THE WEEK IN CHESS 771 17th August 2009 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) FIDE Grand Prix tournament in Jermuk
3) Zuerich Chess Club 200th Anniversary
4) 7th Howard Staunton Memorial
5) French Championships
6) Russia vs China Match
7) 18th Abu Dhabi Festival
8) Hungarian Championships
9) Acropolis Open
10) GMA Peterhof
11) First Saturday August
12) XVIII Team Championship of Macedonia
13) Copa Mercosur
14) Baltic Queen Tournament
15) Asian Zone 3.2 New Delhi
16) Pan-American Team Championships
17) NH Chess Tournament
18) 16th Vienna International Open
19) 22nd Panevezys Chess Festival
20) IX Szombathely Chess Festival
21) Euro Chess Tournament
22) European Union Youth Championships
23) XII Bancpost Miercurea Ciuc
24) Australasian Chess Match of the Decade
25) 2nd Arad Open Romania
26) 39th annual Continental Open
27) 15th annual Northeast Open
28) Canadian Closed and Zonal Championship
29) 12th Olomouc Chess Summer International Festival
30) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
FIDE Grand Prix tournament in Jermuk42 games
Zuerich Chess Club 200th Anniversary144 games
7th Howard Staunton Memorial75 games
French Championships90 games
Russia vs China Match30 games
18th Abu Dhabi Festival124 games
Hungarian Championships45 games
Acropolis Open343 games
GMA Peterhof78 games
First Saturday August71 games
XVIII Team Championship of Macedonia167 games
Copa Mercosur72 games
Baltic Queen Tournament30 games
Asian Zone 3.2 New Delhi99 games
Pan-American Team Championships60 games
16th Vienna International Open108 games
Euro Chess Tournament9 games
XII Bancpost Miercurea Ciuc143 games
Australasian Chess Match of the Decade6 games
1736 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Adolivio Capece, Chirila Radu-Catalin, Efstratios Grivas, Bela Lengyel, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Andrey Terekhov, Boris Zlender, Christian Rohrer, Darcy Lima, Douglas Griffin, Efstratios Grivas, Gerard Demuydt, Herman Van de Wynkele, Ivan Kocovski, Jan Krabbenbos, Alin Campeanu, Bela Lengyel, Mig Greengard, George Mirijanian, Moustafa Galal, Miklos Orso, Paul Spiller, Zsuzsa Veroci and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The chess keeps on coming. There is some incredibly hard fought chess going on at the FIDE Grand Prix in Jermuk, not least the draw Vassily Ivanchuk managed against Gata Kamsky using the 50 move rule where otherwise he would have been immediately drawn. He and Peter Leko share the lead. The UK finally beat the Netherlands in a very close match. Their winning margin was achieved in the 9th and penultimate round where they won 4-1. The event again showed the hot streak Nigel Short is on. He will be England's number 1 again and go over 2700 in November barring unforeseen cirmumstances. He has played energetic and entertaining chess all year. He really looks to be enjoying playing at the moment. Alexander Areshchenko edged out Boris Avrukh to win in Zuerich when Alexander Morozevich blew up in the final round. There is plenty more quality chess including the French and Hungarian Championships.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) FIDE Grand Prix tournament in Jermuk

The FIDE Grand Prix tournament in Jermuk takes place 8th-24th August 2009. The event is a memorial to former world champion Tigran Petrosian.

Official site: http://jermuk2009.fide.com/

5th FIDE GP Jermuk (ARM), 9-23 viii 2009 cat. XIX (2719)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2703 * ½ ½ ½ . . 1 . 1 . . 1 ½ ½ 2857
2. Leko, Peter g HUN 2756 ½ * . . 1 ½ ½ ½ . ½ . 1 . 1 2851
3. Kasimdzhanov, Rustam g UZB 2672 ½ . * 1 ½ . ½ ½ . ½ ½ . . 1 5 2816
4. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2768 ½ . 0 * ½ 0 1 . 1 . . ½ 1 . 2752
5. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2717 . 0 ½ ½ * ½ . 1 ½ ½ 1 . . . 2775
6. Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2716 . ½ . 1 ½ * . ½ ½ ½ ½ . . ½ 2776
7. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2714 0 ½ ½ 0 . . * . . . ½ 1 1 1 2753
8. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2721 . ½ ½ . 0 ½ . * ½ 1 ½ . ½ . 4 2725
9. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2755 0 . . 0 ½ ½ . ½ * ½ 1 . . 1 4 2721
10. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2760 . ½ ½ . ½ ½ . 0 ½ * . 0 1 . 2673
11. Akopian, Vladimir g ARM 2712 . . ½ . 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 . * ½ ½ . 3 2624
12. Cheparinov, Ivan g BUL 2678 0 0 . ½ . . 0 . . 1 ½ * ½ ½ 3 2638
13. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2717 ½ . . 0 . . 0 ½ . 0 ½ ½ * 1 3 2629
14. Inarkiev, Ernesto g RUS 2675 ½ 0 0 . . ½ 0 . 0 . . ½ 0 * 2462

