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25 year old Levon Aronian and 17 year old Magnus Carlsen shared first at the Corus tournament in Wijk aan Zee. Whilst neither dominated the event they were both deserved winners playing the best chess. There were rather underwhelming performances from joint World Number ones Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik but their match later this year was almost certainly on their minds, especially in their opening choices. Even more out of sorts was World Number 3 Veselin Topalov whose best moment came when he beat Vladimir Kramnik with a huge novelty he had been saving up for three years, but he too has a match on his mind, against Gata Kamsky. Aronian's result was the second time he shared first here and he is still predicted to go to the very top at some point in the next few years. Magnus Carlsen's result was not quite astonishing because he has been seen as the coming man for some time but nevertheless at 17 years old this is a notable victory. Even Carlsen had some weak moments and only a big piece of luck against Loek van Wely allowed him to share the prize. Nevertheless it can't do his confidence any harm and quick improvement can still be expected. 19 years old is in my view usually the age when the fully fledged Grandmaster first appears and he has some way and much improvement to go to reach that mark.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The Corus Chess Tournament 2008 took place 11th-27th January 2008 in Wijk aan Zee. The tournament venue was the De Moriaan Community Centre. Levon Aronian shared first place for the second year in a row. 17 year old Magnus Carlsen was joint first having made his breakthrough in the C-Group in only 2004.
Official site: http://www.coruschess.com
Fred Lucas takes many photos at the event: http://www.fredlucas.eu. Frits Agterdenbos has daily photo reports: http://www.chessvista.com/. Commentary: http://www.chessdom.com/. Chess Videos: http://www.chessvibes.com/. http://www.chessclub.com/ has daily live coverage and also John Watson interviews Wijk tournament director Jeroen van den Berg on his Book show. Direct link - Etienne Bacrot annotates his own games: http://www.chess22.fr/ - Ian Rogers blogging from Wijk: http://main.uschess.org/ - John Lee Shaw on the spot: http://www.chessgateway.com/ - Europe Echecs has videos: http://www.europe-echecs.com/
Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008 A-Group 11th-27th January 2008 | |||||
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Round 9 (January 22, 2008) | |||||
Aronian, Levon | - Eljanov, Pavel | ½-½ | 20 | A29 | English Four Knights |
Lékó, Peter | - Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | 40 | C95 | Ruy Lopez Breyer |
Ivanchuk, Vassily | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | 41 | D86 | Gruenfeld Simagin |
Adams, Michael | - Van Wely, Loek | 1-0 | 47 | B87 | Sicilian Sozin Attack |
Topalov, Veselin | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 45 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit |
Polgar, Judit | - Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 23 | C63 | Ruy Lopez Schliemann |
Gelfand, Boris | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 25 | E06 | Catalan |
Round 10 (January 23, 2008) | |||||
Anand, Viswanathan | - Lékó, Peter | ½-½ | 19 | C84 | Ruy Lopez Centre Attack |
Radjabov, Teimour | - Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | 42 | C45 | Scotch Game |
Adams, Michael | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 21 | C88 | Ruy Lopez Closed |
Kramnik, Vladimir | - Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 48 | E15 | Queens Indian |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Polgar, Judit | ½-½ | 28 | C10 | French Rubinstein |
Eljanov, Pavel | - Ivanchuk, Vassily | 0-1 | 56 | E00 | Catalan |
Van Wely, Loek | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 49 | A58 | Volga Gambit |
Round 11 (January 25, 2008) | |||||
Aronian, Levon | - Van Wely, Loek | 1-0 | 41 | D11 | Slav Defence |
Carlsen, Magnus | - Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | 42 | B84 | Sicilian Scheveningen |
Lékó, Peter | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 28 | C42 | Petroff's Defence |
Ivanchuk, Vassily | - Adams, Michael | ½-½ | 28 | A13 | Reti Opening |
Topalov, Veselin | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | 42 | E92 | King's Indian Classical |
Polgar, Judit | - Eljanov, Pavel | 0-1 | 43 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin |
Gelfand, Boris | - Radjabov, Teimour | 0-1 | 37 | E94 | King's Indian Classical |
Round 12 (January 26, 2008) | |||||
Aronian, Levon | - Ivanchuk, Vassily | ½-½ | 62 | D27 | QGA |
Radjabov, Teimour | - Lékó, Peter | ½-½ | 31 | E15 | Queens Indian |
Adams, Michael | - Polgar, Judit | 0-1 | 44 | C42 | Petroff's Defence |
Kramnik, Vladimir | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 57 | A30 | English Symmetrical |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 26 | B50 | Sicilian Defence |
Eljanov, Pavel | - Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | 46 | A62 | Benoni |
Van Wely, Loek | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 45 | E19 | Queens Indian |
Round 13 (January 27, 2008) | |||||
Carlsen, Magnus | - Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 65 | A48 | King's Indian Defence /c2-c4 |
Anand, Viswanathan | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 61 | C42 | Petroff's Defence |
Lékó, Peter | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 1-0 | 27 | C72 | Ruy Lopez Modern Steinitz |
Ivanchuk, Vassily | - Van Wely, Loek | ½-½ | 35 | A09 | Reti Opening |
Topalov, Veselin | - Adams, Michael | ½-½ | 23 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence |
Polgar, Judit | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 57 | C89 | Ruy Lopez Marshall |
Gelfand, Boris | - Eljanov, Pavel | 1-0 | 38 | A17 | English Opening |
Corus A Wijk aan Zee (NED), 12-27 i 2008 cat. XX (2742) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
1. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2739 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2829 |
2. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2733 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8 | 2830 |
3. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2799 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7½ | 2794 |
4. | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 2735 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7½ | 2799 |
5. | Lékó, Peter | g | HUN | 2753 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7 | 2770 |
6. | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2751 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7 | 2770 |
7. | Adams, Michael | g | ENG | 2726 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 2743 |
8. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2799 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 2737 |
9. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2780 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2710 |
10. | Polgar, Judit | g | HUN | 2707 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 2716 |
11. | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2760 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6 | 2711 |
12. | Eljanov, Pavel | g | UKR | 2692 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 5 | 2659 |
13. | Van Wely, Loek | g | NED | 2681 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 5 | 2660 |
14. | Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2737 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 5 | 2655 |
Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008 B-Group 11th-27th January 2008 | |||||
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Round 9 (January 22, 2008) | |||||
Movsesian, Sergei | - Short, Nigel D | ½-½ | 22 | C50 | Giuoco Piano |
Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Stellwagen, Daniël | 1-0 | 44 | B43 | Sicilian Paulsen |
L'Ami, Erwin | - Hou Yifan | 1-0 | 55 | A17 | English Opening |
Smeets, Jan | - Spoelman, Wouter | 0-1 | 59 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo |
Cheparinov, Ivan | - Krasenkow, Michal | 1-0 | 42 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence |
Koneru, Humpy | - Harikrishna, P | ½-½ | 28 | D79 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 |
Sargissian, Gabriel | - Bacrot, Etienne | ½-½ | 40 | D15 | Slav Defence |
Round 10 (January 23, 2008) | |||||
Movsesian, Sergei | - Smeets, Jan | 1-0 | 25 | C53 | Giuoco Piano |
Short, Nigel D | - Krasenkow, Michal | 1-0 | 50 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin |
Bacrot, Etienne | - Cheparinov, Ivan | ½-½ | 51 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation |
Harikrishna, P | - Sargissian, Gabriel | ½-½ | 62 | C53 | Giuoco Piano |
Stellwagen, Daniël | - L'Ami, Erwin | ½-½ | 48 | C42 | Petroff's Defence |
Hou Yifan | - Koneru, Humpy | ½-½ | 54 | C87 | Ruy Lopez |
Spoelman, Wouter | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 0-1 | 46 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation |
Round 11 (January 25, 2008) | |||||
Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Movsesian, Sergei | ½-½ | 64 | B43 | Sicilian Paulsen |
L'Ami, Erwin | - Spoelman, Wouter | 0-1 | 37 | E12 | Queens Indian Petrosian |
Smeets, Jan | - Short, Nigel D | 0-1 | 41 | C12 | French MacCutcheon |
Cheparinov, Ivan | - Harikrishna, P | 0-1 | 50 | D20 | QGA |
