Gruenfeld indian
Sokolov, Ivan - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 27 D26 Queen's gambit; Exchange
Tiviakov, Sergei - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 12 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Gelfand, Boris - Huebner, Robert 1/2 25 D27 Queen's gambit; Exchange
Piket, Jeroen - Timman, Jan H 1/2 27 D35 Queen's gambit
Shirov, Alexei - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 35 B12 Caro-Kann
Adams, Michael - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 41 B76 Sicilian; Dragon
Round 3 (1996.01.16)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 35 D44 QGD; Botwinnik
Anand, Viswanathan - Adams, Michael 1-0 45 E17 Nimzo indian
Huebner, Robert - Tiviakov, Sergei 1/2 25 E18 Nimzo indian
Leko, Peter - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 27 C63 Ruy Lopez
Topalov, Veselin - Dreev, Alexey 1/2 16 C07 French; Tarrasch
Van Wely, Loek - Piket, Jeroen 0-1 31 A28 English; 1.c4 e5
Timman, Jan H - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 31 D43 Queen's gambit
Round 4 (1996.01.17)
Dreev, Alexey - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 13 D27 Queen's gambit; Exchange
Sokolov, Ivan - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 29 A67 Modern Benoni
Tiviakov, Sergei - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 63 B66 Sicilian
Huebner, Robert - Timman, Jan H 1-0 52 B64 Sicilian
Gelfand, Boris - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 43 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Piket, Jeroen - Leko, Peter 1/2 13 D20 Queen's gambit; Exchange
Adams, Michael - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 22 B50 Sicilian
Round 5 (1996.01.18)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Dreev, Alexey 1/2 38 C01 French; Exchange
Anand, Viswanathan - Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 48 C88 Ruy Lopez
Leko, Peter - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 18 B93 Sicilian; Najdorf
Topalov, Veselin - Piket, Jeroen 1-0 68 C92 Ruy Lopez
Shirov, Alexei - Adams, Michael 1-0 35 B12 Caro-Kann
Van Wely, Loek - Huebner, Robert 1/2 40 D20 Queen's gambit; Exchange
Timman, Jan H - Tiviakov, Sergei 0-1 39 E12 Nimzo indian
Round 6 (1996.01.20)
Dreev, Alexey - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 56 E81 Kings indian; Saemisch
Sokolov, Ivan - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 33 E32 Nimzo indian
Tiviakov, Sergei - Adams, Michael 1-0 38 B17 Caro-Kann
Huebner, Robert - Leko, Peter 1/2 21 B47 Sicilian
Gelfand, Boris - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 58 E98 Kings indian; Main line
Piket, Jeroen - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 44 E11 Bogo indian
Timman, Jan H - Van Wely, Loek 0-1 57 B99 Sicilian; Najdorf
Round 7 (1996.01.21)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Piket, Jeroen 1-0 27
Anand, Viswanathan - Gelfand, Boris 1-0
Topalov, Veselin - Huebner, Robert 1-0
Leko, Peter - Timman, Jan H 1/2 34
Shirov, Alexei - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 23
Adams, Michael - Dreev, Alexey 1-0
Van Wely, Loek - Tiviakov, Sergei 1/2 48
(Unconfirmed gamescores from Dutch TT in the games section)
Wijk aan Zee NED (NED), I 1996. cat. XVII (2656)
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1 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2735 * = 1 = = . . . . 1 = 1 . . 5.0 2815
2 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2725 = * 0 . = . . . 1 = 1 1 . . 4.5 2772
3 Sokolov, Ivan g BIH 2665 0 1 * . . 1 . = . = . . 1 = 4.5 2768
4 Tiviakov, Sergei g RUS 2625 = . . * . . = . = = 1 . = 1 4.5 2760
5 Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2670 = = . . * = . = . 1 0 . 1 . 4.0 2722
6 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2700 . . 0 . = * 1 . = = = 1 . . 4.0 2705
7 Huebner, Robert g GER 2635 . . . = . 0 * = = . . = = 1 3.5 2630
8 Leko, Peter g HUN 2625 . . = . = . = * = . = = . = 3.5 2645
9 Gelfand, Boris g BLR 2700 . 0 . = . = = = * . . . = = 3.0 2592
10 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2690 0 = = = 0 = . . . * 1 . . . 3.0 2632
11 Adams, Michael g ENG 2660 = 0 . 0 1 = . = . 0 * . . . 2.5 2579
12 Piket, Jeroen g NED 2570 0 0 . . . 0 = = . . . * 1 = 2.5 2556
13 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2570 . . 0 = 0 . = . = . . 0 * 1 2.5 2538
14 Timman, Jan H g NED 2620 . . = 0 . . 0 = = . . = 0 * 2.0 2469
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Hoogovens B Tournament
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Round 1 (1996.01.16)
Antunes, Antonio - Miles, Anthony J 1/2 33 D25 Queen's gambit; Exchange
Onischuk, Alexander - Nijboer, Friso 1/2 41 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Van de Mortel, Jan - Bologan, Viktor 0-1 42 E94 Kings indian; Classical
Van der Wiel, John - Stripunsky, Alexander 1/2 43 B32 Sicilian
Gretarsson, Helgi Ass - Garcia, Gildardo 1/2 94 D58 Queen's gambit
Kuijf, Marinus - Delemarre, Jop 0-1 48 B14 Caro-Kann
Round 2 (1996.01.17)
Stripunsky, Alexander - Antunes, Antonio 1-0 59 B31 Sicilian
Delemarre, Jop - Bologan, Viktor 1/2 66 A21 English; 1.c4 e5
Miles, Anthony J - Gretarsson, Helgi Ass 1/2 68 D00 Queen's pawn
Nijboer, Friso - Van der Wiel, John 1/2 35 B57 Sicilian
Garcia, Gildardo - Van de Mortel, Jan 0-1 37 B70 Sicilian; Dragon
Kuijf, Marinus - Onischuk, Alexander 1/2 72 C28 1.e4 e5
Round 3 (1996.01.18)
Bologan, Viktor - Garcia, Gildardo 1-0 45 C55 Two knights
Antunes, Antonio - Nijboer, Friso 1-0 27 A30 English; 1.c4 c5
Onischuk, Alexander - Delemarre, Jop 1/2 43 B13 Caro-Kann
Van de Mortel, Jan - Miles, Anthony J 1/2 24 A43 Queen's pawn
Van der Wiel, John - Kuijf, Marinus 1/2 23 C03 French; Tarrasch
Gretarsson, Helgi Ass - Stripunsky, Alexander 0-1 31 D35 Queen's gambit
Round 4 (1996.01.20)
Stripunsky, Alexander - Van de Mortel, Jan 1/2 34 B76 Sicilian; Dragon
Delemarre, Jop - Garcia, Gildardo 1/2 43 E11 Bogo indian
Onischuk, Alexander - Van der Wiel, John 1/2 57 B89 Sicilian
Miles, Anthony J - Bologan, Viktor 0-1 68 B07 Pirc
Nijboer, Friso - Gretarsson, Helgi Ass 1/2 38 C75 Ruy Lopez
Kuijf, Marinus - Antunes, Antonio 0-1 39 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Wijk aan Zee NED (NED), I 1996. cat. X (2495)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2590 * . . = . 1 . . 1 . 1 . 3.5 2786
2 Stripunsky, Alexander m UKR 2495 . * 1 . . = = 1 . . . . 3.0 2654
3 Antunes, Antonio g POR 2545 . 0 * . . . . . = 1 . 1 2.5 2613
4 Delemarre, Jop NED 2325 = . . * = . . . . . = 1 2.5 2636
5 Onischuk, Alexander g UKR 2580 . . . = * . = . . = . = 2.0 2451
6 Van de Mortel, Jan f NED 2315 0 = . . . * . . = . 1 . 2.0 2561
7 Van der Wiel, John g NED 2535 . = . . = . * . . = . = 2.0 2505
8 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass g ISL 2450 . 0 . . . . . * = = = . 1.5 2445
9 Miles, Anthony J g ENG 2635 0 . = . . = . = * . . . 1.5 2388
10 Nijboer, Friso g NED 2475 . . 0 . = . = = . * . . 1.5 2440
11 Garcia, Gildardo g COL 2525 0 . . = . 0 . = . . * . 1.0 2227
12 Kuijf, Marinus m NED 2470 . . 0 0 = . = . . . . * 1.0 2303
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4) Paul Keres Rapid Chess Memorial Tallinn-1996 by Mart Tarmak and Jaan Narva.