Round 3 (August 11, 2009)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Leko, Peter ½-½ 38 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ 51 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Eljanov, Pavel - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 70 E15 Queens Indian
Alekseev, Evgeny - Inarkiev, Ernesto 1-0 73 E99 King's Indian Classical
Gelfand, Boris - Bacrot, Etienne ½-½ 47 E04 Catalan
Cheparinov, Ivan - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 28 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Kamsky, Gata - Akopian, Vladimir ½-½ 29 C43 Petroff's Defence
Round 4 (August 12, 2009)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Alekseev, Evgeny 1-0 31 A13 Reti Opening
Leko, Peter - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 33 E15 Queens Indian
Aronian, Levon - Kamsky, Gata 1-0 41 A10 Dutch, QI and KID Systems
Bacrot, Etienne - Eljanov, Pavel ½-½ 55 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 30 E35 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Akopian, Vladimir - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam ½-½ 60 C42 Petroff's Defence
Inarkiev, Ernesto - Cheparinov, Ivan ½-½ 60 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 5 (August 13, 2009)
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Aronian, Levon 1-0 41 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Karjakin, Sergey - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 50 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Eljanov, Pavel - Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ 36 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Alekseev, Evgeny - Leko, Peter ½-½ 36 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Gelfand, Boris - Akopian, Vladimir 1-0 42 D12 Slav Defence
Cheparinov, Ivan - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 42 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Kamsky, Gata - Inarkiev, Ernesto 1-0 68 C42 Petroff's Defence
Round 6 (August 15, 2009)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 114 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Leko, Peter - Bacrot, Etienne ½-½ 52 E15 Queens Indian
Aronian, Levon - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 78 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Alekseev, Evgeny - Cheparinov, Ivan 1-0 89 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 51 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Akopian, Vladimir - Eljanov, Pavel ½-½ 57 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Inarkiev, Ernesto - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 0-1 53 C43 Petroff's Defence
Round 7 (August 16, 2009)
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 20 D15 Slav Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Akopian, Vladimir 1-0 58 C99 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Eljanov, Pavel - Aronian, Levon 1-0 43 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Bacrot, Etienne - Jakovenko, Dmitry 1-0 58 D38 QGD Ragozin
Gelfand, Boris - Inarkiev, Ernesto 1-0 54 E97 King's Indian Classical
Cheparinov, Ivan - Leko, Peter 0-1 58 E15 Queens Indian
Kamsky, Gata - Alekseev, Evgeny 0-1 56 B40 Sicilian Classical
Round 8 (August 17, 2009)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 98 A20 English Opening
Leko, Peter - Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ 121 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Aronian, Levon - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 29 E15 Queens Indian
Alekseev, Evgeny - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam ½-½ 60 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Akopian, Vladimir - Bacrot, Etienne ½-½ 26 B35 Sicilian Defence
Cheparinov, Ivan - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 60 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Inarkiev, Ernesto - Eljanov, Pavel ½-½ 15 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin

3) Zuerich Chess Club 200th Anniversary

The Zuerich Chess Club 200th Anniversay Jubilee started with an open tournament 9th-15th August 2009. Alexander Morozevich, Evgeny Miroshnichenko, Pentala Harikrishna, Emil Sutovsky etc played for a prize fund of CHF 100.000 guaranteed prize money and many other attractive prizes. The open tournament was the Alois Nagler Memorial. The leaders on 6.5 points played in the final round. Alexander Morozevich was beaten by Boris Avrukh and Yuriy Kuzubov beaten by Alexander Areshchenko. Areshchenko took the title with a superior tie-break.

Areshchenko wins the Schachgesellschaft Zürich's Jubilee-Open

Official press release by Dr. Christian Rohrer 16 August 2009.

Alexander Areshchenko took the Grand Prize at the Jubilee-Open, which ran 9-15 August at the Kongresshaus in Zurich. Nino Wilkins won the General Tournament. Festivities around the 200-year anniversary of the Schachgesellschaft Zürich will climax on the weekend of 22-23 August 2009; Champions such as Garry Kasparov and the reigning World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand will play at Zurich Main Station.

At the Alois Nagler Memorial, the Jubilee-Open's Master Tournament, after beating Yuryi Kuzubov with the black pieces in style, Alexander Areshchenko received the winner's check offered by the Alois Nagler Foundation. In a riveting last round, a true tribute to the game of chess, top-favoured Alexander Morozevich lost his round by a hair, thereby forfeiting his chances to win the tournament. Yannick Pelletier was the best Swiss player, and took one of the prizes offered by the clock manufacturer, Beyer. Pelletier was also among those 16 players who won one of the main prizes. The Chinese Hou Yifan took the "Best Female Player" distinction, and the prize for the "Best Under 16" was pulled in by Anish Giri. Both young grandmasters convincingly showed in Zurich that brilliant chess careers lie ahead. Additional special prizes were awarded to Old Master Lajos Portisch (Best Seniors), Yuryi Kuzubov (Best Under 20) and to Michael Hochstrasser and Miguel Angel Garcia Lopez (Rating prizes). The entire Jubilee-Open not only showed chess a good spirited and highly competitive sport, but also was marked by superb and friendly rapport among the 536 participants. Tens of thousands of chess enthusiasts watched the top players' games live on the internet.