Koneru, Humpy | - Stellwagen, Daniël | ½-½ | 34 | D48 | Queens Gambit Meran |
Krasenkow, Michal | - Bacrot, Etienne | 0-1 | 34 | D23 | QGA |
Sargissian, Gabriel | - Hou Yifan | 0-1 | 49 | E15 | Queens Indian |
Round 12 (January 26, 2008) | |||||
Movsesian, Sergei | - L'Ami, Erwin | 1-0 | 30 | C50 | Giuoco Piano |
Short, Nigel D | - Bacrot, Etienne | ½-½ | 36 | C86 | Ruy Lopez Worrall Attack |
Harikrishna, P | - Krasenkow, Michal | ½-½ | 45 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo |
Stellwagen, Daniël | - Sargissian, Gabriel | ½-½ | 39 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin |
Smeets, Jan | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 1-0 | 57 | D86 | Gruenfeld Simagin |
Hou Yifan | - Cheparinov, Ivan | ½-½ | 41 | C89 | Ruy Lopez Marshall |
Spoelman, Wouter | - Koneru, Humpy | 1-0 | 45 | B06 | Modern Defence |
Round 13 (January 27, 2008) | |||||
Bacrot, Etienne | - Harikrishna, P | ½-½ | 19 | D11 | Slav Defence |
Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Short, Nigel D | ½-½ | 38 | C77 | Ruy Lopez Anderssen |
Cheparinov, Ivan | - Stellwagen, Daniël | 1-0 | 50 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit |
L'Ami, Erwin | - Smeets, Jan | ½-½ | 19 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit |
Koneru, Humpy | - Movsesian, Sergei | ½-½ | 16 | D11 | Slav Defence |
Sargissian, Gabriel | - Spoelman, Wouter | 1-0 | 52 | E17 | Queens Indian |
Krasenkow, Michal | - Hou Yifan | ½-½ | 28 | A14 | Reti Opening |
Corus B Wijk aan Zee (NED), 12-27 i 2008 cat. XV (2618) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
1. | Movsesian, Sergei | g | SVK | 2677 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9½ | 2788 |
2. | Short, Nigel D | g | ENG | 2645 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8½ | 2726 |
3. | Bacrot, Etienne | g | FRA | 2700 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8½ | 2721 |
4. | Harikrishna, P | g | IND | 2664 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7½ | 2671 |
5. | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | g | RUS | 2600 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 | 2648 |
6. | Cheparinov, Ivan | g | BUL | 2713 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 2610 |
7. | L'Ami, Erwin | g | NED | 2581 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2591 |
8. | Smeets, Jan | g | NED | 2573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6 | 2592 |
9. | Hou Yifan | wg | CHN | 2527 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6 | 2596 |
10. | Stellwagen, Daniël | g | NED | 2625 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2588 |
11. | Koneru, Humpy | g | IND | 2612 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5½ | 2561 |
12. | Sargissian, Gabriel | g | ARM | 2676 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2526 |
13. | Krasenkow, Michal | g | POL | 2636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 5 | 2529 |
14. | Spoelman, Wouter | m | NED | 2424 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 4 | 2492 |
Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008 C-Group 11th-27th January 2008 | |||||
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Round 9 (January 22, 2008) | |||||
Caruana, Fabiano | - Van der Wiel, John | 1-0 | 44 | B67 | Sicilian Rauzer |
Reinderman, Dimitri | - Ushenina, Anna | 1-0 | 62 | A30 | English Symmetrical |
Carlsson, Pontus | - Braun, Arik | 1-0 | 31 | C07 | French Tarrasch |
Van der Werf, Mark | - Negi, Parimarjan | ½-½ | 56 | D83 | Gruenfeld 4.Bf4 |
Grivas, Efstratios | - Li Shilong | 0-1 | 32 | D15 | Slav Defence |
Peng Zhaoqin | - Krush, Irina | ½-½ | 64 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations |
Ruijgrok, Dennis | - Nijboer, Friso | 0-1 | 64 | B56 | Sicilian Defence |
Round 10 (January 23, 2008) | |||||
Negi, Parimarjan | - Ruijgrok, Dennis | 1-0 | 35 | B31 | Sicilian Rossolimo |
Nijboer, Friso | - Reinderman, Dimitri | 1-0 | 42 | B74 | Sicilian Dragon |
Krush, Irina | - Braun, Arik | 1-0 | 48 | D27 | QGA |
Li Shilong | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 88 | D19 | Slav Defence |
Van der Wiel, John | - Carlsson, Pontus | ½-½ | 24 | B76 | Sicilian Modern Dragon |
Peng Zhaoqin | - Van der Werf, Mark | ½-½ | 46 | D30 | Queen's Gambit (without Nc3) |
Ushenina, Anna | - Grivas, Efstratios | 1-0 | 55 | E67 | King's Indian Fianchetto |
Round 11 (January 25, 2008) | |||||
Caruana, Fabiano | - Ushenina, Anna | 1-0 | 36 | C02 | French Advance |
Reinderman, Dimitri | - Negi, Parimarjan | ½-½ | 34 | C77 | Ruy Lopez Anderssen |
Carlsson, Pontus | - Li Shilong | ½-½ | 56 | B91 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3 |
Braun, Arik | - Van der Wiel, John | ½-½ | 22 | A46 | Queen's Pawn Opening |
Van der Werf, Mark | - Krush, Irina | ½-½ | 60 | D00 | Queen's Pawn Game |
Grivas, Efstratios | - Nijboer, Friso | ½-½ | 37 | E90 | King's Indian Classical |
Ruijgrok, Dennis | - Peng Zhaoqin | 0-1 | 71 | C08 | French Tarrasch |
Round 12 (January 26, 2008) | |||||
Negi, Parimarjan | - Grivas, Efstratios | 1-0 | 29 | C10 | French Rubinstein |
Nijboer, Friso | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 37 | B43 | Sicilian Paulsen |
Krush, Irina | - Van der Wiel, John | 1-0 | 36 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
Van der Werf, Mark | - Ruijgrok, Dennis | ½-½ | 25 | D83 | Gruenfeld 4.Bf4 |
Li Shilong | - Braun, Arik | ½-½ | 37 | D34 | Tarrasch Defence, Main Line |
Peng Zhaoqin | - Reinderman, Dimitri | ½-½ | 61 | A84 | Dutch |
Ushenina, Anna | - Carlsson, Pontus | 0-1 | 43 | E00 | Catalan |
Round 13 (January 27, 2008) | |||||
Caruana, Fabiano | - Negi, Parimarjan | 1-0 | 61 | C89 | Ruy Lopez Marshall |
Reinderman, Dimitri | - Van der Werf, Mark | ½-½ | 24 | C86 | Ruy Lopez Worrall Attack |
Carlsson, Pontus | - Nijboer, Friso | 1-0 | 44 | B23 | Sicilian Closed |
Braun, Arik | - Ushenina, Anna | 1-0 | 33 | A33 | English Symmetrical |
Van der Wiel, John | - Li Shilong | 1-0 | 45 | B22 | Sicilian Alapin |
Grivas, Efstratios | - Peng Zhaoqin | 1-0 | 41 | A06 | Zukertort Opening |
Ruijgrok, Dennis | - Krush, Irina | 0-1 | 72 | B56 | Sicilian Defence |
Corus C Wijk aan Zee (NED), 12-27 i 2008 cat. X (2494) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
1. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2598 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 2696 |
2. | Reinderman, Dimitri | g | NED | 2533 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2577 |
3. | Negi, Parimarjan | g | IND | 2526 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2578 |
4. | Carlsson, Pontus | m | SWE | 2501 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 2549 |
5. | Krush, Irina | m | USA | 2473 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 2524 |
6. | Braun, Arik | m | GER | 2536 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7.0 | 2519 |
7. | Van der Wiel, John | g | NED | 2490 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7.0 | 2522 |
8. | Nijboer, Friso | g | NED | 2578 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 2516 |
9. | Van der Werf, Mark | m | NED | 2389 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 6.5 | 2501 |
10. | Li Shilong | g | CHN | 2502 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 2463 |
11. | Grivas, Efstratios | g | GRE | 2509 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 2463 |
12. | Peng Zhaoqin | g | NED | 2461 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 2386 |
13. | Ushenina, Anna | m | UKR | 2484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | 4.5 | 2384 |
14. | Ruijgrok, Dennis | NED | 2329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 2210 |
Corus Honorary Wijk aan Zee (NED), 19-26 i 2008 cat. XIII (2560) | |||||
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Round 3 (January 22, 2008) | |||||
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | - Korchnoi, Viktor | ½-½ | 31 | E33 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
Timman, Jan H | - Portisch, Lajos | ½-½ | 18 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin |
Round 4 (January 23, 2008) | |||||
Timman, Jan H | - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | 0-1 | 42 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit |
Portisch, Lajos | - Korchnoi, Viktor | 0-1 | 25 | A90 | Dutch Classical |
Round 5 (January 25, 2008) | |||||
Korchnoi, Viktor | - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | 0-1 | 49 | D48 | Queens Gambit Meran |
Portisch, Lajos | - Timman, Jan H | 1-0 | 56 | A70 | Benoni |
Round 6 (January 26, 2008) | |||||
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | - Portisch, Lajos | 1-0 | 33 | E38 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
Timman, Jan H | - Korchnoi, Viktor | 1-0 | 35 | C45 | Scotch Game |
Corus Honarary Wijk aan Zee (NED), 19-26 i 2008 cat. XIII (2560) | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
1. | Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | g | SRB | 2543 | * | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2690 |
2. | Timman, Jan H | g | NED | 2561 | 1 | 0 | * | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 3 | 2559 |
3. | Korchnoi, Viktor | g | SUI | 2605 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | * | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2544 |
4. | Portisch, Lajos | g | HUN | 2530 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | * | 2 | 2444 |
The 6th edition of Gibraltar's Gibtelecom Chess Festival takes place 22nd-31st January 2008 at the Caleta Hotel, one of Gibraltar's best hotels. Bu Xiangzhi leads on 5.5/6.