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Tallinn 6-7.01.1996 25+25 minutes Rapidplay.
Jaan Narva has compiled the games from the Keres and corrects
the scores which I reported last week (one too many points for
each player)
Mart Tarmak also says that there will be a Keres Memorial in Pdrnu
in February (Ehlvest, Oll, Short, I. Sokolov, Hracek, Khalifman -
XVII category).
He also talks about an event which is in the planning stages but
looks certain to go ahead at the end of February or the beginning
of March.
"It is to show a little the "laboratory" of correspondence chess player
to the audience. GM Ehlvest
agreed to play simultaneously against the best Estonian correspondence chess
players who are allowed to use all that they normally do (books, second
board for analyse, computer, other chess-players). Ehlvest has 2,5 hours for
four games, the correspondence players for the whole game. Of course, both
sides are reduced in thinking but anyway I think it will be very interesting
match. Also it seems that it is the first such a kind event ever. (Of course
grandmasters have played consultation games but it is different). Already
agreed to play our correspondence chess world champion Iym, Tonu and
hopefully Jaan Merilo who has the highest ICCF rating (2600) among Estonian
players will also join. The Board of Estonian Chess Federation (I am also
member of this body) approved the idea and the main organizer will be
Hendrik Olde (he made the book of all Paul Keres' games). We would like to
inform the chess world beforehand because we hope that the event will have
broader than only all-Estonian interest." [Mart Tarmak]
Tallinn (EST), I 1996. cat. XIII (2557)
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1 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2735 * 1 = = = 1 1 1 5.5 2761
2 Malisauskas, Vidmantas g LTU 2530 0 * = = 1 0 1 1 4.0 2610
3 Smyslov, Vassily g RUS 2550 = = * = = = = 1 4.0 2607
4 Liiva, Riho EST 2425 = = = * = 1 0 = 3.5 2575
5 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2690 = 0 = = * = = 1 3.5 2537
6 Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2660 0 1 = 0 = * 1 0 3.0 2492
7 Rytshagov, Mikhail m EST 2495 0 0 = 1 = 0 * 1 3.0 2515
8 Maidla, Vallo f EST 2370 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 * 1.5 2353
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5) Hastings Challengers
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My thanks to Brian Stephenson for the reporting from both the
Challengers and the Premier events in Hastings. He sent both
the games and the results from these events.
Below are the leading results from the Hastings Challengers
event.
1. Hebden,Mark 2570 GM 8.5 /11
2. Flear,Glenn 2495 GM 8
3. Parker,Jonathan 2415 IM 8
4. Ledger,Andrew 2410 IM 8
5. Buckley,Graeme 2355 IM 7.5
6. Bronstein,David 2445 GM 7.5
7. Mortensen,Erling 2430 IM 7.5
8. Sher,Miron 2510 GM 7.5
9. Arkell,Keith 2505 GM 7.5
10. Emms,John 2485 GM 7.5
11. Cooper,Lawrence 2315 FM 7.5
12. McNab,Colin 2440 GM 7.5
13. Lalic,Susan 2315 WGM 7.5
14. Tseitlin,Mikhail 2435 GM 7
15. Ferguson,Mark 2360 7
16. Pilgaard,Kim 2315 7
17. Quinn,Mark 2360 7
18. Radovanovic,Jovica 2280 7
19. Vigus,James 2110 7
20. Malaniuk,Vladimir 2580 GM 6.5 /10 (Withdrew before the last round)
21. Plaskett,Jim 2465 GM 6.5
22. Rausis,Igor 2515 GM 6.5
23. Cherniaev,Alexandr 2450 IM 6.5
24. Kelly,Bryan 2300 6.5
25. Bryson,Douglas 2405 IM 6.5
26. Avni,Amatzia 2360 FM 6.5
27. Straeter,Timo 2310 6.5
28. Marusenko,Petr 2305 6.5
29. Hirsch,Stefan 2235 6.5
30. Houska,Miroslav 2275 6.5
31. Williams,Simon 2250 6.5
32. Kurr,Gerd 2250 6.5
33. Almond,Richard 2070 6.5
34. McShane,Luke 2170 FM 6
35. Ledger,David 2305 FM 6
36. Shaw,John 2280 FM 6
37. Haslinger,Stewart 2145 6
38. Stoeber,Michael 2250 6
39. Larsen,Steen 2340 6
40. Moss,Robin 2265 6
41. Heinzel,Olaf 2310 6
42. Ledger,Stephen 2260 6
43. Williams,Leighton 2110 6
44. Wilson,Jonathan 2245 6
45. Jaksland,Tim 2240 6
46. Knox,David 2235 6
47. Dearing,Eddie 2060 6
48. Cafferty,Bernard 2260 FM 6
49. Paschall,William 2330 FM 6
50. Suetin,Alexey 2445 GM 5.5
51. Tagnon,Nicole 2105 WFM 5.5
52. Gottschlich,Carste 2170 5.5
53. Schroeder,Wilfried 2245 5.
54. Lyell,Mark 2265 5.5
55. Ryan,Joseph 2210 5.5
56. Bisby,Daniel 2120 5.5
57. Hon,Andrew 2225 5.5
58. Prange,Stefan U 5.5
59. Richardson,Kevin 2170 5.5
60. Pert,Richard 2110 5.5
61. Brustkern,Juergen 2215 5.5
62. Franklin,Michael 2260 FM 5.5
63. Pert,Nicholas 2160 5.5
64. Muir,Andrew J 2315 IM 5.5
65. Naaktgeboren,H U 5.5
66. O'Cinneide,Mel 2255 5.5
67. Trifunovic,A 2230 5.5
68. Hunt,Adam 2180 5.5
69. Rause,Olita 2320 WGM 5.5
70. Grinfeld,Alla 2280 WIM 5.5
71. Anderton,Matthew 2145 5.5
72. McCamon,Boyd 2305 5.5
73. McMahon,Daire 2240 5.5
... 128 players
6) Groningen Open Final round.
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My thanks to Anjo Anjewierden for his coverage of both Groningen events
over Christmas. In the games section are some of the games from the
final round of the open.