At the Accentus (Swiss Chess) Open, the Jubilee-Open's General Tournament, Nino Wilkins was the proud winner of the first prize. 17 additional players took the remaining main prizes sponsored by Accentus (Swiss Chess). Wilkins was able to stop Einora Juciute, who retained her points over the long term and was ultimately named the Tournament's best female player. Further prizes went to Kurt Meier (Best Seniors), Fabian Matt (Best Under 16), Salim Turki (Best Elo 1600-1799), Ati Falossi (Best Elo 800-1599), Alexander Greve (Best Unrated) and to Nino Wilkins, who also was the best player "Under 20".

The high point of the jubilee festivities is to follow next weekend, 22/23 August 2009: The world's best chess players of the last 50 years will assemble at Zurich Main Station for a simultaneous exhibition and a rapid tournament.

Official site: http://www.sgzurich2009.ch

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr24443.aspx

Live coverage: http://www.sgzurich2009-live.ch/live.htm

Zuerich Chess Club 200th Jubilee Open (SUI), 9-15 viii 2009
Leading Round 9 pairings :
Br SNr Ti Name Pts Res Pts Ti Name SNr
1 1 GM Morozevich Alexander 0-1GM Avrukh Boris 11
2 12 GM Kuzubov Yuriy 0-1GM Areshchenko Alexander 10
3 2 GM Miroshnichenko Evgenij 6 ½-½6 GM Sandipan Chanda 19
4 4 GM Sutovsky Emil 6 ½-½6 GM Hess Robert L. 28
5 6 GM Dreev Alexey 6 1-0 6 GM Shchekachev Andrei 36
6 26 GM Malaniuk Vladimir P. 6 0-1 6 GM Mikhalevski Victor 13
7 23 GM Pelletier Yannick 6 ½-½6 GM Ivanisevic Ivan 14
8 31 GM Bischoff Klaus 6 ½-½6 GM Golod Vitali 17
9 5 GM Fridman Daniel 1-0 6 IM Vernay Clovis 50
10 7 GM Meier Georg 1-0 IM Alsina Leal Daniel 37
11 8 GM Roiz Michael ½-½GM Giri Anish 38
12 41 IM Bromberger Stefan 1-0 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A 9
13 56 IM Heimann Andreas 0-1 GM Gharamian Tigran 15
14 16 GM Bauer Christian 1-0 GM Gonzales Garcia Jose 42
15 20 GM Hou Yifan 1-0 IM Reinaldo Castineira Roi 44
16 21 GM Andersson Ulf ½-½GM Vera Gonzales-Quevedo Reynaldo 45
17 43 IM Riff Jean-Noel 0-1 GM Geetha Narayanan Gopal 22
18 24 GM Jussupow Artur ½-½IM Gozzoli Yannick 46
19 57 IM Hirneise Tobias 1-0 GM Malakhatko Vadim 25
20 83 FM Knoedler Dieter Dr 0-1 GM Bosiocic Marin 32
21 33 GM Jovanic Ognjen ½-½GM Fernandez Garcia Jose Luis 49
Zuerich Chess Club 200th Jubilee Open (SUI), 9-15 viii 2009
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rg. Name Elo FED Pkt. BH
1Areshchenko Alexander GM 2651UKR 50
2Avrukh Boris GM 2641ISR 47
3Dreev Alexey GM 2660RUS 750
4Mikhalevski Victor GM 2631ISR 748
5Morozevich Alexander GM 2751RUS 51½
6Kuzubov Yuriy GM 2635UKR 50
7Sutovsky Emil GM 2675ISR 49
Golod Vitali GM 2599ISR 49
9Meier Georg GM 2658GER 48
10Pelletier Yannick GM 2574SUI 47½
Hess Robert L. GM 2560USA 47½
12Sandipan Chanda GM 2585IND 47
Geetha Narayanan Gopal GM 2575IND 47
Bosiocic Marin GM 2551CRO 47
15Gharamian Tigran GM 2615FRA 46½
16Fridman Daniel GM 2665GER 45
17Miroshnichenko Evgenij GM 2696UKR 44½
Hou Yifan GM 2584CHN 44½
Bischoff Klaus GM 2551GER 44½
20Bauer Christian GM 2602FRA 44
21Bromberger Stefan IM 2510GER 42½
22Hirneise Tobias IM 2429GER 40½
23Ivanisevic Ivan GM 2629SRB 36
24Roiz Michael GM 2658ISR 648½
25Shchekachev Andrei GM 2530FRA 647
26Jovanic Ognjen GM 2541CRO 646½
27Harikrishna P. GM 2679IND 646
Giri Anish GM 2518NED 646
Gozzoli Yannick IM 2498FRA 646
30Malaniuk Vladimir P. GM 2563UKR 645½
31Safarli Eltaj GM 2597AZE 645
Andersson Ulf GM 2581SWE 645
33Jussupow Artur GM 2570GER 644
34Vernay Clovis IM 2463FRA 643
35Lauber Arnd IM 2517GER 642½
36Vera Gonzales-Quevedo Reynaldo GM 2499CUB 642
37Saric Ivan GM 2561CRO 641½
Mesropov Konstantin IM 2414RUS 641½
39Fernandez Garcia Jose Luis GM 2465ESP 641
40Vila Gazquez Xavier IM 2457ESP 640½
Strohhaeker Raoul IM 2439GER 640½
42Hochstrasser Michael FM 2386SUI 638½
43Zeller Frank IM 2418GER 637½
272 players