Offical site: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com/
There is live audio-visual commentary at 15:00 GMT+1 (2pm British time) every day by GM Stuart Conquest at: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com/gib2008/live/commentary.html (9 games). Another 50 are available live at http://www.monroi.com
Gibraltar's Gibtelecom
Chess Festival 22nd-31st January 2008 Leading Round 6 standings: |
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Rank | Name | Fed. | Name | Rating | Score | BH | SB | TPR |
1 | Bu, Xiangzhi | GM | CHN | 2691 | 5.5 | 25.0 | 23.25 | 2951 |
2 | Wang, Hao | GM | CHN | 2665 | 5.0 | 23.5 | 19.0 | 2785 |
3 | Bologan, Viktor | GM | MDA | 2663 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 16.5 | 2705 |
4 | Georgiev, Kiril | GM | BUL | 2662 | 5.0 | 23.5 | 19.5 | 2787 |
5 | Efimenko, Zahar | GM | UKR | 2638 | 5.0 | 22.5 | 18.25 | 2653 |
6 | Stefanova, Antoaneta | GM | BUL | 2464 | 5.0 | 27.0 | 20.0 | 2863 |
7 | Wang, Yue | GM | CHN | 2698 | 4.5 | 22.0 | 16.0 | 2636 |
8 | Ni, Hua | GM | CHN | 2680 | 4.5 | 23.5 | 17.0 | 2708 |
9 | Areshchenko, Alexander | GM | UKR | 2645 | 4.5 | 24.0 | 17.5 | 2658 |
10 | Beliavsky, Alexander G | GM | SLO | 2638 | 4.5 | 25.0 | 18.25 | 2677 |
11 | Socko, Bartosz | GM | POL | 2635 | 4.5 | 23.0 | 15.5 | 2669 |
12 | Gurevich, Mikhail | GM | TUR | 2607 | 4.5 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 2598 |
13 | Petrosian, Tigran L. | GM | ARM | 2606 | 4.5 | 20.5 | 14.5 | 2606 |
14 | Malakhatko, Vadim | GM | BEL | 2600 | 4.5 | 23.0 | 16.5 | 2612 |
15 | Sandipan, Chanda | GM | IND | 2593 | 4.5 | 21.0 | 14.75 | 2563 |
16 | Banikas, Hristos | GM | GRE | 2592 | 4.5 | 23.5 | 16.75 | 2735 |
17 | Agdestein, Simen | GM | NOR | 2589 | 4.5 | 21.0 | 15.25 | 2579 |
18 | Berg, Emanuel | GM | SWE | 2583 | 4.5 | 26.5 | 19.25 | 2724 |
19 | Sulskis, Sarunas | GM | LTU | 2553 | 4.5 | 23.5 | 15.75 | 2612 |
20 | Speelman, Jon S | GM | ENG | 2491 | 4.5 | 24.5 | 18.0 | 2777 |
21 | Zhao, Zong-Yuan | IM | AUS | 2487 | 4.5 | 24.0 | 17.25 | 2715 |
22 | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | IM | NOR | 2441 | 4.5 | 19.5 | 13.75 | 2573 |
23 | Paehtz, Elisabeth | IM | GER | 2420 | 4.5 | 22.5 | 14.75 | 2579 |
24 | Bellin, Robert | IM | ENG | 2385 | 4.5 | 23.5 | 17.0 | 2637 |
25 | Nakamura, Hikaru | GM | USA | 2670 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 14.5 | 2599 |
26 | Kuzubov, Yuriy | GM | UKR | 2606 | 4.0 | 19.5 | 9.75 | 2450 |
27 | Akobian, Varuzhan | GM | USA | 2599 | 4.0 | 22.5 | 12.5 | 2601 |
28 | Felgaer, Ruben | GM | ARG | 2539 | 4.0 | 23.5 | 12.75 | 2523 |
29 | Hebden, Mark L | GM | ENG | 2530 | 4.0 | 23.5 | 14.25 | 2563 |
30 | Gopal, G.N. | GM | IND | 2528 | 4.0 | 22.5 | 13.0 | 2580 |
31 | Cramling, Pia | GM | SWE | 2524 | 4.0 | 22.5 | 12.0 | 2540 |
32 | Zhao, Xue | WGM | CHN | 2517 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 13.5 | 2484 |
33 | Szabo, Krisztian | IM | HUN | 2500 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 13.25 | 2469 |
34 | Leon Hoyos, Manuel | IM | MEX | 2495 | 4.0 | 19.5 | 11.75 | 2449 |
35 | Socko, Monika | IM | POL | 2479 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 13.5 | 2590 |
36 | Cmilyte, Viktorija | IM | LTU | 2475 | 4.0 | 21.5 | 12.5 | 2574 |
37 | Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan | IM | GEO | 2457 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 10.25 | 2356 |
38 | Harika, Dronavalli | IM | IND | 2455 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 12.25 | 2491 |
39 | Papadopoulos, Ioannis | IM | GRE | 2444 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 11.5 | 2390 |
40 | Butnorius, Algimantas | GM | LTU | 2441 | 4.0 | 22.5 | 13.0 | 2481 |
41 | Shen, Yang | WGM | CHN | 2429 | 4.0 | 22.5 | 13.75 | 2523 |
42 | Berczes, David | IM | HUN | 2429 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 10.5 | 2570 |
43 | Foisor, Cristina Adela | IM | ROU | 2412 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 12.25 | 2450 |
44 | Aloma Vidal, Robert | FM | ESP | 2393 | 4.0 | 19.5 | 11.0 | 2380 |
45 | Wang, Yu A. | IM | CHN | 2391 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 12.25 | 2503 |
46 | Karim, Ismael | MAR | 2347 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 2518 | |
47 | Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael | IM | ESP | 2285 | 4.0 | 18.5 | 11.0 | 2405 |
48 | Forsaa, Espen | NOR | 2285 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 10.5 | 2369 | |
49 | Danielmeier, Ralf | GER | 2112 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 8.75 | 2221 | |
203 players |
The 68th Armenian Championship took place 7th-21st January 2008 in Yerevan. Karen Asrian edged out Artashes Minasian on tie-break after both finished on 8/11. Ashot Anastasian withdrew after 8 rounds. . The women's championship was won by Lilit Galojan on tie-break from Siranush Andriasian.
Official site: http://www.armchess.am/
68th ch-ARM Yerevan (ARM), 8-21 i 2008 cat. XII (2531) | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
1. | Asrian, Karen | g | ARM | 2621 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | + | ½ | 8 | 2648 |
2. | Minasian, Artashes | g | ARM | 2578 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | + | 1 | 8 | 2652 |
3. | Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel | f | ARM | 2369 | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | + | ½ | 7½ | 2639 |
4. | Kotanjian, Tigran | g | ARM | 2545 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 2625 |
5. | Petrosian, Tigran L | g | ARM | 2606 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 2620 |
6. | Andriasian, Zaven | g | ARM | 2532 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | + | 1 | 7 | 2588 |
7. | Minasian, Ara | g | ARM | 2466 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | + | 1 | 6½ | 2565 |
8. | Lputian, Smbat G | g | ARM | 2616 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2524 |
9. | Pashikian, Arman | g | ARM | 2556 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2529 |
10. | Babujian, Levon | m | ARM | 2439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2414 |
11. | Yegiazarian, Arsen | g | ARM | 2512 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 3½ | 2374 |
12. | Anastasian, Ashot | g | ARM | 2562 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | 3½ | 2370 |
13. | Nalbandian, Tigran | g | ARM | 2505 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 3 | 2340 |
62nd ch-ARM w Yerevan (ARM), 13-21 i 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
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1. | Galojan, Lilit | wm | ARM | 2307 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 2310 |
2. | Andriasian, Siranush | wm | ARM | 2228 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 2319 |
3. | Aginian, Nelly | wg | ARM | 2308 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 5½ | 2224 |
4. | Gasparian, Narine | wm | ARM | 2172 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2202 |
5. | Kharatyan, Anahit | ARM | 2115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2123 | |
6. | Gasparian, Mariana | ARM | 2070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2128 | |
7. | Martirosyan, Lia | ARM | 2111 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2086 | |
8. | Movsisian, Naira | wg | ARM | 2152 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 3½ | 2082 |
9. | Aghabekian, Liana | ARM | 2191 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 3½ | 2077 | |
10. | Karapetyan, Lusine | ARM | 1957 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 3 | 2058 |
The Championships of Belarus took place 10th-22nd January 2008. Alexei Fedorov won the event with 9.5/13.
Official site: http://www.chess.by
ch-BLR Minsk (BLR), 10-22 i 2008 cat. IX (2473) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1. | Fedorov, Alexei | g | BLR | 2607 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9½ | 2638 |
2. | Zhigalko, Sergei | g | BLR | 2558 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2607 |
3. | Tihonov, Jurij | g | BLR | 2497 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8½ | 2581 |
4. | Stupak, Kirill | m | BLR | 2412 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7½ | 2535 |
5. | Azarov, Sergei | g | BLR | 2594 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7½ | 2521 |
6. | Podolchenko, Evgeniy | BLR | 2467 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 | 2502 | |
7. | Teterev, Vitaly | g | BLR | 2507 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2499 |
8. | Lomako, Pavel | BLR | 2413 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 2478 | |
9. | Romanenko, Vladimir | BLR | 2460 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 2474 | |
10. | Mihajlovskij, Sergei | BLR | 2466 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6½ | 2474 | |
11. | Zhigalko, Andrey | g | BLR | 2556 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 2438 |
12. | Lutsko, Igor | g | BLR | 2429 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2335 |
13. | Borsuk, Yuriy | BLR | 2268 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 3 | 2278 | |
14. | Smirnov, Valerij | m | BLR | 2394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 2½ | 2228 |
The New Zealand Chess Championship was held in Auckland January 15th-25th, 2008. This was the 115th Championship, the longest running Chess Championships in the world. GM Murray Chandler made a successful return to the NZ Championship after his success in Queenstown 2006 (this is his 3rd title the previous ones were 1975/76 and 2005/06.). After an early loss to FM Stephen Lukey he dominated the event in the latter half winning his last five games to finish on 9/11. Second equal were IM Russell Dive and Michael Steadman on 7.5 points. News: Paul Spiller.
Full results, crosstable can be found on Helen milligan's site at http://www.newzealandchess.co.nz and games at: http://www.aucklandchesscentre.co.nz/
115th ch-NZL Auckland (NZL), 15-23 i 2008 Final Round 11 Standings | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
1. | Chandler, Murray G | g | NZL | 2540 | +3 | -9 | +6 | =14 | +18 | =8 | +4 | +2 | +10 | +5 | +16 | 9 | 2546 |
2. | Dive, Russell John | m | NZL | 2341 | +6 | +11 | +14 | =18 | -4 | =3 | +8 | -1 | +13 | +9 | =5 | 7½ | 2446 |
3. | Steadman, Michael | NZL | 2238 | -1 | =22 | +21 | +12 | +10 | =2 | =13 | +9 | -5 | +4 | +8 | 7½ | 2425 | |
4. | Van Riemsdijk, Herman C | m | BRA | 2391 | -12 | +10 | +7 | +9 | +2 | =13 | -1 | =5 | +8 | -3 | =15 | 6½ | 2356 |
5. | Mc Laren, Leonard | NZL | 2250 | +21 | =18 | =13 | -8 | +16 | =9 | +6 | =4 | +3 | -1 | =2 | 6½ | 2357 | |
6. | Spain, Graeme | NZL | 2191 | -2 | +20 | -1 | +15 | +11 | =18 | -5 | -8 | +22 | +14 | +17 | 6½ | 2316 | |
7. | Hart, Ralph | NZL | 2174 | =13 | =16 | -4 | =19 | +17 | =14 | -9 | =12 | +20 | +22 | +18 | 6½ | 2284 | |
8. | Ker, Anthony F | m | NZL | 2330 | -15 | +17 | +12 | +5 | =13 | =1 | -2 | +6 | -4 | +10 | -3 | 6 | 2317 |
9. | Lukey, Stephen G | f | NZL | 2283 | +22 | +1 | -18 | -4 | +14 | =5 | +7 | -3 | =11 | -2 | +20 | 6 | 2308 |
10. | Smith, Robert W | f | NZL | 2333 | =16 | -4 | +19 | +11 | -3 | +12 | +18 | =13 | -1 | -8 | +21 | 6 | 2311 |
11. | Reilly, Tim | f | AUS | 2276 | +20 | -2 | +15 | -10 | -6 | =16 | +21 | +18 | =9 | =13 | =19 | 6 | 2254 |
12. | Hartvig, Ove Weiss | f | DEN | 2233 | +4 | -14 | -8 | -3 | +19 | -10 | +20 | =7 | +21 | =16 | +22 | 6 | 2245 |
13. | Garbett, Paul Anthony | m | NZL | 2338 | =7 | +15 | =5 | +16 | =8 | =4 | =3 | =10 | -2 | =11 | -14 | 5½ | 2267 |
14. | Watson, Bruce R | f | NZL | 2293 | +17 | +12 | -2 | =1 | -9 | =7 | -16 | +21 | =15 | -6 | +13 | 5½ | 2236 |
15. | Barlow, Matthew | NZL | 2148 | +8 | -13 | -11 | -6 | =20 | =17 | =19 | +22 | =14 | +21 | =4 | 5½ | 2208 | |
16. | Dowden, R. Anthony | NZL | 2170 | =10 | =7 | +22 | -13 | -5 | =11 | +14 | =17 | =19 | =12 | -1 | 5 | 2213 | |
17. | Thornton, Giovanni Antonio | NZL | 2095 | -14 | -8 | =20 | +21 | -7 | =15 | +22 | =16 | +18 | =19 | -6 | 5 | 2145 | |
18. | Croad, Nicolas | NZL | 2313 | +19 | =5 | +9 | =2 | -1 | =6 | -10 | -11 | -17 | +20 | -7 | 4½ | 2179 | |
19. | Stuart, Peter | NZL | 2114 | -18 | =21 | -10 | =7 | -12 | =22 | =15 | =20 | =16 | =17 | =11 | 4 | 2080 | |
20. | Fuatai, Fuatai | NZL | 2087 | -11 | -6 | =17 | =22 | =15 | =21 | -12 | =19 | -7 | -18 | -9 | 2½ | 1971 | |
21. | Goodhue, Nathan | NZL | 2083 | -5 | =19 | -3 | -17 | +22 | =20 | -11 | -14 | -12 | -15 | -10 | 2 | 1934 | |
22. | Bennett, Hilton | NZL | 2094 | -9 | =3 | -16 | =20 | -21 | =19 | -17 | -15 | -6 | -7 | -12 | 1½ | 1856 |
The Croatian chess championship takes place in Split, 16th-29th January 2008. 13 participants, round robin. - 11 grandmasters - including European U18 champion Ivan Saric - Ex European champion (2006) Zdenko Kozul and 3 ex-World junior champins (Kurajica, Cvitan, Stevic). Hrvoje Stevic leads by a point with a round to go.