7) Lazne Bohdanec 1996 by Martin Pribyl
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Two GM norms from Ekorex Cup in Lazne Bohdanec is two novelty from the Czech
Republic. Young Polish IM Marcin Kaminski scored 7.5 pts and together with the
rising star Sergei Movsesian (nowadays playing for Armenia, lives for two
years in the Czech Republic) achieved GM norms.
Vlastimil Babula, Czech player nr. 2, did not win the last round with Jan
Votava and could not score his last GM norm. Babula started 0/2 and in the
next rounds nobody could stop him.
In the second IM tournament achieved Mikulas Manik (Slovakia) and Artur
Jakubiec (Poland) two IM norms.
1996 Lazne Bohdanec (Czech Republic) It "Ekorex Cup" (cat.10)
Lazne Bohdanec (CZE), I 1996. cat. X (2496)
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1 Kaminski, Marcin m POL 2525 * = 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 = = 1 7.5 2626
2 Movsesian, Sergei GEO 2580 = * 1 = 1 0 = = 1 = 1 1 7.5 2621
3 Babula, Vlastimil m CZE 2540 1 0 * = 1 1 0 = = 1 = 1 7.0 2593
4 Neverov, Valeriy g UKR 2515 0 = = * = 1 0 = 1 1 1 = 6.5 2559
5 Keitlinghaus, Ludger m GER 2475 0 0 0 = * 1 = = = 1 1 1 6.0 2533
6 Blatny, Pavel g CZE 2515 0 1 0 0 0 * 1 = 1 1 1 0 5.5 2494
7 Jirovsky, Milos m CZE 2420 0 = 1 1 = 0 * 1 0 = 0 1 5.5 2502
8 Meduna, Eduard g CZE 2435 1 = = = = = 0 * = = 0 0 4.5 2436
9 Stocek, Jiri m CZE 2465 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 = * = = 1 4.5 2433
10 Vokac, Marek m CZE 2455 = = 0 0 0 0 = = = * 1 1 4.5 2434
11 Votava, Jan m CZE 2540 = 0 = 0 0 0 1 1 = 0 * = 4.0 2389
12 Kogan, Artur m ISR 2485 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 1 0 0 = * 3.0 2321
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1996 Lazne Bohdanec (Czech Republic) It (b) (cat.4)
Lazne Bohdanec (CZE), I 1996. cat. IV (2343)
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1 Manik, Mikulas SVK 2345 * 0 = 1 = = = 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 2517
2 Jakubiec, Artur POL 2425 1 * = = 1 1 0 0 1 = 1 1 7.5 2468
3 Pribyl, Josef m CZE 2415 = = * = = = 1 = = 1 1 1 7.5 2469
4 Blehm, Pawel POL 2435 0 = = * = = 1 = = 1 = = 6.0 2370
5 Pribyl, Martin f CZE 2325 = 0 = = * 0 = 1 = 1 1 = 6.0 2380
6 Voloshin, Leonid m RUS 2420 = 0 = = 1 * = 1 = 0 = 1 6.0 2371
7 Krupkova, Petra wm CZE 2300 = 1 0 0 = = * = = 0 = 1 5.0 2310
8 Pokorny, Tomas CZE 2285 0 1 = = 0 0 = * = 1 = = 5.0 2312
9 Trichkov, Vasil m BUL 2415 0 0 = = = = = = * 0 1 1 5.0 2300
10 Mojzis, Jaroslav f CZE 2220 0 = 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 * = 0 4.0 2252
11 Hlavnicka, Jiri CZE 2210 0 0 0 = 0 = = = 0 = * = 3.0 2180
12 Valenta, Vit CZE 2320 0 0 0 = = 0 0 = 0 1 = * 3.0 2170
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8) 1ST SINGAPORE POOLS GRANDMASTER CHESS TOURNAMENT by Chern Seng Pau
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Date: 23 to 30 December 1995 Venue: Singapore
System: Scheveningen System
GROUP A
NO PLAYER COUNTRY RTG/TITLE B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 SCORE
A1 Toh, Terry SIN 2320 FM 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 1 0 3
A2 Mas Hafizulhilmi MAS 2275 FM = 0 = = 0 0 0 = 0 2
A3 Handoko, Edhi INA 2495 GM = = = = 1 0 = = 0 4
A4 Liu, Wenzhe CHN 2390 IM 1 = = = 0 0 = = 0 3.5
A5 Nadera, Barlo PHI 2405 FM = 1 0 = 1 = 0 1 1 5.5
A6 Wang, Zili CHN 2525 GM = 1 1 1 = = = = = 6
A7 Antonio, Rogelio PHI 2525 GM = = 1 1 = 0 = = = 5
A8 Xu Jun CHN 2535 GM = = = = = = 0 0 0 3
A9 Temirbaev, Serik KAZ 2500 GM = = = = 0 = = = = 4
Average Rating of Group A: 2441 Average Rating of Opponents (Group B): 2452
FIDE Tournament Category 8 IM Norm= 5.0 points
GROUP B
NO PLAYER COUNTRY RTG/TITLE A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 SCORE
B1 Barcenilla, Rogelio PHI 2455 IM 1 = = 0 = = = = = 4.5
B2 Khatanbaatar, Bazar MGL 2440 IM = 1 = = 0 0 = = = 4
B3 Barus, Cerdas INA 2410 IM 1 = = = 1 0 0 = = 4.5
B4 Ravi Lanka IND 2395 IM 1 = = = = 0 0 = = 4
B5 Tu, Hoang Thong VIE 2470 IM 0 1 0 1 0 = = = 1 4.5
B6 Wong Meng Kong SIN 2430 IM = 1 1 1 = = 1 = = 6.5
B7 Mariano Nelson PHI 2510 IM 1 1 = = 1 = = 1 = 6.5
B8 Liang Jinrong CHN 2450 IM 0 = = = 0 = = 1 = 4
B9 Peng Xiaomin CHN 2510 IM 1 1 1 1 0 = = 1 = 6.5
Average Rating of Group B:2452 Average Rating of Opponents(Group A):2441
FIDE Tournament Category 8 GM Norm=7.0 points
REMARKS; IM Norm for Nadera, Barlo (PHI)
GM Norm for Mariano, Nelson (PHI), GM Norm for Peng, Xiaomin (CHN) and
GM Norm for Wong, Meng Kong (SIN) all based on Performance Rating of 2607 from 6.5 points
(Cross Tables furnished by Ignatius Leong, FIDE Admin. Manager)
by Ignatius Leong, FIDE Admin. Manager)
9) Raul Herman Charlier Memorial 11-15 January 96 by Adriano Rodrigues.
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This tournment was played in Sao Paulo Chess Club 11th to 15th of January.
The time rate was 1:00 to 23 moves + 1:00 KO. The Sao Paulo Chess Club
has 4 floors and I think is the biggest chessclub in world.