4) 7th Howard Staunton Memorial

The 7th Howard Staunton Memorial took place 7th (opening ceremony) - 17th August 2009. This year saw be a UK vs The Netherlands double round Scheveningen match and an interesting Category IX all-play-all. The UK had a small Elo rating advantage in the Scheveningen match but the teams were well matched almost all the way through, until the UK found a decisive advantage with a 4-1 win in round 9. The tournament took place in its usual venue - Simpson's In The Strand. The opening ceremony will take place on the evening of Friday 7th August. Nigel Short's 8/10 will take him back over 2700 and allow him to take back the England number one spot from Michael Adams for the first time in many years.

Official site: http://howardstaunton.com/index.shtm

Round 3 (August 10, 2009) UK 3 Netherlands 2
Short, Nigel D - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 31 C58 Two Knights Defence
Howell, David W L - L'Ami, Erwin ½-½ 22 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
McShane, Luke J - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 43 B21 Sicilian Morra Gambit
Adams, Michael - Smeets, Jan 0-1 49 C42 Petroff's Defence
Jones, Gawain C B - Werle, Jan ½-½ 59 D35 QGD Exchange
Round 4 (August 11, 2009) Netherlands 3 UK 2
L'Ami, Erwin - Short, Nigel D ½-½ 28 E08 Catalan
Smeets, Jan - Jones, Gawain C B 1-0 41 B76 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Van Wely, Loek - Howell, David W L 1-0 39 D76 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Sokolov, Ivan - Adams, Michael ½-½ 17 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Werle, Jan - McShane, Luke J 0-1 60 E94 King's Indian Classical
Round 5 (August 12, 2009) Netherlands 2.5 UK 2.5
Short, Nigel D - Van Wely, Loek ½-½ 39 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen
McShane, Luke J - Smeets, Jan ½-½ 50 C42 Petroff's Defence
Adams, Michael - L'Ami, Erwin ½-½ 23 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Howell, David W L - Werle, Jan 1-0 49 C45 Scotch Game
Jones, Gawain C B - Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 54 C63 Ruy Lopez Schliemann
Round 6 (August 13, 2009) Netherlands 2.5 UK 2.5
Smeets, Jan - Howell, David W L 1-0 31 C99 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Sokolov, Ivan - McShane, Luke J 1-0 37 E70 King's Indian Fianchetto
Van Wely, Loek - Adams, Michael ½-½ 22 E15 Queens Indian
L'Ami, Erwin - Jones, Gawain C B 0-1 88 E94 King's Indian Classical
Werle, Jan - Short, Nigel D 0-1 49 D63 Queens Gambit Main Line with 7.Rc1
Round 7 (August 14, 2009) UK 3.5 Netherlands 1.5
Jones, Gawain C B - Van Wely, Loek ½-½ 60 B23 Sicilian Closed
Howell, David W L - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 29 C45 Scotch Game
McShane, Luke J - L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 44 B11 Caro Kann Two Knights
Adams, Michael - Werle, Jan ½-½ 66 C49 Four Knights Metger
Short, Nigel D - Smeets, Jan ½-½ 16 C42 Petroff's Defence
Round 8 (August 15, 2009) UK 1.5 Netherlands 3.5
L'Ami, Erwin - Howell, David W L 1-0 51 D93 Gruenfeld 5.Bf4
Van Wely, Loek - McShane, Luke J 1-0 65 E94 King's Indian Classical
Werle, Jan - Jones, Gawain C B ½-½ 54 E94 King's Indian Classical
Smeets, Jan - Adams, Michael ½-½ 11 C64 Ruy Lopez Classical
Sokolov, Ivan - Short, Nigel D ½-½ 29 D53 Queens Gambit
Round 9 (August 16, 2009) UK 4 Netherlands 1
Short, Nigel D - L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 41 B11 Caro Kann Two Knights
Jones, Gawain C B - Smeets, Jan 1-0 30 C45 Scotch Game
Adams, Michael - Sokolov, Ivan ½-½ 59 C63 Ruy Lopez Schliemann
Howell, David W L - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 34 B22 Sicilian Alapin
McShane, Luke J - Werle, Jan ½-½ 38 C54 Giuoco Piano
Round 10 (August 17, 2009) UK 2.5 Netherlands 2.5
Smeets, Jan - McShane, Luke J 1-0 34 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Werle, Jan - Howell, David W L ½-½ 44 D98 Gruenfeld Smyslov
Van Wely, Loek - Short, Nigel D 0-1 44 E34 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
L'Ami, Erwin - Adams, Michael ½-½ 19 E04 Catalan
Sokolov, Ivan - Jones, Gawain C B ½-½ 21 E70 King's Indian Fianchetto
7th Staunton Memorial Scheveningen London (ENG), 8-17 viii 2009
Final Round 10 Standings
UK26.5
1Short,Nigel D2684 | 8.0/10
2Howell,David W L2614 || 5.0/10
3Adams,Michael2699 ||| 5.0/10
4McShane,Luke J2620 |||| 4.5/10
5Jones,Gawain C B2554 ||||| 4.0/10
Netherlands23.5
1Smeets,Jan2632½1½110 6.0/10
2Sokolov,Ivan2655½0½½11 5.5/10
3Van Wely,Loek2655½010½½01 5.0/10
4L'Ami,Erwin2593½0½1½½½010 4.5/10
5Werle,Jan257500½½ 2.5/10