Official site: http://www.a1split.hr/prvenstvo/prvenstvo.html
ch-CRO Split (CRO), 16-29 i 2008 cat. XII (2538) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
1. | Stevic, Hrvoje | g | CRO | 2531 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | . | 1 | 7½ | 2685 | |
2. | Zelcic, Robert | g | CRO | 2587 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | . | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 2597 | |
3. | Kurajica, Bojan | g | CRO | 2556 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 2565 | |
4. | Jankovic, Alojzije | g | CRO | 2541 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2571 | |
5. | Hulak, Krunoslav | g | CRO | 2552 | 0 | . | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2568 | |
6. | Saric, Ivan | m | CRO | 2482 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | . | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2543 | |
7. | Cvitan, Ognjen | g | CRO | 2535 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2543 | |
8. | Jovanovic, Zoran CRO | g | CRO | 2525 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 2533 | |
9. | Palac, Mladen | g | CRO | 2575 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | 5 | 2497 | |
10. | Kozul, Zdenko | g | CRO | 2600 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2497 | |
11. | Dizdar, Goran | g | CRO | 2564 | ½ | 0 | ½ | . | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2499 | |
12. | Rezan, Sasa | m | CRO | 2390 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 4 | 2450 | |
13. | Brkic, Ante | g | CRO | 2558 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | . | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 4 | 2431 |
The Marienbad International Chess Festival took place in Marianske Lazne 19th-27th January 2008. Allan Stig Rasmussen won the GMA1 event and Stefan Kristjansson the GMA2 tournament. In addition there were two IM events and an open. The games for the first 7 rounds only are available in the round robin tournaments.
Official site: http://www.czechtour.net/marienbad-open/results-and-games/
GMA1 Marianske Lazne (CZE), 19-27 i 2008 cat. VIII (2434) | ||||||||
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Rk. | Name | Ti | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | Rp | rtg+/- |
1 | Rasmussen Allan Stig | FM | DEN | 2468 | 8,5 | 42,50 | 2642 | 36,9 |
2 | Sergeev Vladimir | GM | UKR | 2502 | 7,0 | 38,75 | 2530 | 3,9 |
3 | Jansa Vlastimil | GM | CZE | 2486 | 7,0 | 35,75 | 2505 | 2,6 |
4 | Swiercz Dariusz | FM | POL | 2315 | 7,0 | 34,00 | 2547 | 51,2 |
5 | Meduna Eduard | GM | CZE | 2431 | 6,0 | 29,00 | 2470 | 5,6 |
6 | Vavrak Peter | IM | SVK | 2472 | 5,0 | 27,50 | 2362 | -15,3 |
7 | Thorfinnsson Bragi | IM | ISL | 2406 | 5,0 | 25,00 | 2369 | -5,2 |
8 | Brener Ilja | IM | GER | 2394 | 5,0 | 24,25 | 2526 | 21,0 |
9 | Talla Vladimir | IM | CZE | 2419 | 5,0 | 23,00 | 2399 | -2,5 |
10 | Cerveny Petr | CZE | 2403 | 4,0 | 19,25 | 2335 | -14,7 | |
11 | Hermansson Emil | IM | SWE | 2472 | 3,5 | 15,50 | 2297 | -26,4 |
12 | Rajlich Iweta | IM | POL | 2437 | 3,0 | 19,00 | 2258 | -25,6 |
GMA2 Marianske Lazne (CZE), 19-27 i 2008 cat. VIII (2429) | ||||||||
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Rk. | Name | Ti | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | Rp | rtg+/- |
1 | Kristjansson Stefan | IM | ISL | 2476 | 7,0 | 32,25 | 2554 | 8,0 |
2 | Meister Yakov | IM | GER | 2491 | 7,0 | 30,50 | 2586 | 12,5 |
3 | Simacek Pavel | IM | CZE | 2463 | 6,5 | 28,25 | 2529 | 8,3 |
4 | Sveshnikov Evgeny | GM | LAT | 2506 | 6,0 | 27,25 | 2443 | -6,9 |
5 | Smith Axel | SWE | 2458 | 5,5 | 24,25 | 2450 | -1,4 | |
6 | Shytaj Luca | IM | ITA | 2471 | 5,0 | 23,75 | 2439 | -4,4 |
7 | Vokac Marek | GM | CZE | 2435 | 5,0 | 22,75 | 2443 | 1,1 |
8 | Hedman Erik | FM | SWE | 2396 | 4,5 | 20,75 | 2410 | 2,8 |
9 | Voloshin Leonid | GM | CZE | 2451 | 4,0 | 17,25 | 2391 | -7,1 |
10 | Krejci Jan | FM | CZE | 2357 | 2,5 | 12,75 | 2281 | -13,4 |
11 | Serafimov Tervel | BUL | 2356 | 2,0 | 7,25 | 2309 | -3,6 | |
12 | Natsidis Christoph | GER | 2284 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0 | 0,0 |
IMB1 Marianske Lazne (CZE), 19-27 i 2008 cat. III (2324) | ||||||||
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Rk. | Name | Ti | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | Rp | rtg+/- |
1 | Vojta Tomas | FM | CZE | 2361 | 7,5 | 38,25 | 2454 | 21,5 |
2 | Sveshnikov Vladimir | FM | LAT | 2392 | 7,5 | 37,75 | 2451 | 14,3 |
3 | Krupa Monika | WIM | POL | 2266 | 7,0 | 36,25 | 2431 | 36,8 |
4 | Kozhuharov Spas | IM | BUL | 2456 | 6,5 | 34,75 | 2377 | -10,3 |
5 | Thorfinnsson Bjorn | FM | ISL | 2364 | 6,0 | 28,50 | 2357 | -1,5 |
6 | Babula Milan | IM | CZE | 2328 | 5,5 | 30,50 | 2324 | -0,6 |
7 | Semcesen Daniel | FM | SWE | 2349 | 5,5 | 26,50 | 2322 | -5,4 |
8 | Lagerman Robert | FM | ISL | 2348 | 5,5 | 25,50 | 2322 | -5,4 |
9 | Plischki Sebastian | IM | GER | 2358 | 5,0 | 23,75 | 2285 | -15,3 |
10 | Bejtovic Jasmin | FM | BIH | 2353 | 5,0 | 23,00 | 2286 | -23,3 |
11 | Butuc Maria | WFM | RUS | 2098 | 3,5 | 16,50 | 2212 | 19,5 |
12 | Vokoun Jan | FM | CZE | 2217 | 1,5 | 9,75 | 2025 | -34,3 |
IMB2 Marianske Lazne (CZE), 19-27 i 2008 cat. III (2308) | ||||||||
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Rk. | Name | Ti | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | Rp | rtg+/- |
1 | Arngrimsson Dagur | FM | ISL | 2359 | 8,5 | 41,50 | 2504 | 27,6 |
2 | Biolek Richard | IM | CZE | 2422 | 7,0 | 36,25 | 2399 | -3,2 |
3 | Jedlicka Ales | CZE | 2318 | 6,5 | 33,50 | 2372 | 12,8 | |
4 | Fejzullahu Afrim | FM | SRB | 2323 | 6,5 | 32,00 | 2371 | 11,4 |
5 | Marholev Dimitar | IM | BUL | 2401 | 6,0 | 32,50 | 2335 | -10,0 |
6 | Schneider Veronika | WIM | HUN | 2250 | 6,0 | 30,00 | 2349 | 21,5 |
7 | Paci Cedric | FM | FRA | 2301 | 5,5 | 30,00 | 2308 | 1,6 |
8 | Zemerov Vladimir | IM | RUS | 2341 | 5,0 | 21,75 | 2269 | -10,5 |
9 | Rudolf Anna | WIM | HUN | 2242 | 4,5 | 24,75 | 2249 | 0,9 |
10 | Braun Peter | FM | GER | 2309 | 4,5 | 21,50 | 2243 | -15,3 |
11 | Nilsson Sebastian | SWE | 2201 | 3,5 | 17,25 | 2185 | -4,1 | |
12 | Bartos Jan | FM | CZE | 2227 | 2,5 | 13,00 | 2118 | -20,9 |
Open Marianske Lazne
(CZE), 19-26 i 2008 Final Round 9 Standings |
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Rk. | Name | Ti | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | Rp | rtg+/- |
1 | Turner Jan | CZE | 2347 | 7,5 | 52,0 | 2463 | 19,5 | |
2 | Kulicov Oleg | IM | RUS | 2405 | 7,0 | 55,5 | 2414 | 2,6 |
3 | Hansen Torbjorn Ringdal | FM | NOR | 2354 | 7,0 | 51,5 | 2399 | 9,1 |
4 | Bae Torstein | IM | NOR | 2386 | 6,5 | 54,5 | 2387 | 3,8 |
5 | Volodin Viktor | IM | RUS | 2233 | 6,5 | 54,0 | 2343 | 13,7 |
6 | Urkedal Frode | NOR | 2264 | 6,5 | 50,5 | 2318 | 10,9 | |
7 | Kryukova Irina | WGM | RUS | 2249 | 6,5 | 50,0 | 2294 | 9,0 |
8 | Wieczorek Oskar | POL | 2204 | 6,5 | 49,0 | 2260 | 12,0 | |
9 | Kozak Milos | FM | CZE | 2181 | 6,5 | 48,0 | 2269 | 16,0 |
10 | Golcman Evgeny | RUS | 2273 | 6,5 | 47,5 | 2258 | -0,9 | |
11 | Snorek Milan | CZE | 2098 | 6,5 | 47,0 | 2201 | 26,4 | |
12 | Neoral Antonin | CZE | 2142 | 6,5 | 43,0 | 2240 | 30,3 | |
13 | Baum Bernd Dr | FM | GER | 2204 | 6,0 | 49,5 | 2229 | 4,8 |
14 | Antipov Mikhail Al | CM | RUS | 2114 | 6,0 | 49,5 | 2259 | 43,8 |
15 | Osmanovic Faruk | GER | 2138 | 6,0 | 48,0 | 2202 | 5,8 | |
16 | Rzoska Kamil | POL | 2172 | 6,0 | 47,0 | 2137 | -3,5 | |
17 | Ondrejat Miroslav | CZE | 2074 | 6,0 | 46,0 | 2152 | 19,8 | |
18 | Meschke Andreas | GER | 2153 | 6,0 | 46,0 | 2134 | -2,0 | |
19 | Haug Marianne Wold | NOR | 1753 | 6,0 | 45,5 | 2152 | 0,0 | |
20 | De Verdier Michael | SWE | 2147 | 6,0 | 45,5 | 2179 | 12,5 | |
21 | Jiruse Josef | CZE | 2159 | 6,0 | 44,5 | 2139 | -1,5 | |
22 | Hastik Svatopluk | CZE | 2116 | 6,0 | 44,0 | 2167 | 10,4 | |
23 | Musil Vitezslav Ing. | CZE | 2066 | 6,0 | 42,5 | 2066 | 9,8 | |
144 players |
The Asian Team Championships took place in Visakhpatnam, India 3rd-9th January 2008. China took the Gold, India the Silver and Vietnam the Bronze in both events.