Players Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points
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1 Limp, E. 2325 +20 +4 =2 +5 +7 +8 =3 6
2 Tsuboi,E. f 2345 +14 +27 =1 +16 =3 +4 =5 5.5
3 Van Riemsdijk, H.C. m 2405 +23 +6 =5 =7 =2 +18 =1 5
4 Pelikian, J. 2365 +13 -1 +25 +22 +16 -2 +10 5
5 Pereira, S. 2210 +25 +8 =3 -1 +22 +9 =2 5
6 Ruppel, L. 2270 +21 -3 +27 -8 +17 =7 +18 4.5
7 Rodrigues, A. 2270 =24 +17 +10 =3 -1 =6 =8 4
8 Rocha, W. 2305 =16 -5 +20 +6 +10 -1 =7 4
9 Nogueira, I. 2245 =10 =18 =15 =17 +23 -5 +20 4
10 Souza, A. 2335 =9 +12 -7 +13 -8 +16 -4 3,5
11 Faria, P. 2340 +26 ------- =13 =15 =12 =19 =14 3,5
12 Calgado, A. 2195 =18 -10 =24 +14 =11 =13 =15 3,5
13 Ratcu, T. wm 2160 -4 +24 =11 -10 +25 =12 =17 3,5
14 Chaves, Jo. wm 2040 -2 =20 =19 -12 +27 +24 =11 3,5
15 Gerbelli, E. unrated =19 =22 =9 =11 -18 +23 =12 3,5
16 Haro, P. unrated =8 +19 +18 -2 -4 -10 +22 3,5
17 Cajal, A. unrated =22 -7 +21 =9 -6 +25 =13 3,5
18 Martinez, C.A. f 2395 =12 =9 -16 +26 +15 -3 -6 3
19 Dumont, S. 2305 =15 -16 =14 =25 =20 =11 =21 3
20 Anacleto, J. unrated -1 =14 -8 +24 =19 +bye -9 3
21 Leite, E. unrated -6 -23 -17 +bye +26 =22 =19 3
22 Dias, A. 2265 =17 =15 +23 -4 -5 =21 -16 2,5
23 Chaves, Ju. wm 2105 -3 +21 -22 +27 -9 -15 =26 2,5
24 Vinicius, M. unrated =7 -13 =12 -20 +bye -14 =27 2,5
25 Blank, E. unrated -5 +26 -4 =19 -13 -17 +bye 2,5
26 Sady, J.J. 2080 -11 -25 +bye -18 -21 =27 =23 2
27 Bussman, H. unrated +bye -2 -6 -23 -14 =26 =24 2
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10) International Swiss "Zagreb 96" Croatia by Bosko Grove
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Zaja, Ivan CRO 2405 28 . . 8
Sale, Srdjan m CRO 2440 51 . . 7.5
Radocaj, Denis f CRO 2330 0 . . 7
Kovacevic, Vlatko g CRO 2445 30 26.03.42 7
Jovanovic, Sasa D f CRO 2300 3 18.02.67 7
Petek-Medic, Mirjana m CRO 2320 9 30.07.64 7
Feletar, Darko CRO 2355 11 02.06.67 7
Medic, Miljenko f CRO 2260 0 . . 7
etc
11) 103rd NEW ZEALAND CHESS CONGRESS by Arthur Pomeroy
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Arthur J. Pomeroy (turo1953@kauri.vuw.ac.nz)
The 103rd consecutive New Zealand Chess Congress was held at the Wellington
Airport Hotel, Wellington, 28 December to 11 January 1996.
Championship
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The Championship event was expected to be a contest between Russell Dive
(returned from Europe with his IM title and a 2430 rating), Anthony Ker,
and Paul Garbett -- in the event, Dive had to share the title with Martin
Dreyer and Bob Smith. Russell ruefully noted that having White against the
bottom two qualifiers virtually gave him 6 Blacks and 3 Whites for the
tournament!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
1. Dreyer, Martin x = = = 1 = 1 = = = 1 1 7.5
2. Dive, Russell = x = = = 1 = = = 1 1 1 7.5
3. Smith, Robert = = x = = = = 1 = 1 1 1 7.5
4. Ker, Anthony = = = x 0 1 = = 1 1 1 = 7
5. Sinclair, Mark 0 = = 1 x 0 = = = = 1 1 6
6. Garbett, Paul = 0 = 0 1 x 0 = 1 = 1 1 6
7. Stuart, Peter 0 = = = = 1 x = = = 0 = 5
8. Wastney, Scott = = 0 = = = = x 0 = = 1 5
9. Sarfati, Jonathan = = = 0 = 0 = 1 x 0 = 1 5
10. Love, Antony = 0 0 0 = = = = 1 x = = 4.5
11. Tuffery, Paul 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = = = x 1 3.5
12. Coates, Simon 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 = 1.5
Reserve
The Reserve Championship was a close contest between the top three players.
Going in to the last round, Nigel Metge and Peter Hawkes were tied on 7.5,
with Matthew Barlow a half point back; Metge won quickly, but Hawkes was
lucky to draw with Arthur Pomeroy and was caught by Barlow.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
1. Metge, Nigel x 1 1 1 0 1 = = 1 = 1 1 8.5
2. Hawkes, Peter 0 x = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 8
3. Barlow, Matthew 0 = x = 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 8
4. Pomeroy, Arthur 0 = = x 1 = = = = = = 1 6
5. Guthrie, David 1 0 0 0 x = = = = = 1 1 5.5
6. Steadman, Michael 0 0 0 = = x 1 1 1 = 1 0 5.5
7. Cooper, David = 0 = = = 0 x 1 0 = = 1 5
8. Mastilovich, Rajko = = 0 = = 0 0 x 1 = 1 = 5
9. van der Hoorn, M 0 0 = = = 0 1 0 x 1 0 1 4.5
10. Marner, Gavin = 0 0 = = = = = 0 x 0 = 3.5
11. Turner, Michael 0 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 1 1 x 0 3.5
12. Post, Martin 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 = 0 = 1 = 3
The success of the Metge family was continued by Nigel's son Russell Metge
winning the Major Open with 9/11.
12) The Cepacol Australian Championships Sydney 1995/96 by Ian Murray and Peter Ballard.
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Peter Ballard on the main championships:
The premiere Australian Chess event is the bienniel Australian
Championships. It is played as an 11 round swiss between the country's
top 30 or so players. The 1996 event has just been completed. Results:
West, Guy m AUS 2410 11 07.09.58 8
Gluzman, Mikhail m AUS 2425 0 05.09.67 7.5
Johansen, Darryl K. g AUS 2510 16 04.02.59 7.5 *
Wallace, John Paul AUS 2370 48 19.11.76 7.5 **
Gedevanishvili, Dmitry f AUS 2365 0 05.12.52 7
Solomon, Stephen J. m AUS 2395 11 24.07.63 6.5
Feldman, Vladimir f AUS 2315 0 . . 6.5
Sandler, Leonid f AUS 2360 45 01.01.62 6.5
Wohl, Aleksandar H. m AUS 2405 18 21.07.63 6
Belin, Igor AUS 2310 0 29.01.68 6
Dinh, Duc Trong f VIE 2360 21 . . 6
Reilly, Tim AUS 2335 24 08.10.67 6
Allen, Andrew AUS 2205 11 . . 6
Berezina, Irina m AUS 2210 18 13.04.65 6
Tao, Trevor AUS 2430 0 . . 6 ***
30 players....