7th Staunton Memorial GM London (ENG), 8-17 viii 2009 cat. IX (2463)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Timman, Jan H g NED 2569 * ½ 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 7 2670
2. Cherniaev, Alexander g RUS 2428 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 2632
3. Korchnoi, Viktor g SUI 2561 1 0 * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 6 2576
4. Davies, Nigel R g ENG 2493 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 5 2502
5. Hendriks, Willy m NED 2444 0 ½ 1 0 * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 2464
6. Wiersma, Eelke m NED 2403 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 2469
7. Williams, Simon K g ENG 2527 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ * 1 ½ 1 2455
8. Wells, Peter K g ENG 2498 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 * ½ 1 4 2415
9. Trent, Lawrence m ENG 2471 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 2 2241
10. Chapman, Terry P D ENG 2232 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 2137

Round 3 (August 10, 2009)
Davies, Nigel R - Korchnoi, Viktor ½-½ 50 C00 French Defence
Hendriks, Willy - Wells, Peter K ½-½ 18 B52 Sicilian Rossolimo
Wiersma, Eelke - Timman, Jan H 0-1 33 E27 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Trent, Lawrence - Cherniaev, Alexander ½-½ 58 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Chapman, Terry P D - Williams, Simon K 0-1 31 B05 Alekhine's Defence
Round 4 (August 11, 2009)
Cherniaev, Alexander - Timman, Jan H ½-½ 20 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Korchnoi, Viktor - Hendriks, Willy 0-1 75 A65 Benoni
Williams, Simon K - Wiersma, Eelke ½-½ 28 A80 Dutch
Wells, Peter K - Chapman, Terry P D 1-0 37 A43 Old Benoni
Trent, Lawrence - Davies, Nigel R 0-1 36 C10 French Rubinstein
Round 5 (August 12, 2009)
Timman, Jan H - Williams, Simon K 1-0 34 A05 Various
Davies, Nigel R - Cherniaev, Alexander ½-½ 53 A20 English Opening
Hendriks, Willy - Trent, Lawrence 1-0 44 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Wiersma, Eelke - Wells, Peter K 1-0 39 E25 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Chapman, Terry P D - Korchnoi, Viktor 0-1 36 A13 Reti Opening
Round 6 (August 13, 2009)
Cherniaev, Alexander - Williams, Simon K 1-0 44 C01 French Exchange
Korchnoi, Viktor - Wiersma, Eelke ½-½ 66 A81 Dutch Leningrad
Davies, Nigel R - Hendriks, Willy 1-0 34 B25 Sicilian Closed
Wells, Peter K - Timman, Jan H ½-½ 16 E34 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Trent, Lawrence - Chapman, Terry P D 0-1 48 B07 Pirc Defence
Round 7 (August 14, 2009)
Timman, Jan H - Korchnoi, Viktor 0-1 59 C07 French Tarrasch
Hendriks, Willy - Cherniaev, Alexander ½-½ 35 C55 Two Knights Defence
Wiersma, Eelke - Trent, Lawrence ½-½ 9 E94 King's Indian Classical
Williams, Simon K - Wells, Peter K 1-0 38 E17 Queens Indian
Chapman, Terry P D - Davies, Nigel R 0-1 48 A13 Reti Opening
Round 8 (August 16, 2009)
Cherniaev, Alexander - Wells, Peter K ½-½ 10 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Korchnoi, Viktor - Williams, Simon K 1-0 76 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
Davies, Nigel R - Wiersma, Eelke ½-½ 20 B20 Sicilian Wing Gambit
Hendriks, Willy - Chapman, Terry P D 1-0 24 B07 Pirc Defence
Trent, Lawrence - Timman, Jan H 0-1 72 C17 French Winawer
Round 9 (August 17, 2009)
Timman, Jan H - Davies, Nigel R 1-0 53 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Wiersma, Eelke - Hendriks, Willy ½-½ 18 A43 Old Benoni
Williams, Simon K - Trent, Lawrence ½-½ 7 D09 Albin Counter Gambit
Wells, Peter K - Korchnoi, Viktor 0-1 62 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Chapman, Terry P D - Cherniaev, Alexander 0-1 46 A24 English Opening

5) French Championships

The French Championships take place in Nimes, 10th-22nd August 2009.