Details: http://www.vizagchess.net
15th TCh-Asia Visakhpatnam (IND), 3-9 i 2008 | |||||||||||
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Rank | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | MP | Pts. |
1 | China | * | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 12 | 21½ |
2 | India Reds | 2 | * | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 3½ | 4 | 12 | 19½ |
3 | Vietnam | 2 | 1 | * | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 |
4 | Uzbekistan | ½ | 1½ | 1 | * | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16½ |
5 | Iran | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | * | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14½ |
6 | India Blues | ½ | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 1 | * | 2½ | 3½ | 5 | 12 |
7 | Afghanistan | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1½ | * | 3 | 2 | 6 |
8 | Sri Lanka | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 3 |
15th TCh-Asia w Visakhpatnam (IND), 3-9 i 2008 | |||||||||||
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Rank | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | MP | Pts. |
1 | China | * | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 14 | 19 |
2 | India Reds | ½ | * | 2½ | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16½ |
3 | Vietnam | ½ | ½ | * | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11½ |
4 | Iran | ½ | 1 | 1½ | * | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
5 | India Blues | 0 | ½ | 1½ | 1½ | * | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
6 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | * | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8½ |
7 | India Greens | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | * | 3 | 4 | 7½ |
8 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 |
The Liege Masters took place 3rd-12th January 2008. There was a four way tie headed by Ovidiu Doru Foisor on 6/9, rather unusually two other Foisors finished on 6 too along with Stephane Hautot.
Official site: http://users.pandora.be/vmaes/boncelles/
Masters Liege (BEL), 3-12 i 2008 cat. III (2302) | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
1. | Foisor, Ovidiu Doru | m | ROU | 2401 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2415 |
2. | Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | wg | ROU | 2386 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2417 |
3. | Hautot, Stephane | f | BEL | 2336 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2422 |
4. | Foisor, Cristina Adela | m | ROU | 2412 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2414 |
5. | Ringoir, Tanguy | BEL | 2229 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5½ | 2389 | |
6. | Gulbas, Cemil | f | BEL | 2356 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 2295 |
7. | Pytel, Krzysztof | m | FRA | 2413 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 2289 |
8. | Goossens, Etienne | f | BEL | 2302 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 3½ | 2221 |
9. | Soors, Stef | BEL | 2146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 3 | 2193 | |
10. | Godart, Francois | FRA | 2035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 |
The 5th match between Estonia and Finland over 100 boards. took place in Tallinn on 13th January 2008. Estonia won 60,5-28,5 (Finland were missing 11 players, and match was really over 89 boards). News: Ülar Lauk.
Official site: http://www.maleliit.ee/turniirid/arhiiv/maavoistlused/?lang=eng&act=&k=&a=
EST-FIN Match Tallinn (EST), 13 i 2008 Results Top 20 Boards (of 89) |
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1 | Kanep | Meelis | 2528 | 0 - 1 | Nybäck | Tomi | 2588 |
2 | Liiva | Riho | 2471 | ½ - ½ | Pihlajasalo | Antti | 2429 |
3 | Sepp | Olav | 2474 | ½ - ½ | Nyysti | Sampsa | 2380 |
4 | Ðvõrjov | Igor | 2407 | ½ - ½ | Westerinen | Heikki | 2376 |
5 | Seeman | Tarvo | 2431 | 1 - 0 | Norri | Joose | 2369 |
6 | Lauk | Ülar | 2390 | ½ - ½ | Nouro | Mikael | 2351 |
7 | Volodin | Aleksandr | 2371 | 1 - 0 | Hartikainen | Markku | 2326 |
8 | Ðiðkov | Andrei | 2387 | 1 - 0 | Tuominen | Risto | 2308 |
9 | Leito | Priit | 2363 | ½ - ½ | Ristoja | Jan | 2303 |
10 | Zjukin | Sergei | 2342 | ½ - ½ | Pääkkönen | Timo | 2288 |
6 - 4 | |||||||
11 | Sergejev | Roman | 2347 | ½ - ½ | Franssila | Tommi | 2286 |
12 | Vovk | Ilja | 2351 | 0 - 1 | Binham | Timothy | 2284 |
13 | Kärner | Hillar | 2317 | ½ - ½ | Nevanlinna | Risto | 2278 |
14 | Remmel | Anto | 2315 | 0 - 1 | Henttinen | Markku | 2272 |
15 | Sõskov | Vjatðeslav | 2297 | 0 - 1 | Kosmo | Santul | 2270 |
16 | Talihärm | Andrus | 2282 | ½ - ½ | Ebeling | Mika | 2259 |
17 | Keskel | Marko | 2142 | 0 - 1 | Pihlajasalo | Hannu | 2238 |
18 | Valner | Uku | 2274 | ½ - ½ | Kujala | Auvo | 2203 |
19 | Vassiljev | Igor | 2274 | ½ - ½ | Nippula | Timo | 2234 |
20 | Vorobjov | Pavel | 2271 | 1 - 0 | Tusa | Tuukka | 2220 |
3.5 - 6.5 |
The second round of games from the Austrian Bundesliga took place in Jenbach 10th-13th January 2008. The final round of games (rounds 8-11) take place13th-16th Match 2008 in Graz (Novapark).
Official site: http://www.chess.at/
TCh-AUT 1st Bundesliga 2007-8 30 xi 2007 - 16 iii 2008
Standings Round 7 (of 11) |
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Rg. | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Wtg1 | Wtg2 | Wtg3 |
1 | Holz Dohr | * | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 4½ | 4½ | 3½ | 26,5 | 19 | 0 | ||||
2 | SK Advisory Invest Baden | * | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 5 | 26,0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
3 | ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf | 2½ | * | 2½ | 3½ | 4½ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24,0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
4 | SK Hohenems | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | * | 3 | 4½ | 3 | 4½ | 24,0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
5 | SK Kl.Ztg.MPÖ Maria Saal | 3 | 2½ | 3 | * | 3 | 2½ | 4 | 4½ | 22,5 | 9 | 0 | ||||
6 | Styria Graz | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | * | 3½ | 3 | 3 | 4½ | 21,0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
7 | Mayrhofen/Zillertal | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | * | 4 | 3 | 2½ | 5 | 20,5 | 7 | 0 | ||||
8 | Union Ansfelden | 2½ | 3 | 2 | * | 3 | 3½ | 2½ | 3½ | 20,0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
9 | SK Absam | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 3 | * | 3 | 20,0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
10 | SC Die Klagenfurter | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | * | 4 | 18,0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
11 | ASVÖ Pamhagen | 1½ | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 2 | * | 16,5 | 6 | 0 | ||||
12 | RbEJ Gleisdorf | 2½ | 1 | 3 | 1½ | 1½ | 1 | 2½ | * | 13,0 | 1 | 0 |
The Venezuelan National Championship took place in the Room of Conventions Henrique Tirado Reyes of San Felipe city, Yaracuy State, January 12th-19th 2008. The event was a round robin system with 90 minutes for all moves plus 30 seconds per move. The technical direction and arbitration was by international arbiters Uvencio Blanco, Jose Luis Guilarte (VEN) and Lázaro Darromán Cotilla (CUB) together with the national arbiters Wilfredo Muñoz and Rubén Keller. IM Eduardo Iturrizaga won for the third consecutive time the National Championship 2007. Iturrizaga scored 10/11 points with nine victories and two draws, he showing a clear and forceful advantage on his rivals on this event. In the ladies section WIM Maria Ubaldo won - for the second year in a row the Women's National Championship, after triumphing in the last round and obtaining 6.5 points. News: Jose Luis Guilarte of the Venezuela Chess Federation.