* For those who hadn't heard, Daryl became Australia's second ever
home-grown GM (after Ian Rogers) late last year. Daryl also won the
"player of the year" medal
** Wallace reached IM norm score of 7.5
*** Tao won the rapid event
Other tournaments:
Major: Mark Robertson 9, Michael Kagan 8.5
Minor: Jonathon Cook 9.5
Seniors: Phil Viner 9.5, John Hanks 8.5
Junior: Max Leskiewicz 8.5, Edward Kohze, Rick Lopis 8
U/18 Girls: Rosaleen Sheehan (NZ) 8, Yvonne Chang [who I assume takes
the title] 7
Ian Murray gives the details of the junior events:
1995/96 AUST UNDER 18 CHAMPIONSHIPS Standings
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Name rtng rd 1 rd 2 rd 3 rd 4 rd 5 rd 6 rd 7 rd 8 rd 9 rd10 rd11 TOT
1 CORDOVER David..............1847 W 25 W 22 W 29 D 14 W 11 W16 W 3 D 2 W 13 W 9 D 5 9.5
2 LESKIEWICZ Max..............1933 W 49 D 36 D 13 D 6 W 53 W27 W 15 D 1 W 11 D 3 W 9 8.5
3 KHOZE Edward................1808 W 50 W 32 W 30 W 19 D 16 W 9 L 1 L 13 W 15 D 2 W 11 8.0
4 LOPIS Rick..................1799 W 44 L 23 W 41 W 39 D 20 W34 L 13 W 31 D 24 W 35 W 12 8.0
5 KAGAN Michael...............1905 W 41 L 20 D 31 W 26 W 36 D13 D 21 W 18 D 12 W 22 D 1 7.5
6 LOW Sam.....................1852 W 42 D 31 W 36 D 2 F--- W19 D 9 D 21 W 16 D 24 W 13 7.5
7 McDONALD Joel...............1817 W 55 W 37 W 17 L 16 L 13 W20 W 22 L 9 D 21 W 19 W 24 7.5
8 CHOW Joseph.................1748 W 56 W 38 L 19 W 22 D 31 W12 L 11 W 23 L 9 W 21 W 16 7.5
9 TEH Eu Jin..................1852 W 43 W 21 W 27 D 11 W 14 L 3 D 6 W 7 W 8 L 1 L 2 7.0
10 SMERDON David...............1719 L 45 L 15 W 72 W 58 L 44 L26 W 61 W 52 W 48 W 25 W 31 7.0
11 KALOKERINOS Paul............1673 W 51 W 33 W 20 D 9 L 1 W18 W 8 W 16 L 2 D 13 L 3 7.0
12 CHOW Michael................1615 L 64 W 26 W 49 D 23 W 24 L 8 W 34 W 44 D 5 W 20 L 4 7.0
13 PEARCE Nathan...............1457 W 74 D 35 D 2 W 64 W 7 D 5 W 4 W 3 L 1 D 11 L 6 7.0
78 players ...
1995/96 AUST UNDER 18 GIRLS CHPS Standings
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Name rtng rd 1 rd 2 rd 3 rd 4 rd 5 rd 6 rd 7 rd 8 rd 9 rd10 rd11 TOT
1 MOYLAN Laura................1577 W 3 W 2 W 4 W 6 D 9 D 5 D 7 W 8 W 13 W 12 D 11 9.0
2 SHEEHAN Rosaleen............unr. W 18 L 1 D 13 W 10 W 14 W 6 W 5 W 4 L 3 W 9 D 7 8.0
3 CHONG Yvonne................unr. L 1 W 19 W 15 W 4 L 6 L 7 W 9 W 12 W 2 D 5 W 16 7.5
4 COVENTRY Kylie..............1676 W 13 W 7 L 1 L 3 W 11 D 9 W 12 L 2 D 6 W 18 W 17 7.0
5 CHONG Elaine................unr. W 19 W 15 L 6 D 14 W 7 D 1 L 2 W 9 W 11 D 3 D 8 7.0
6 LAUER-SMITH Jasmine.........1479 D 9 W 12 W 5 L 1 W 3 L 2 W 8 D 7 D 4 W 13 L 10 6.5
7 FAINSHRAIBER Alina..........1217 W 14 L 4 D 10 W 13 L 5 W 3 D 1 D 6 L 9 W 15 D 2 6.0
8 CONSTANTINOU Constantia.....1199 D 10 D 9 L 14 W 18 D 12 W13 L 6 L 1 W 17 W 16 D 5 6.0
9 ORTH Kimberley..............1072 D 6 D 8 W 12 W 11 D 1 D 4 L 3 L 5 W 7 L 2 W 20 6.0
10 SHEEHAN Shanta..............unr. D 8 D 11 D 7 L 2 D 15 L17 D 16 W 19 D 14 W 20 W 6 6.0
20 players ...
1995/96 AUST UNDER 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS Standings
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Name rtng rd 1 rd 2 rd 3 rd 4 rd 5 rd 6 rd 7 rd 8 rd 9 rd10 rd11 TOT
1 TIAN Kuan-Kuan..............1333 W 25 W 13 W 23 W 10 W 18 D 2 W 3 W 12 D 4 W 9 D 8 9.5
2 TAN Justin..................1405 W 37 W 9 W 4 W 17 W 3 D 1 D 18 W 5 W 14 W 8 L 6 9.0
3 ONUFREICHUK Dima............1336 W 32 W 5 W 8 W 19 L 2 W10 L 1 W 9 W 6 D 4 W 14 8.5
4 TAI Timothy.................1063 W 28 W 31 L 2 W 41 W 5 D 8 D 6 W 10 D 1 D 3 W 15 8.0
5 TANDINGAN Rupert-John.......unr. X--- L 3 W 46 W 23 L 4 W33 W 7 L 2 W 19 D 6 W 17 7.5
6 LOPIS David................. 885 W 36 W 7 L 19 D 14 W 13 W24 D 4 W 11 L 3 D 5 W 2 7.5
7 ZHAO Zong-Yuan..............unr. W 27 L 6 W 25 W 24 L 9 W15 L 5 W 21 L 8 W 31 W 20 7.0
8 BOURMISTROV Denis...........1055 W 40 W 46 L 3 W 20 W 17 D 4 L 12 W 16 W 7 L 2 D 1 7.0
9 POON Timbi..................1027 W 48 L 2 W 32 W 31 W 7 L18 W 19 L 3 W 17 L 1 W 21 7.0
10 GAEKWAD Aaron...............unr. W 20 W 22 W 11 L 1 W 19 L 3 W 17 L 4 W 18 L 12 W 23 7.0
51 players ....
1995/96 AUST UNDER 12 GIRLS CHPS Standings
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Name rtng rd 1 rd 2 rd 3 rd 4 rd 5 rd 6 rd 7 rd 8 rd 9 rd10 rd11 TOT
1 SHIELDS Sylvia..............1205 W 15 W 10 D 2 W 12 W 5 W 4 D 3 W 7 W 9 D 6 W 11 9.5
2 ZIVANOVIC Andjelija......... 987 W 9 W 13 D 1 D 5 L 3 D 7 W 6 W 4 W 10 W 14 W 12 8.5
3 HYND Grace..................1007 D 8 W 15 L 12 W 14 W 2 W 6 D 1 W 5 D 7 D 4 W 13 8.0
4 SAMRA Adele.................unr. W 16 L 6 W 7 W 10 W 8 L 1 D 5 L 2 W 12 D 3 W 14 7.0
5 DOHERTY Emma................1028 W 7 D 12 W 6 D 2 L 1 W15 D 4 L 3 W 13 W 9 L 8 6.5
6 LIP Catherine............... 939 W 14 W 4 L 5 D 8 W 12 L 3 L 2 L 10 W 18 D 1 W 15 6.0
7 MOWLES Karina...............unr. L 5 W 17 L 4 W 9 W 10 D 2 W 11 L 1 D 3 L 13 W 16 6.0
8 CHONG Li Lian...............unr. D 3 D 11 W 13 D 6 L 4 D10 L 12 W 16 L 17 W 18 W 5 6.0
9 RANNARD Jessie..............unr. L 2 W 18 L 10 L 7 W 14 W16 W 15 W 12 L 1 L 5 W 17 6.0
18 players ....