Official site: http://www.echecs.asso.fr/Default.aspx?Cat=15

Video coverage at: http://www.echecs.com

ch-FRA National A Nimes (FRA), 10-21 viii 2009 cat. XIV (2584)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2650 * ½ ½ ½ ½ . . 1 . . 1 1 5 2735
2. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2703 ½ * ½ . . 1 ½ . ½ . 1 1 5 2726
3. Cornette, Matthieu g FRA 2578 ½ ½ * . . ½ ½ . ½ 1 ½ . 4 2652
4. Fressinet, Laurent g FRA 2667 ½ . . * 1 ½ . ½ ½ 0 . 1 4 2610
5. Cossin, Sebastien m FRA 2486 ½ . . 0 * ½ ½ 1 . . 1 ½ 4 2631
6. Degraeve, Jean-Marc g FRA 2559 . 0 ½ ½ ½ * . ½ 1 ½ . . 2596
7. Hamdouchi, Hicham g FRA 2589 . ½ ½ . ½ . * ½ ½ ½ ½ . 2579
8. Feller, Sebastien g FRA 2576 0 . . ½ 0 ½ ½ * . 1 . 1 2576
9. Sokolov, Andrei1 g FRA 2570 . ½ ½ ½ . 0 ½ . * . ½ 1 2589
10. Edouard, Romain g FRA 2597 . . 0 1 . ½ ½ 0 . * 1 ½ 2571
11. Maze, Sebastien g FRA 2546 0 0 ½ . 0 . ½ . ½ 0 * . 2366
12. Le Roux, Jean-Pierre m FRA 2485 0 0 . 0 ½ . . 0 0 ½ . * 1 2298

Round 1 (August 10, 2009)
Fressinet, Laurent - Sokolov, Andrei1 ½-½ 32 B83 Sicilian Scheveningen
Cossin, Sebastien - Tkachiev, Vladislav ½-½ 48 A41 Modern Defence
Degraeve, Jean-Marc - Cornette, Matthieu ½-½ 17 C07 French Tarrasch
Hamdouchi, Hicham - Maze, Sebastien ½-½ 19 C47 Four Knights
Feller, Sebastien - Edouard, Romain 1-0 31 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Le Roux, Jean-Pierre - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 42 B96 Sicilian Najdorf
Round 2 (August 11, 2009)
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Maze, Sebastien 1-0 41 D76 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Degraeve, Jean-Marc 1-0 20 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Cornette, Matthieu - Hamdouchi, Hicham ½-½ 70 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Cossin, Sebastien - Feller, Sebastien 1-0 29 B81 Sicilian Keres Attack
Sokolov, Andrei1 - Le Roux, Jean-Pierre 1-0 30 B89 Sicilian Sozin Attack
Edouard, Romain - Fressinet, Laurent 1-0 67 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Round 3 (August 12, 2009)
Fressinet, Laurent - Cossin, Sebastien 1-0 51 E92 King's Indian Classical
Degraeve, Jean-Marc - Sokolov, Andrei1 1-0 56 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Hamdouchi, Hicham - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 16 B96 Sicilian Najdorf
Feller, Sebastien - Tkachiev, Vladislav 0-1 32 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Maze, Sebastien - Cornette, Matthieu ½-½ 20 C03 French Tarrasch
Le Roux, Jean-Pierre - Edouard, Romain ½-½ 41 E04 Catalan
Round 4 (August 13, 2009)
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Cornette, Matthieu ½-½ 19 E06 Catalan
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Maze, Sebastien 1-0 23 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Cossin, Sebastien - Le Roux, Jean-Pierre ½-½ 15 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Feller, Sebastien - Fressinet, Laurent ½-½ 16 D38 QGD Ragozin
Sokolov, Andrei1 - Hamdouchi, Hicham ½-½ 13 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Edouard, Romain - Degraeve, Jean-Marc ½-½ 40 B04 Alekhine's Defence
Round 5 (August 14, 2009)
Cornette, Matthieu - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 16 B40 Sicilian Classical
Fressinet, Laurent - Tkachiev, Vladislav ½-½ 28 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Degraeve, Jean-Marc - Cossin, Sebastien ½-½ 58 B53 Sicilian Hungarian
Hamdouchi, Hicham - Edouard, Romain ½-½ 11 B94 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5
Maze, Sebastien - Sokolov, Andrei1 ½-½ 63 E04 Catalan
Le Roux, Jean-Pierre - Feller, Sebastien 0-1 60 D39 QGD Ragozin
Round 6 (August 15, 2009)
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 16 D76 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Fressinet, Laurent - Le Roux, Jean-Pierre 1-0 38 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Cossin, Sebastien - Hamdouchi, Hicham ½-½ 25 D92 Gruenfeld 5.Bf4
Feller, Sebastien - Degraeve, Jean-Marc ½-½ 45 E94 King's Indian Classical
Sokolov, Andrei1 - Cornette, Matthieu ½-½ 16 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Edouard, Romain - Maze, Sebastien 1-0 33 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Round 7 (August 17, 2009)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Sokolov, Andrei1 ½-½ 42 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Cornette, Matthieu - Edouard, Romain 1-0 94 B60 Sicilian Rauzer
Degraeve, Jean-Marc - Fressinet, Laurent ½-½ 42 B07 Pirc Defence
Hamdouchi, Hicham - Feller, Sebastien ½-½ 22 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Maze, Sebastien - Cossin, Sebastien 0-1 44 D44 Anti-Meran Gambit
Le Roux, Jean-Pierre - Tkachiev, Vladislav 0-1 16 D73 Gruenfeld 3.g3
ch-FRA National B Nimes (FRA), 10-21 viii 2009 cat. IX (2466)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Vaisser, Anatoly g FRA 2514 * ½ ½ . ½ . ½ 1 . 1 . ½ 2560
2. Bricard, Emmanuel g FRA 2469 ½ * . . ½ ½ . 1 1 . ½ ½ 2558
3. Terrieux, Kevin m FRA 2442 ½ . * ½ . 1 1 ½ 0 . ½ . 4 2516
4. Kosten, Anthony C g FRA 2497 . . ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ . . 0 1 4 2505
5. Apicella, Manuel g FRA 2525 ½ ½ . ½ * 0 . ½ 1 . . ½ 2445
6. Housieaux, David m FRA 2419 . ½ 0 0 1 * ½ . . ½ 1 . 2492
7. Charnushevich, Aliaksei m FRA 2503 ½ . 0 ½ . ½ * . ½ ½ 1 . 2474
8. Bedouin, Xavier f FRA 2378 0 0 ½ ½ ½ . . * . 1 . 1 2477
9. Govciyan, Pavel m FRA 2438 . 0 1 . 0 . ½ . * 0 1 ½ 3 2428
10. Prie, Eric g FRA 2491 0 . . . . ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ 3 2403
11. Abergel, Thal g FRA 2517 . ½ ½ 1 . 0 0 . 0 ½ * . 2363
12. Bujisho, Benjamin m FRA 2404 ½ ½ . 0 ½ . . 0 ½ ½ . * 2371
ch-FRA National w Nimes (FRA), 11-21 viii 2009 cat. II (2286)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Milliet, Sophie m FRA 2388 * * ½ . 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 . 2650
2. Guichard, Pauline wm FRA 2261 ½ . * * 1 0 ½ . 1 . ½ . 2351
3. Leconte, Maria wg FRA 2311 0 . 0 1 * * 1 . 1 . ½ . 2334
4. Congiu, Mathilde wm FRA 2169 0 0 ½ . 0 . * * ½ . 1 . 2 2197
5. Collas, Silvia m FRA 2315 0 . 0 . 0 . ½ . * * ½ 1 2 2153
6. Maisuradze, Nino wm FRA 2271 0 . ½ . ½ . 0 . ½ 0 * * 2100