Further details: http://www.zeitnot.com.ve/articulo_237.htm
ch-VEN San Felipe (VEN), 13-19 i 2008 cat. I (2270) | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
1. | Iturrizaga, Eduardo | m | VEN | 2470 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 2635 |
2. | Alvarez, Johan | m | VEN | 2385 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8.5 | 2470 |
3. | Prasca, Raphael | m | VEN | 2386 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.5 | 2392 |
4. | Soto Paez, Oliver | f | VEN | 2371 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 2297 |
5. | Sequera, Jose | m | VEN | 2427 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 2291 |
6. | Osorio, Fernando | VEN | 2126 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 2247 | |
7. | Ostos, Julio | m | VEN | 2335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 2228 |
8. | Duran, Reinaldo | VEN | 2050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 2225 | |
9. | Trujillo Villega, Pablo Adrian | VEN | 2223 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 2209 | |
10. | Gonzalez,Fidel | VEN | ---- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 2229 | |
11. | Ordonez, Francisco | f | VEN | 2277 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.5 | 2136 |
12. | Chavez Lazo, Jorge Luis | VEN | 2192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 1894 |
ch-VEN San Felipe (VEN), 13-19 i 2008 cat. I (2270) | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
1. | Ubaldo Suarez, Maria Gisela | wm | VEN | 2078 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 2169 |
2. | Hernandez, Zaida | VEN | 1999 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 2137 | |
3. | Han Wong, Irene Estefania | wm | VEN | 2096 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 2081 |
4. | Sequeda, Nancy | wm | VEN | 2034 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2051 |
5. | Otazo, Annyd | VEN | 1940 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2061 | |
6. | Moreno Garcia, Elizabeth Paola | wf | VEN | 1889 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4½ | 2024 |
7. | Araujo, Yesmar | VEN | 2012 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 2010 | |
8. | Tellechea,Jessica | VEN | ---- | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1886 | |
9. | Rincon Gonzalez,Luzalba | VEN | ---- | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 2½ | 1845 | |
10. | Rincon, Drina | VEN | 2059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 2½ | 1839 |
Jaan Ehlvest own the 91st Marshall Chess Club Championship held December 12th-16th, 2007 at the world-renowned club located at 23 West 10th St., NY 10011. Jaan Ehlvest won his fourth title with an undefeated 6.5/9 to head a field of 27, including 4 other GM's and five IM's, to capture the $2000 first prize. Ehlvest took the lead in the 4th round, beating Canadian GM Pascal Charbonneau. GM Leonid Yudasin caught up in Round Six, but fell behind again in the eighth round when he could only draw with WGM Irina Krush while Ehlvest won on time against IM Justin Sarkar. A short draw in the last round against 3-time Champion IM Jay Bonin wrapped up the title. Yudasin still had chances of tying for first going into the last round but wound up losing an exciting game to GM Pascal Charbonneau who now was able to tie for 2nd place with GMs Alexander Stripunsky & New IM Robert L. Hess. News: Larry S. Tamarkin.
Official site: http://www.marshallchessclub.org
ch-Marshall CC New York USA (USA), 8-16 xii 2007 | ||||||
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1 | Ehlvest, Jaan | g | USA | 2601 | 6.5 | $2,000 |
2 | Stripunsky, Alexander | g | USA | 2592 | 6.0 | $617 |
3 | Charbonneau, Pascal | g | CAN | 2507 | 6.0 | $617 |
4 | Hess, Robert L | m | USA | 2445 | 6.0 | $617 |
5 | Yudasin, Leonid | g | ISR | 2550 | 5.5 | $50 |
6 | Kudrin, Sergey | g | USA | 2563 | 5.5 | $50 |
7 | Bonin, Jay R | m | USA | 2343 | 5.5 | $250 |
8 | Krush, Irina | m | USA | 2475 | 5.0 | 2442 |
9 | Pader, Douglas | USA | 2234 | 5.0 | $150 | |
10 | Gaillard, Edward | USA | 2160 | 5.0 | $150 | |
11 | Sarkar, Justin | m | USA | 2413 | 4.5 | |
12 | Molner, Mackenzie | USA | 2308 | 4.5 | ||
13 | Zenyuk, Iryna | wf | USA | 2192 | 4.5 | |
14 | Sturt,Raven M | USA | ---- | 4.5 | ||
15 | Treger, Effim | USA | 2196 | 4.0 | ||
16 | Katz, Benjamin J | USA | 2091 | 4.0 | ||
17 | Korley,Kassa | USA | ---- | 4.0 | ||
18 | Sobo, Henry C | USA | 2139 | 4.0 | ||
19 | Braylovsky, Gregory | USA | 2336 | 3.5 | ||
20 | Thaler, Michael | USA | 2086 | 3.5 | ||
21 | Kopiecki, Edward | USA | 2147 | 3.5 | ||
22 | Sena, Juan | DOM | 2183 | 3.0 | ||
23 | Ostrovskiy, Aleksandr A | USA | ---- | 3.0 | ||
24 | Frumkin, Edward | USA | 2029 | 2.5 | ||
25 | Swaminathan, Rahul K | USA | 2000 | 2.0 | ||
26 | Naranja, Renato | m | PHI | 2317 | 1.0 | |
27 | Ostrovskiy, Anatoliy | USA | 2002 | 1.0 |
The Perenyi Memorial Open took place in Budapest 11th-19th January 2008. The Romanian Raul Schmidt from Brasov won the event with 7 points out of 9 games. The organizer and the artbiter was IA Fazekas (HUN). No games available.
Perenyi Mem Open Budapest, 11-19 i 2008 Final Round 9 Standings |
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1 | Schmidt, Raul | 2160 | 7 | 47.5 | 2441 | 3.24 |
2 | Nguyen, Huynh Minh Huy | 2398 | 6.5 | 55 | 2470 | 0.96 |
Galyas, Miklos | 2432 | 6.5 | 51 | 2466 | 0.53 | |
Kahn, Evarth Dr. | 2326 | 6.5 | 49.5 | 2446 | 1.53 | |
Szeberenyi, Adam | 2350 | 6.5 | 48 | 2386 | 0.61 | |
Kovacs, Gabor | 2499 | 6.5 | 51 | 2422 | -0.61 | |
Lengyel, Bela | 2261 | 6.5 | 47 | 2323 | 0.88 | |
8 | Duong, The Anh | 2381 | 6 | 47.5 | 2293 | -0.82 |
Pataki, Gyozo | 2398 | 6 | 47.5 | 2312 | -0.83 | |
Balog, Marton | 2288 | 6 | 46 | 2285 | 0.02 | |
Nagy, Laszlo | 2116 | 6 | 39 | 2274 | 1.95 | |
12 | Werner, Dimo | 2293 | 5.5 | 52 | 2294 | 0.13 |
Balla, Tamas | 2341 | 5.5 | 51 | 2239 | -1.02 | |
Simonyi, Zoltan | 2262 | 5.5 | 47 | 2251 | -0.03 | |
Somogyi, Istvan Sr | 2230 | 5.5 | 42.5 | 2240 | 0.16 | |
Horvath, Kalman | 2138 | 5.5 | 41.5 | 2164 | 0.4 | |
Sipos, Gabor IFI | 1836 | 5.5 | 40.5 | 2117 | 2.78 | |
18 | Zentai, Peter | 2177 | 5 | 48 | 2283 | 1.22 |
Bencze, Laszlo Dr Sr | 2254 | 5 | 48.5 | 2254 | 0.02 | |
Szabo, Bence IFI | 2138 | 5 | 45.5 | 2208 | 0.83 | |
Ritter, Gabor | 2094 | 5 | 42 | 2217 | 1.09 | |
Lukacs, Janos | 2114 | 5 | 41.5 | 2083 | -0.23 | |
Meixner, Ferenc | 2134 | 5 | 43 | 2099 | -0.28 | |
Balazs, Gabor IFI | 2313 | 5 | 42.5 | 2141 | -1.95 | |
Burghardt, Jozsef | 2185 | 5 | 39 | 2050 | -1.35 | |
Katona, Tamas | 1996 | 5 | 43.5 | 2194 | 2.2 | |
Mester, Attila | 2092 | 5 | 39.5 | 2144 | 0.55 | |
Zilahi, Gabor Sr | 1994 | 5 | 36 | 2010 | 0.14 | |
Abel, Imre | 2014 | 5 | 34 | 2052 | 0.35 |
The Prague Open took place 11th-18th January 2008. Viesturs Meijers won on tie-break from Evgeny Sveshnikov and Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury after all finished on 7/9. Final round 9 games are now available.
Official site: http://czechtour.net/prague-open/
Prague Open takes place 11-18 i 2008. Final Round 9 Standings |
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Rk. | Name | FED | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | |
1 | Meijers Viesturs | GM | LAT | 7,0 | 53,0 | 41,5 | 2300 | 2520 |
2 | Sveshnikov Evgeny | GM | LAT | 7,0 | 50,5 | 40,0 | 2280 | 2500 |
3 | Roy Chowdhury Saptarshi | IM | IND | 7,0 | 50,0 | 40,0 | 2285 | 2505 |
4 | Vokac Marek | GM | CZE | 6,5 | 52,5 | 41,0 | 2320 | 2486 |
5 | Zvara Petr | FM | CZE | 6,5 | 51,5 | 41,0 | 2301 | 2467 |
6 | Macak Stefan | SVK | 6,5 | 50,5 | 39,0 | 2309 | 2475 | |
7 | Spirin Oleg | FM | RUS | 6,5 | 50,0 | 39,5 | 2331 | 2497 |
8 | Meduna Eduard | GM | CZE | 6,5 | 49,5 | 39,5 | 2331 | 2497 |
9 | Plischki Sebastian | IM | GER | 6,5 | 49,5 | 39,0 | 2303 | 2469 |
10 | Lehtinen Heikki | IM | FIN | 6,5 | 48,5 | 38,0 | 2278 | 2444 |
11 | Vavrak Peter | IM | SVK | 6,5 | 47,5 | 37,0 | 2251 | 2417 |
12 | Ivanov Mikhail M | GM | RUS | 6,0 | 55,5 | 43,5 | 2330 | 2455 |
13 | Khantuev Alexander | FM | RUS | 6,0 | 51,0 | 40,0 | 2313 | 2438 |
14 | Dolezal Radoslav | IM | CZE | 6,0 | 49,5 | 39,0 | 2260 | 2385 |
15 | Mertanen Janne | FM | FIN | 6,0 | 49,5 | 38,5 | 2265 | 2390 |
16 | Jackova Jana | IM | CZE | 6,0 | 49,0 | 37,5 | 2266 | 2366 |
17 | Schula Michal | CZE | 6,0 | 47,5 | 36,0 | 2223 | 2348 | |
18 | Gross Georg | FM | GER | 6,0 | 46,5 | 36,0 | 2186 | 2311 |
19 | Pribyl Josef | IM | CZE | 6,0 | 45,5 | 36,0 | 2163 | 2288 |
20 | Bures Jaroslav | CZE | 6,0 | 45,5 | 35,0 | 2250 | 2375 | |
21 | Rzoska Kamil | POL | 6,0 | 44,0 | 33,5 | 2166 | 2291 | |
22 | Lagerman Robert | FM | ISL | 5,5 | 51,5 | 41,0 | 2288 | 2368 |
23 | Sengupta Deep | IM | IND | 5,5 | 50,5 | 40,0 | 2276 | 2356 |
24 | Marholev Dimitar | IM | BUL | 5,5 | 50,0 | 39,0 | 2258 | 2338 |
25 | Kulicov Oleg | IM | RUS | 5,5 | 47,5 | 37,0 | 2240 | 2320 |
26 | Juptner Jan | FM | CZE | 5,5 | 47,0 | 37,5 | 2222 | 2302 |
27 | Trichkov Vasil | IM | CZE | 5,5 | 45,0 | 40,0 | 2273 | 2414 |
28 | Ganaus Hannes | IM | AUT | 5,5 | 45,0 | 35,0 | 2160 | 2240 |