13) Michael Niermann's Chess Tournament Calendar
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This calendar is available at
HREF=http://www.mathematik.uni-dortmund.de/lsvi/niermann/calendar.html
Information about events should be sent to him at niermann@math.uni-dortmund.de
rather than me (Mark Crowther).
You'll find detailed information on some of the tournaments listed in the
chronological calendar. Many thanks to all who have sent us some tournament
informations, but we still need some help. If you want to support us, please
send infos about tournaments in your country to niermann@math.uni-dortmund.de.
Comments are also welcome (e.g. wrong links in the calendar).
To the organizers of tournaments: It would be much easier for me, if you could
send me in addition to the announcement a short description in the format
below. If you give an email, ftp, telnet or WWW address, it would also be nice
to include a link in HTML format, if you are able to do so.
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January 16-28 Buenos Aires (ARG), XLVI INTERNATIONAL OPEN "CIRCULO DE
AJEDREZ DE VILLA BALLESTER 1996", 9xCH, 30/90+G/60,
Prizes nearly US$ 4000, the oldest open tournament in
South America,
fax: 54-1-331-3600
email: roberto@alvarez.satlink.net
January 20-28 Bratislava (Slovakia), Scheveningen Tournament,40/120+G/60,
entry fee 4700 ATS (Austrian Schillings) incl. accom.,
without accom. 2500 ATS, all FIDE rated players >2200,
Designed for players whishing to get an internat. rating,
Info: Otto Gutdeutsch, Neugasse 8a, A-7111 Parndorf,
Austria
tel: (++43)-2166-2011
or (++43)1-58-34120
fax: (++43)1-58-25710
January 20-28 Genova Nervi (ITA), 3^ Open Internazionale Weekend "Nervi",
c/o SOMS Nervi, Via D.Somma 17, 16167 Genova Nervi
Open A: ELO>1500; entry fee Lit 60.000, free for GM, IM.
Open B: 3N, beginners; entry fee Lit 30.000
Prizes: Lit 1.000.000, 700.000, 500.000, 400.000, etc.
Tel. +39-10-322320 (Luciano Ferraro)
Fax. +39-10-821669
e-mail: iacono@disi.unige.it
January 20-28 Geneva (SUI), 12th Geneva Open
9xCH, 40/120+20/60+G/30, Entry fee CHF 120 (GM IM free)
Masters tourneament (>2000)
Prizes CHF 5000, 4000, 3000, 2000, 6x1000, 5x500,
5x250, 5x150
General tournament (<2000)
Prizes CHF 1500, 1000, 750, 500, 3x250, 4x150, 4x100
Tel +41-22-3292816 (Federation Genevoise d'Echecs)
Fax +41-22-3292809
E-mail : alessandro.miotto@cern.ch
January 27 Kamloops, BC (CAN), Jan. Kamloops Open Tornado, 4xCH,
30/65+G/30, entry fee $15,
more details at the CFC homepage,
Tel +?-(604) 376-8776 G. Hara
January 27 Thunder Bay, ON (CAN), Mr. Submarine's Active Open, 5xCH,
entry fee $5,
more details at the CFC homepage,
Tel +?-(807)622-6773 John Rutherford
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February 1-11 Mondariz Balneario (ESP), International Chess Festival
"ACEIMAR", Site: International School CEMAR, round robin,
IM norms possible, full board 5000 pts, entry fee 15000
pts, more details below,
Tel: +34-86-873431 FM Sergio Estremera
+34-48-150049 IA Antonio Juano
Fax: +34-86-662430
Email: antonio@si.upna.es (Subject: CEMAR Tournament)
February (1)2-4 Hamilton, Bermuda, 13th ANNUAL BERMUDA INTERNATONAL OPEN,
Hamilton Princess Hotel, Rds: 2/2 at 8 pm; 2/3 and 2/4
at 9am and 3pm, Blitz Open: Thurs. 2/1 8:30, PRIZES:
$1000 plus airfare from US east coast and double room
for '97 -$800-$600-$400-$200, several rating prizes,
ENTRY:$70(+$10), GM/IM free entry + special conditions,
details below,
info: Bermuda Chess Association, P.O.Box HM 1705,
Hamilton HM GX, Bermuda
February 3 Thunder Bay, ON (CAN), TACO TIME Active Open, 5xCH,
entry fee $5,
more details at the CFC homepage,
Tel +?-(807)622-6773 John Rutherford
February 3-11(15) Budapest (HUN), First Saturday Tournament, GM(VII-VIII)/
IM(II-III)/Scheveningen tmt, entry fees depend on ELO,
40/120+20/60+G/30, Prizes declared before 1st rd,
9-13 rds, many details below,
Tel/Fax +?-(361) 263-2859 Nagy Laszlo
February 9-17 Bern (SUI), 10. International Chess tournament,
I. Rehhag-Volksbank-Cup; February 13-17, Invitation
tournament with 32 players, 5 round knock-out system.
The eliminated players will continue in a 5 round Swiss
system tournament. Prize money: 1.Sfr 10000, 2.Sfr 7000,
other prizes according the score.
II. Swiss-Volksbank-Open; February 9-17; International
Open tournament, 9 rounds Swiss System. Rate of play
7 hours, first time control after 40/2, second time
control after 60/3. The tournament will be judged
according to Swiss and FIDE rules. Entry fee (included
banquet): Sfr 150, Juniors Sfr 100, GM and IM do not
pay entry. No smoking in the playing hall. Prize money:
Sfr 4000,3000,2000, 1500,1000, 2x500,5x200. After 4
rounds six players will be qualified for the invitation
tournament.
Tel: +41-31-9217110 (Jo Zahner)
FAX: +41-31-3388414
E-mail: compuserve:100556,3111
February 17 Thunder Bay, ON (CAN), McDonald's Active Open, 5xCH,
entry fee $5,
more details at the CFC homepage,
Tel +?-(807)622-6773 John Rutherford
February 17 Kamloops, BC (CAN), Feb. Kamloops Open Tornado, 4xCH,
30/65+G/30, entry fee $15,
more details at the CFC homepage,
Tel +?-(604) 376-8776 G. Hara
February 24 Thunder Bay, ON (CAN), Black Knight Open, 5xCH,
entry fee $5,
more details at the CFC homepage,
Tel +?-(807)622-6773 John Rutherford
February 26 - Bratislava (Slovakia), Scheveningen Tournament,40/120+G/60,
March 3 entry fee 4700 ATS (Austrian Schillings) incl. accom.,
without accom. 2500 ATS, all FIDE rated players >2200,
Designed for players whishing to get an internat. rating,
Info: Otto Gutdeutsch, Neugasse 8a, A-7111 Parndorf,
Austria
tel: (++43)-2166-2011
or (++43)1-58-34120
fax: (++43)1-58-25710
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March 1-3 Dallas (USA), The Pinfork Dallas 6 Grand Prix(tournament
1 of 6), $20000 prize fund, seven sections:Open/U2200/
U2000/U1800/U1600/U1400/unrated, ELO/norms in open,
40/120+20/60+...(open), 40/120+G/1(others), 5xCH, entry
fee $40-$100 till February 23, GM/IM 'free'(see below),
prizes(open):$5000-$2000-$1000-$500 U2400 in open:$1200-
$600-$300-$150, many details below,
Info: USA (214)234-9002 Dallas Chess Club
E-mail: dcc@dallaschess.com
www: http://www.dallaschess.com/~dcc/
March 2-10(14) Budapest (HUN), First Saturday Tournament, GM(VII-VIII)/
IM(II-III)/Scheveningen tmt, entry fees depend on ELO,
40/120+20/60+G/30, Prizes declared before 1st rd,
9-13 rds, many details below,
Tel/Fax +?-(361) 263-2859 Nagy Laszlo
March 3-13 Mondariz Balneario (ESP), International Chess Festival
"ACEIMAR", Site: International School CEMAR, round robin,
IM norms possible, full board 5000 pts, entry fee 15000
pts, more details below,
Tel: +34-86-873431 FM Sergio Estremera
+34-48-150049 IA Antonio Juano
Fax: +34-86-662430
Email: antonio@si.upna.es (Subject: CEMAR Tournament)
March 8-10 Zwolle (NED). "Computerij" Tournament, 6xCH, 40/105+G/15,
two groups: A Elo > 1800, 1st Dfl 2000, entry Dfl 50
B Elo < 1800, 1st Dfl 500, entry Dfl 40
Tel: +31-38-4544446
email: vdwees@nlr.nl
March 8-16 Bad Wvrishofen (GER), 12. International Chess Festival,
9xCH, 40/120+G/60, ELO/norms, also seniors and women
tournaments (same conditions), entry fee 130DM,
prizes: open: 40/35/30/20/15/10/8/7/5/3/2 x 100DM,
9 rating prizes (guaranteed with 200 players),
women: 10/8/6/4/3/2 x100DM
Tel +49-6898/62022 ChessOrg
Fax +49-6898/62858
March 15-23 Budapest (HUN), 12th Spring Festival, 9xCH, min 10 IM,
max 160 participants, min 50% FIDE rated,
info: Nagy Laszlo, 1101 Budapest, Hungaria krt.5-7;
Xl.ep.l.em7
Tel/Fax +?-361-263-28-59
March 25-31 Bratislava (Slovakia), Scheveningen Tournament,40/120+G/60,
entry fee 4700 ATS (Austrian Schillings) incl. accom.,
without accom. 2500 ATS, all FIDE rated players >2200,
Designed for players whishing to get an internat. rating,
Info: Otto Gutdeutsch, Neugasse 8a, A-7111 Parndorf,
Austria
tel: (++43)-2166-2011
or (++43)1-58-34120
fax: (++43)1-58-25710
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April 4 - 14 Mondariz Balneario (ESP), International Chess Festival
"ACEIMAR", Site: International School CEMAR, round robin,
IM norms possible, full board 5000 pts, entry fee 15000
pts, more details below,
Tel: +34-86-873431 FM Sergio Estremera
+34-48-150049 IA Antonio Juano
Fax: +34-86-662430
Email: antonio@si.upna.es (Subject: CEMAR Tournament)
April 5-6 Kamloops, BC (CAN), Easter Open, 5xCH, 40/90+G/60,
entry fee $35,
more details at the CFC homepage,
Tel +?-(604) 376-8776 G. Hara
April 6-14(18) Budapest (HUN), First Saturday Tournament, GM(VII-VIII)/
IM(II-III)/Scheveningen tmt, entry fees depend on ELO,
40/120+20/60+G/30, Prizes declared before 1st rd,
9-13 rds, many details below,
Tel/Fax +?-(361) 263-2859 Nagy Laszlo
April 24-26 Las Vegas (USA), 1996 National Open
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May 4-12(16) Budapest (HUN), First Saturday Tournament, GM(VII-VIII)/
IM(II-III)/Scheveningen tmt, entry fees depend on ELO,
40/120+20/60+G/30, Prizes declared before 1st rd,
9-13 rds, many details below,
Tel/Fax +?-(361) 263-2859 Nagy Laszlo
May 9-19 Hawaii (USA), 3rd Hawaii International, ELO/norms (IM,
possibly GM), 9xCH, 40/120+20/60+G/30, $2500+ guaranteed
prizes, EF: $75-200 depending on rating (non-US
participants $75), FIDE rating required,
more details below,
email: hawaii@chessworks.com
WWW: http://www.chessworks.com
May 26-28 Hawaii (USA), Hawaii Open
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June 1-9(13) Budapest (HUN), First Saturday Tournament, GM(VII-VIII)/
IM(II-III)/Scheveningen tmt, entry fees depend on ELO,
40/120+20/60+G/30, Prizes declared before 1st rd,
9-13 rds, many details below,
Tel/Fax +?-(361) 263-2859 Nagy Laszlo
June 28-30 Haarlem (NED), 5e AKN-tournament, 6xCH, 40/105+G/15,
First prize F 2500, Previous participants: Farago,
Glek, Hartoch, Horvath, Kuijf, Lalic, Nijboer,
Portisch, Reinderman, Sax, Sekely, Vaganian,
Van der Sterren, Van der Wiel, Van Mil, Van Wely,
tel: +??-23-5353822
+??-23-5326671
email: J.Ooteman@inter.nl.net
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July 2-3 Kamloops, BC (CAN), 1996 BC Interior Chp. Open, 5xCH,
40/90+G/60, entry fee $40,
more details at the CFC homepage,
Tel +?-(604) 376-8776 G. Hara
July 6-14(18) Budapest (HUN), First Saturday Tournament, GM(VII-VIII)/
IM(II-III)/Scheveningen tmt, entry fees depend on ELO,
40/120+20/60+G/30, Prizes declared before 1st rd,
9-13 rds, many details below,
Tel/Fax +?-(361) 263-2859 Nagy Laszlo
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August 3-11(15) Budapest (HUN), First Saturday Tournament, GM(VII-VIII)/
IM(II-III)/Scheveningen tmt, entry fees depend on ELO,
40/120+20/60+G/30, Prizes declared before 1st rd,
9-13 rds, many details below,
Tel/Fax +?-(361) 263-2859 Nagy Laszlo
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September 7-15(19) Budapest (HUN), First Saturday Tournament, GM(VII-VIII)/
IM(II-III)/Scheveningen tmt, entry fees depend on ELO,
40/120+20/60+G/30, Prizes declared before 1st rd,
9-13 rds, many details below,
Tel/Fax +?-(361) 263-2859 Nagy Laszlo
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October 5-13(17) Budapest (HUN), First Saturday Tournament, GM(VII-VIII)/
IM(II-III)/Scheveningen tmt, entry fees depend on ELO,
40/120+20/60+G/30, Prizes declared before 1st rd,
9-13 rds, many details below,
Tel/Fax +?-(361) 263-2859 Nagy Laszlo
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November 2-10(14) Budapest (HUN), First Saturday Tournament, GM(VII-VIII)/
IM(II-III)/Scheveningen tmt, entry fees depend on ELO,
40/120+20/60+G/30, Prizes declared before 1st rd,
9-13 rds, many details below,
Tel/Fax +?-(361) 263-2859 Nagy Laszlo
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December 7-15(19) Budapest (HUN), First Saturday Tournament, GM(VII-VIII)/
IM(II-III)/Scheveningen tmt, entry fees depend on ELO,
40/120+20/60+G/30, Prizes declared before 1st rd,
9-13 rds, many details below,
Tel/Fax +?-(361) 263-2859 Nagy Laszlo
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13th ANNUAL BERMUDA INTERNATONAL OPEN
Hamilton Princess Hotel, Hamilton, Bermuda
First weekend in February; Rds: 2/2 at 8 pm; 2/3 and 2/4 at 9am and 3pm
Cocktail reception and Blitz Open: Thurs. 2/1; 6:30 and 8:30 respectively.