29 | Soural Jan | CZE | 5,5 | 44,0 | 35,5 | 2181 | 2261 | |
30 | Filinkov Alexander | RUS | 5,5 | 43,5 | 34,5 | 2226 | 2306 | |
31 | Redo Giorgio | ITA | 5,5 | 43,5 | 33,5 | 2125 | 2157 | |
32 | Vanka Miloslav | CZE | 5,5 | 42,0 | 32,0 | 2118 | 2198 | |
33 | Kulik David | GER | 5,5 | 41,5 | 32,5 | 2100 | 2180 | |
34 | Rosko Lubos | CZE | 5,5 | 41,0 | 32,5 | 2140 | 2220 | |
35 | Soucek Milan | CZE | 5,5 | 40,5 | 31,0 | 2105 | 2185 | |
36 | Drabek Vojtech | CZE | 5,5 | 39,0 | 31,0 | 2070 | 2150 | |
37 | Johansson Thomas | SWE | 5,5 | 39,0 | 30,0 | 2050 | 2130 | |
38 | Forthoffer Patrick | FRA | 5,5 | 37,0 | 29,0 | 2080 | 2160 | |
39 | Bores Roman | CZE | 5,5 | 36,5 | 28,5 | 2027 | 2107 | |
127 players |
The Porzellancup took place in Dresden 12th-13th January 2008. Robert Kempinski won with 9/9. No games available. (I reported this as the ZMD Schachfestival in TWIC688 but that is later in the year)
Official site: http://www.schachfestival.de
ZMD Schachfestival Dresden 12-13 i 2008 Final Round 9 Standings |
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Pl | Player | Ti | TWZ | NAT | Pts | Buch | SoBerg |
1 | Kempinski,Robert | GM | 2590 | POL | 9 | 53 | 39.75 |
2 | Kritz,Leonid | GM | 2592 | GER | 8 | 55 | 42.25 |
3 | Graf,Alexander | GM | 2586 | GER | 7.5 | 51 | 43 |
4 | Barsov,Alexei | GM | 2521 | UZB | 7.5 | 49.5 | 40.75 |
5 | Miezis,Normunds | GM | 2553 | LAT | 7.5 | 49 | 43.25 |
6 | Jaracz,Pawel | GM | 2527 | POL | 7.5 | 48 | 37.75 |
7 | Rausis,Igors | GM | 2520 | CZE | 7 | 49.5 | 39.75 |
8 | Bischoff,Klaus | GM | 2537 | GER | 7 | 49 | 40.25 |
9 | Thiede,Lars | IM | 2468 | GER | 7 | 49 | 38.5 |
10 | Bindrich,Falko | GM | 2497 | GER | 7 | 44.5 | 33.25 |
11 | Jussupow,Artur | GM | 2585 | GER | 7 | 43.5 | 35.5 |
12 | Markowski,Tomasz | GM | 2585 | POL | 6.5 | 51.5 | 39 |
13 | Glek,Igor | GM | 2546 | 6.5 | 48.5 | 38.25 | |
14 | Vogt,Lothar | GM | 2466 | GER | 6.5 | 48 | 36.25 |
15 | Pähtz,Elisabeth | IM | 2420 | GER | 6.5 | 47 | 34.25 |
16 | Zumsande,Martin | IM | 2411 | GER | 6.5 | 44 | 29.75 |
17 | Pähtz,Thomas | GM | 2444 | GER | 6.5 | 42.5 | 31.5 |
18 | Zozulia,Anna | IM | 2344 | BEL | 6.5 | 42 | 31 |
160 players |
Last week, the Philadelphia chess legend FM Boris Bacynzskyj (1945-2008) passed away. Boris was a popular coach, and a member of the U.S. Chess League team, the Philadelphia Inventors reports Jennifer Shahade.
Details: http://main.uschess.org/content/view/8135/431/
The 17th Amber Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament takes place March 14th-28th, 2008 at the Hotel Palais de la Mediterranée on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. Twelve grandmasters from ten different countries will take part and the total prize-fund is 216,000 Euro.
Amber Rapid and Blindfold 14-28 iii 2008 | ||||||
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No | Name | NAT | YroB | ja08 | Gms | Wrnk |
1 | Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 1975 | 2799 | 9 | 1 |
2 | Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 1969 | 2799 | 3 | 2 |
3 | Topalov, Veselin | BUL | 1975 | 2780 | 14 | 3 |
4 | Morozevich, Alexander | RUS | 1977 | 2765 | 12 | 4 |
5 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz | AZE | 1985 | 2760 | 35 | 6 |
6 | Leko, Peter | HUN | 1979 | 2753 | 9 | 8 |
7 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 1969 | 2751 | 30 | 9 |
8 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 1982 | 2739 | 16 | 10 |
9 | Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 1968 | 2737 | 9 | 11 |
10 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 1990 | 2733 | 37 | 13 |
11 | Karjakin, Sergey | UKR | 1990 | 2732 | 36 | 14 |
12 | Van Wely, Loek | NED | 1972 | 2681 | 16 | 35 |
The 31st San Sebastian City Open takes place 16th-23rd of March 2008.
Details: http://www.fgajedrez.org/open/open.htm
The Palace Hotel International Chess Tournament Hévíz (Hungary) 18th-28th March 2008. There are GM, IM and Open sections.
Further details: http://www.lellechess.tar.hu/
12th International Chess Festival "The Battle of Senta 1697" will be held on 18.-25. Juli 2008. in Senta (the Vojvodina /Serbia).
Further details: http://www.chess-senta.org.yu and in English: http://www.chess-senta.org.yu/select.php?lang=3&xid=2
The XXVI International Chess Open of Andorra takes place 19th-27th July 2008. Contact: open@escacsandorra.com FEVA - Tel/Fax: 00.376.824465
Further details: http://www.escacsandorra.com
The Bermuda Open takes place 7th-11th February, 2008. Details can be got from Nick Faulks at armadillo@northrock.bm or Nigel Freeman at cadilly@northrock.bm
4th Cappelle la Grande International Chess Open will take place 16th-23rd February 2008 at the Palais des Arts et des Loisirs. Every player play the same open, with 600 players. Like every years more of 70 im and more of 90 igm but this year : more of 70 countries ! The entry form, the list of invited players and the list of the registered players are online and it will be published and updated until Thursday 14 February 2008 20 first boards online.
Details : http://www.cappelle-chess.com/
Offene Internationale Stuttgarter Stadtmeisterschaft 2008, 1.5. - 4.5.2008, in Ditzingen, South-Germany. 7 Rounds, Swiss System, A/B/C-tournament, over 7000 prizes.
Further Details: http://www.stuttgarter-stadtmeisterschaft.de
GM Norm events: 23.05 - 1.06, 2.06 - 12.06, 15.06 - 25.06, 2.09 - 12.09, 14.09 - 24.09, 26.09 6.10, IM Norm: 23.05 - 1.06, 2.06 - 12.06, 15.06 - 25.06, 2.09 - 12.09, 14.09 - 24.09, 26.09 6.10, Rating tournament: 4.06 - 12.06, 22.06 27.06, Open tournament (under 16 years) First prize - 200$ 3.06 11.06, 13.06 - 21.06, Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Open tournament First prize - 1000$ First prize (woman) - 500$ 28.06 - 6.07, Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Blitz tournament 7.07, Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Open tournament (rapid chess) 8.07 9.07, Alushta Session of school of Gennadi Kuzmin 21.06 27.06 Individual and group studying. phone +38 (06560)5-05-32,
Further information: http://www.kaissa.com.ua
The great jubilee, 20th Lenk International Chess Festival part of the "Swiss Chess Tour 2008" continues in Lenk March 20th-24th 2008. The venue is the Hotel "Kreuz", Grande Open, 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). The Main Prize are: 1.500 SF, 1.200, 800, 600 and 400 SF. Special prizes: Ladies senior (1947), junior(1988-91), schoolboy (1992) and amateur (under 2000) for all: 200/150/100 CHF. Golden prizes for the players who play more then 10 times: 300/200/150 CHF. Silver prizes for the players who play MORE THEN 5 TIMES 200/150/100 CHF. Entry fee 130 SF, FMs and juniors 60 SF, at the door 20 SF more, GMs and IMs free. The teams competition, with 4 members; 3 prizes: 4x100/4x75/4x50 SF; entry fee 10 SF. Venue: Hotel "Kreuz". Time table: Round 1st 18.00-23.00 March 20,; Rounds 2/3 09.30-14.30 and 15.30-20.30 March 21,; Round 4 13.30-18.30 March 22,; Rounds 5/6 09.30-14.30 and 15.30-20.30 March 23,; Round 7 9.30-14.30 March 24. Closing ceremony March 24 at 16.00. Gala jubilee dinner March 22 from 19-22 at Hotel Kreuz. Info: Beochess +41+62+965-46-50 (Robert Spoerri) or info@beochess.ch or site http://www.beochess.ch for more details.
There is a Category XII tournament (average 2528) in Nancy from 18th-24th February 2008.
It Nancy 18-24 ii 2008 | |||
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Landa, Konstantin | g | 2641 | RUS |
Bauer, Christian | g | 2614 | FRA |
Miladinovic, Igor | g | 2604 | SRB |
Guliyev, Namig | g | 2570 | AZE |
Sikula, V | m | 2550 | UKR |
Gozzoli, Yannick | m | 2510 | FRA |
Riff, Jean-Noël | m | 2474 | FRA |
Marzolo, Cyril | m | 2474 | FRA |
Roussel-Roozmon, Thomas | m | 2442 | CAN |
Nezar, Mustafa | m | 2404 | FRA |
Category XII (Average 2528) |
Also the 6th international Festival in Nancy will see about 150 players : 15 groups of 10 players each. Also group B for IM-norms, group C for women, group D, E, F ...
Official site: http://echecs54.free.fr/
M-Tel Masters takes place 7th-18th May 2008 in the Central Military Club in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The event is a 10 round double round robin with a 5 hour time control. In case of a draw at the top there will be a tie break for determining the winner. Like in the previous three editions of M-Tel Masters the rule for the draws introduced in Sofia will be valid. According to it the players do not have the right to agree a draw. This can be decided only by the chef arbiter of the tournament.
Official site: http://www.mtelmasters.com
M-Tel Masters Sofia BUL 7-18 v 2008 | ||
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Veselin Topalov | BUL | 2780 |
Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2751 |
Levon Aronian | ARM | 2739 |
Teimour Radjabov | AZE | 2735 |
Ivan Cheparinov | BUL | 2713 |
Bu Xiangzhi | CHN | 2691 |
Average rating: 2735 Category: 20 |
The schedule for Chess Classic Mainz 2008 is now available. The event takes place 28th July - 3rd August 2008 in Mainz/Germany (a week later than originally advertised).