Sumptuous closing buffet party Sunday night.
PRIZES: Open--1st $1000 plus airfare from US east coast and double room
for '97
Open, 2nd $800, 3rd $600, 4th $400, 5th $200. Class Prizes--(USCF) U2200,
U2000, U1800, U1600: $250, $150, $100 each
Also for top player without FIDE title--r/t airfare and room for '97 Open
same
as top prize in Open section.
ENTRY: $70 if received by January 15th, $80 thereafter. Send to Bermuda
Chess
Association, P.O.Box HM 1705, Hamilton HM GX, Bermuda
GMs and IMs free entry plus 1/2 room shared with another (if you bring
your wife or friend you pay half only)
NOTICE*****ATTENTION******!!!!!!!!
Special airfares are now in effect!! Continental has round-trip fare of
$243.95 including all taxes. This is down from the fare of $320. I am
sure the other airlines are offering equivalent fares.
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Name: International Chess Festival "ACEIMAR"
Date: February 1 - 11, 1996
City, State: Mondariz Balneario (Pontevedra)
Country: Spain
Tournament Site: International School CEMAR
Description: Round Robin Tournaments for International Master Norms
1st: November 4 - 12, 1995
2nd: December 1 - 11, 1995
3rd: January 3 - 13, 1996
4th: February 1 - 11, 1996
5th: March 3 - 13, 1996
6th: April 4 - 14, 1996
Full board: 5000 pts.
Entry fee: 15000 pts.
Tournament Organizers: FM Sergio Estremera
IA Antonio Juano
Phone: 34-86-873431
34-48-150049
Fax: 34-86-662430
Email: antonio@si.upna.es (Subject: CEMAR Tournament)
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F I R S T S A T U R D A Y C H E S S T O U R N A M E N T
S E R I E S I N 1 9 9 6
I N B U D A P E S T, H U N G A R Y
Organizer: Nagy Laszlo
H-1101 Budapest, Hungaria krt. 5-7. XI. ep. I. em. Phone/FAX: (361) 263-2859
+---------------+--------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| |cat. VII.-VIII. |cat. II.-III. |Scheveningen - |
|Tournament |Grandmaster |International Master|9 games for ELO |
| type |(9-13 games) |(9-13 games) |rating average: |
| | | |2100-2150 |
+---------------+--------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| |3rd February, 2nd March, 6th April, 4th May, 1st June, |
|Dates |6th July, 3th August, 7th Semptember, 5th October, |
| |2nd November, 7th December |
+---------------+--------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| |below 2301 / 450 DM;|below 2201 / 300 DM;| |
| |2301-2350 / 400 DM;|2201-2250 / 250 DM;|180 DM for |
|Entry fees |2351-2400 / 350 DM;|2251-2300 / 200 DM;|non-rated row |
|(ELO / DM) |above 2400 / 300 DM.|above 2301 / 150 DM.| |
| +--------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| |Please, pay in cash (in Hungarian Forints) according to the |
| |rate of the Hungarian National Bank on middle exchange course|
| |valid on the day of arrival before the first round to the |
| |organization board. |
+---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
|Time limits |40 moves in 2 hours, then 20 moves in 1 hour, then 1/2 hour |
| |till the end |
+---------------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
| |1st day: 14.00.; other days 15.00.; | |
|Start of rounds|last day usually 10.00. |last round 15.00. |
| |(always declared before the 3rd round) | |
+---------------+-----------------------------------------+-------------------+
|Prizes |Declared before the first round |
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March 1-3, 1996
The Pinfork Dallas 6 Grand Prix (tournament 1 of 6)
$20,000.00 (US) prize fund
Open tournament with seven sections (details below)
5-round swiss-system
Time control:
Open section: 40/2, 20/1
All other sections: 40/2, SD/1
Location:
Wyndham Anatole Hotel
2201 Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, TX, 75207
Phone for reservations: 214-761-7500 ($79 sgl/dbl, make reservations
by Feb. 8, 1996 and mention chess)
Seven sections:
Open (FIDE-rated, IM norms possible), U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600,
U1400, unrated.
Entry Fee:
(If postmarked by February 23, 1996)
Open $100
Unrated $60
All others $80
(At site add $20)
GMs and IMs entry fee reimbursed if no money is won they complete
the tournament.
Juniors under 18 and U1400 $20 less.
Prize fund:
$20,000 US Dollars:
Open: $5,000-$2,000-$1000-$500
U2400 (in open section): $1,200-$600-$300-$150
U2200: $1,000-$400-$200-$100
U2000: $1,000-$400-$200-$100
U1800: $1,000-$400-$200-$100
U1600: $1,000-$400-$200-$100
U1400: $1,000-$400-$200-$100
Unrated: $400-$200-$100-$50
Unrateds must play in open or unrated sections.
Schedule:
Three and two day schedules are available.
3-Day:
Registration: 6:30-7:30 PM, Friday.
Rounds: Friday: 8:00 PM; Saturday: 12:45 PM, 7:00 PM; Sunday: 9:00 AM,
3:15 PM.
2-Day:
Registration: 9:00-9:45 AM, Saturday.
Rounds: Saturday: 10:00 AM (G/60) and then merge with 3-day
schedule.
Re-entry available after first round with 1/2 point bye.
1/2 point bye available any round if requested before start of
round 2.
This is the first of six tournaments in Dallas for 1996. Grand Prix
points are earned for each win and draw in all six tournaments. These
points accumalate toward end-of-year prizes:
Over 2400: $2,000-$1000
U2400: $1000-$450
U2200: $900-$400
U2000: $800-350
U1800: $700-300
U1600: $600-$250
U1400: $500-$200
U1200: $400-$150
Entries to:
Pinfork Management, Inc.
PO Box 7500-390
Dallas, TX 75209-0500
Credit card entries (MC/Visa/Discover/Amex) okay by mail or on-site.
Info: Dallas Chess Club, (214)234-9002 USA
E-mail: dcc@dallaschess.com
www: http://www.dallaschess.com/~dcc/
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3rd Hawaii International May 9-19, 1996 Ocean Resort Hotel Waikiki. FIDE rated.
IM norms (possibly GM norms) 9-SS 40/2;20/1;g/30. $2500+ Guaranteed prizes.
Organized by Chessworks Unlimited (http://www.chessworks.com). EF: $75-200
depending on rating. All non-US participants $75. FIDE rating required. Hotel
$63 for very large double room with kitchen.
This event can be combined with:
New York Open (early April)
1996 National Open, Las Vegas (April 24-26)
International tournament to be arranged in San Francisco before and after
National Open
Hawaii Open (May 26-28)
7th San Francisco International (early June) IM norms
Housing can be provided for some foreign players at the San Francisco events.
Information on all these events will be maintained at my web page.
Contact for Hawaiian and SF events: hawaii@chessworks.com
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