In addition there is a Chess Classic Calendar for the next year, which will be available in the first week of December. It is a big format (420 x 594 mm) and shows the stars and the biggest moments of the 14 years tournament history. The copies are limited to 200 (39,- Euro plus delivery) plus 64 with an autograph of World Champion Vishy Anand (48,- Euro plus delivery). Contact for order: juergen.wienecke@chesstigers.de
Further details: http://www.chesstigers.de
The 3rd weekend of the 4NCL took place 12th-13th January 2008. Next rounds 1st-2nd April 2008. My thanks to Malcolm Armstrong for the games.
Note that I have just noticed I got the dates for the first two rounds of the 4NCL wrong in the games section at that time. They took place 15th-16th September 2007 not in November as stated.
The 4th International Chess Festival Moscow Open 2008 takes place 2nd-10th February 2008. Venue - the Russian State Social University. Minimal gartanted prize fund of full festival is RUR 5 000 000 (nearly EUR 150 000 or USD 200 000, two times more than in 2007!) There are Open A (for all, 1st prize RUR 500 000 - also possible to play 6- or 7 days like last two years), Open B (<2300, 1st RUR 150 000), Women Open (new! 1st prize RUR 150 000), open tournaments for school chidrens (qualify for World School Ch). Conditions for GMs 2600+ and best rated women GMs will be given probably, for GMs 2550+ its still unclear. More details in the middle of September. Some days later (13-22.2) Aeroflot Open 2008 will start. As preparation to the World Mind Games in China 2008 there are probably "Moscow Open Mind Games 2008" - Chess 960, Bridge, Go, Shogi, Damen tournaments etc. Some days later (13-22.2) Aeroflot Open 2008 will start.
Contact: wlct06@gmail.com
Further details: http://moscowchessopen.ru/eng/index.shtml
The IX European Individual Chess Championship takes place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria 20th April (day of arrival) - 4th May (day of departure) 2008.
Official site: http://www.eicc2008.com
The Pula Open 2008 takes place 21st-28th June 2008 in Pula, Croatia. Contact e-mail: pulaopen@globalnet.hr
Further details: http://www.skpula.hr
Thierry Foissez's echiquier-nicois website reports on news and events in French daily.
http://www.echiquier-nicois.org
1. 11th-19th of January 2008 Open in Budapest, Season opening, org: IA FAZEKAS, György, e-mail: srcolonel@freemail.hu http://www.chess.hu/download/hirek/mssz_evadnyito_nk_nyilt_20070827_141136.doc More info: http://www.firstsaturday.hu
2. 19th-28th of January 2008 KECSKEMET, IM Berger tmt, org: Dr.Erdelyi, Tamas, e-mail: postmaster@caissa.t-online.hu Website: http://www.caissachessbooks.hu Usually also in the second half of the month IM tmt-s in Kecskemet. 100 km South-East from Budapest.
3. 2nd-14th of February FIRST SATURDAY Budapest GM-IM-FM, GM-IM-FM round robins (BERGER), 9 13 games, GM-IM norm possibilities in Budapest, venue: Hungarian Chess Federation, Falk Miksa Str.10. 2nd floor. Organisation: Nagy Laszlo, FIDE International Chess Organizer /NL/, E-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net Website: http://www.firstsaturday.hu Phone-fax: +(361)-2632859, cellphone: +(36)-30-230-1914 /From 12:00 a.m. until midnight - Central European Time = GMT+1/
4. 16th-25th of February - IM tmt Kecskemet, org. Erdelyi
5. 1st-14th of March - First Saturday Budapest, org: Nagy L.
6. 21st-29th of March - Budapest Spring Festival 9 rounds Swiss Open, org.: Nagy Laszlo
7. 5th-18th of April First Saturday Budapest, org.NL,
8. 19th-28th of April, KECSKEMET, CAISSA IM tmt, org. Erdelyi
9. 3rd-15th of May First Saturday Budapest, org. NL,
11. 22nd-30th of May, ZALAKAROS Open, 9 rounds Swiss, 1st prize 500,000 Ft (brutto 2 thousand EURO), org: IM Horvath, Tamas, e-mail: mssz@zalaszam.hu Mobile: 36-20-9777003
12. 7th-19th of June First Saturday, Budapest, org: NL.,
13. 13th-21st of June, Balatonlelle Open, GM-IM round robin, org: IM Rigo, e-mail: me-ri@t-online.hu
A Press release from UEP Promotions announces that Viswanathan Anand will defend his World title against Vladimir Kramnik in Bonn, Germany October 11th30th October, 2008. Main sponsor Evonik Industries AG and prizemoney 1,5 Million Euro. The match will be 12 games followed by playoffs if required. The contract was signed by both players 18th December 2007.
Website: http://www.uep-worldchess.com/
The field has been announced for the Morelia - Linares tournament, with only Alexei Shirov not playing at Wijk aan Zee the event is a category stronger than that event but with far fewer players and also missing Vladimir Kramnik who will probably be world number 2 when the event takes place. As usual the first half is in Morelia, Mexico and the second half in Linares, Spain.
Official site:http://www.ajedrezmorelialinares.com.mx/
Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP 15-23 ii + 28 ii - 7 iii 2008 | |||
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Name | Year of birth | Rating | W rnk |
GM Viswanathan Anand | 1969 | 2801 | 1 |
GM Vassily Ivanchuk | 1969 | 2787 | 2 |
GM Veselin Topalov | 1975 | 2769 | 4 |
GM Peter Leko | 1979 | 2755 | 5 |
GM Teymour Radjabov | 1987 | 2742 | 8 |
GM Levon Aronian | 1982 | 2741 | 9 |
GM Alexei Shirov | 1972 | 2739 | 10 |
GM Magnus Carlsen | 1990 | 2714 | 17 |
Category: 21 |
The World Mindsports games takes place in Beijing, China after the Olympics 3rd 18th October 2008.
Details: http://www.worldbridge.org/competitions/Calendar/files/WorldMindSportsGames2007.pdf.
The Dutch Team Championships take place 15th September 2007 - 17th May 2008.
Links: Dutch Chess Federation: http://www.schaakbond.nl/ - Meesterklasse Games side bar at: http://www.schakers.info/
The German Bundesliga for 2007-8 takes place 19th October 2007 - 20th April 2008. The first games were on Friday 19th October as part of the special round 7 - fixtures from this round are played before various weekend programs. Most of Rounds 3 and 4 took place 24th-25th November 2007 but the fixtures at Baden Baden take place on 15th-16th December. Rounds 5 and 6 took place 8th-9th December 2007 but there was also an extensive round 7 program on the Friday. The next games take place 8th-10th February 2008.
Official site: http://www.schachbundesliga.de/ further coverage: http://www.schach.com and also at the national Federation site at: http://www.schachbund.de/SchachBL/index.php and statistics also at: http://www.godesbergersk.de/bundesliga-statistik/. Games from Baden Baden at: http://www.rochade.de/live.htm
The Stockholm Ladies Open tournament takes place 20th-25th March 2008. The prize money is over 100 000 Skr
The Invitation are in english, Dutch and Russian http://www.scandinavian-chess.se/
The 25th Chess Festival BLED takes place 23rd February - 2nd March 2008 (the main event finishes 1st March which allows participation in other events around that time).
Details: http://www.sah-zveza.si/bled/2008/
The 13th Euro Chessweek in Leutersdorf (Germany) takes place 3rd-7th February 2008.
The XXI Open Internacional de Ajedrez Villa de Benidorm 2008 Benidorm organised an international tournament 1977 till 1995 now it has returned second year. The event takes place 25nd April - 4st May 2008 (10 rounds). 35.000 Euros in prizes. Information: Mr. Alfonso Vilches Tel: +34 695 91 56 78. E-mail: open@chessbenidorm.com
Official site: http://www.chessbenidorm.com
The Icelandic Rapid Championships took place 18th-20th October 2007. Bragi and Björn Þorfinnsson will meet in the final in December which be on TV in Iceland.
Official site: http://www.skaksamband.is/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=5661&Itemid=387
Games Festival is a mass event organized for the third year in Halkidiki, Greece 28th April - 6th May 2008. The festival includes series of tournaments & exhibitions in prestigious sports like, chess, billiards, bridge, darts, streetbasketball and popular table games like scrabble, strategic games, pc games etc.
Official site: http://www.gamesfestival.com/
The Halkidiki Chess Festival takes place in Kallithea, 28th April - 5 May 2008.
The Organizing Committee of the Halkdiki Chess Festival 2008. Tel/fax: +30 2310 865778 - e-mail: teotsorb@otenet.gr V.Olgas 285, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Official site: http://www.gamesfestival.com/
Etienne Bacrot has a website at: http://www.chess22.fr/ giving news about himself, some comments on recent events including the World Championships in Mexico City etc. Worth check out.
The 32nd Kings Head Rapidplay takes place Saturday 5 April 2008 start time 11:00, details below: 6-round Swiss rapidplay (30 minutes), prize fund £700
The Porchester Hall Porchester Road Bayswater London W2 5HS
Contact: Colin Mackenzie 9 Allan Way Acton London W3 0PW 020 8992 1849 colin.mackenzie@atosorigin.com
Further details; http://www.khcc.org.uk
10th European Senior Team-Championship take place 11th-19th February 2008 in RAMADA-Hotel in Dresden.
Further info contact: ZMD Schachfestival Dresden e.V., Oskar-Mai-Straße 6, D-01159 Dresden, Fon +49 (0)351 416 16 29, Fax: +49 (0)351 416 16 39 Dr. Gerhard Schmidt, Hepkestraße 131, D-01277 Dresden, Fon +49 (0)351 251 34 20, E-Mail: gerhard.schmidt@schachfestival.de
Alex Brunetti's TotoScacco Site allows predictions for current chess tournaments. http://e4e6.com/toto
The 2008 Sydney International Open takes place at Parramatta Town Hall 25th-29th March 2008. Free accommodation and modest conditions are offered to GMs. All enquiries to the Tournament Organiser, FM Brian Jones, at info@chessaustralia.com.au
Details: http://www.chessaustralia.com.au/
Mats Luthman has written a program that connects to ICC and FICS, compatable with many modern mobile phones. I've been looking for something like this for a while for watching live tournaments if I'm out and about. Its a nice free solution, you can also play but I haven't tried that.
Website: http://www.luthman.nu/Mobi/Mobi.html