6) Russia vs China Match

There is a match in Sochi between Russia and China 14th-24th August 2009. The match is split between a men's match over 5 boards and a women's match over 5 boards. There are 5 classical games, 10 rapid games and 10 blitz games.

Official site: http://www.russiachess.org/

Total Men China 7.5 - Russia 7.5
Round 1 (August 15, 2009) China 2.5 - Russia 2.5
Ding Liren - Tomashevsky, Evgeny ½-½ 37 E17 Queens Indian
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Ni Hua ½-½ 30 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Timofeev, Artyom - Zhou Jianchao ½-½ 24 A22 English Opening
Vitiugov, Nikita - Bu Xiangzhi ½-½ 34 E53 Nimzo Indian
Wang Yue - Malakhov, Vladimir ½-½ 21 D15 Slav Defence
Round 2 (August 16, 2009) China 2 - Russia 3
Ni Hua - Timofeev, Artyom 1-0 44 B53 Sicilian Hungarian
Tomashevsky, Evgeny - Wang Yue 1-0 41 A29 English Four Knights
Bu Xiangzhi - Malakhov, Vladimir ½-½ 33 B36 Sicilian Maroczy Bind
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Ding Liren ½-½ 32 C10 French Rubinstein
Zhou Jianchao - Vitiugov, Nikita 0-1 64 D38 QGD Ragozin
Round 3 (August 17, 2009) China 3 Russia 2
Tomashevsky, Evgeny - Bu Xiangzhi ½-½ 16 D94 Gruenfeld Closed
Ding Liren - Vitiugov, Nikita 1-0 41 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Malakhov, Vladimir - Ni Hua 1-0 36 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Wang Yue - Timofeev, Artyom 1-0 63 A84 Dutch
Zhou Jianchao - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 27 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Women Total China 9 - Russia 6
Round 1 (August 15, 2009) China 3.5 - Russia 1.5
Gunina, Valentina - Xu Yuhua 1-0 36 E15 Queens Indian
Huang Qian - Tairova, Elena 1-0 45 D44 Anti-Meran Gambit
Ju Wenjun - Kosintseva, Nadezhda 1-0 64 E05 Catalan
Shen Yang - Romanko, Marina 1-0 57 E97 King's Indian Classical
Kosintseva, Tatiana - Zhao Xue ½-½ 52 C99 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Round 2 (August 16, 2009) China 2 - Russia 3
Huang Qian - Gunina, Valentina 1-0 60 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Romanko, Marina - Ju Wenjun 1-0 45 B52 Sicilian Rossolimo
Tairova, Elena - Shen Yang 1-0 26 C50 Giuoco Piano
Kosintseva, Nadezhda - Zhao Xue 1-0 41 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Xu Yuhua - Kosintseva, Tatiana 1-0 76 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Round 3 (August 17, 2009) China 3.5 - 1.5
Romanko, Marina - Huang Qian ½-½ 65 B01 Centre Counter
Xu Yuhua - Kosintseva, Nadezhda ½-½ 50 B19 Caro Kann
Zhao Xue - Tairova, Elena 1-0 27 D15 Slav Defence
Gunina, Valentina - Ju Wenjun 0-1 30 D75 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Kosintseva, Tatiana - Shen Yang ½-½ 55 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin

7) 18th Abu Dhabi Festival

The 18th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival takes place 12th-21st August 2009.

Official site: http://www.abudhabichess.com/. Live coverage of the top boards.

Results: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr24519.aspx

18th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival (UAE), 12-21 viii 2009
Leading Round 6 Standings:
Rk.NameTiFEDRtgPts.TB2 TB3
1Anastasian AshotGMARM2566517.520
2Amin BassemGMEGY2551516.519.5
3Andriasian ZavenGMARM258551619.25
4Rakhmanov AleksandrGMRUS255951616.75
5Bocharov DmitryGMRUS2613515.519.75
6Melkumyan HrantGMARM2530515.519.5
7Laxman R RIMIND2501515.517
8Kengis EdvinsGMLAT254351519
9Filippov AntonGMUZB258351417
10Savchenko StanislavGMUKR25264.516.514.75
11Simonian HrairGMARM25204.51618
12Aleksandrov AleksejGMBLR26164.51617
13Agamaliev GamilGMAZE24904.51616.25
14Antonio Viani D'CunhaIND21074.51612.25
15Ovetchkin RomanGMRUS25484.515.515.25
16Ghaem Maghami EhsanGMIRI25894.51517.25
17Zdebskaja NataliaWGMUKR24124.51514.25
18Saeed IshaqFMUAE21884.51511.75
19Drozdovskij YuriGMUKR26204.51314.25
20Salem A R SalehGMUAE24694.51313
21Nirmal E PIND2268415.513.5
141 players

The tournament is directly followed by the 3rd Ramadan Chess Open 2009 23rd-31st August 2009.

8) Hungarian Championships

The Hungarian Championships took place in Szeged, 9th-17th August 2009. Zoltan Almasi and Ferenc Berkes tied on 6/9 with Almasi taking the title with a superior Berger-Sonneborn score. Zoltan Medvegy took 4th on tie-break because he had the most wins amongst those tied on 5 points.

Official site: http://dodicsek.unsoft.hu/2009/0809ferfi/hunmench2009.htm

59th ch-HUN Szeged (HUN), 9-17 viii 2009 cat. XIV (2576)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2684* ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1½ 1162688
2Berkes, Ferenc g HUN 2647½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 11162692
3Balogh, Csaba g HUN 2595½ ½ * 1½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 12653
4Medvegy, Zoltan g HUN 2547½ ½ 0* ½ ½ ½ ½ 1152622
5Gyimesi, Zoltan g HUN 2591½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1½ ½ ½ 52617
6Erdos, Viktor g HUN 2565½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1½ ½ 52620
7Groszpeter, Attila g HUN 25410½ ½ ½ 0½ * 1½ ½ 42536
8Berczes, David g HUN 2519½ 0½ ½ ½ 00* ½ ½ 32457
9Ruck, Robert1 g HUN 256100½ 0½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 32452
10Prohaszka, Peter m HUN 25080000½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 2417

Round 1 (August 9, 2009)
Berkes, Ferenc - Prohaszka, Peter2 1-0 66 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Balogh, Csaba - Medvegy, Zoltan 1-0 41 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Gyimesi, Zoltan - Almasi, Zoltan ½-½ 74 E15 Queens Indian
Groszpeter, Attila - Erdos, Viktor ½-½ 49 C68 Ruy Lopez Exchange
Berczes, David - Ruck, Robert1 ½-½ 33 D93 Gruenfeld 5.Bf4
Round 2 (August 10, 2009)
Almasi, Zoltan - Berkes, Ferenc ½-½ 100 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Balogh, Csaba - Groszpeter, Attila ½-½ 41 C60 Ruy Lopez
Erdos, Viktor - Berczes, David 1-0 59 E16 Queens Indian
Medvegy, Zoltan - Prohaszka, Peter2 1-0 43 D35 QGD Exchange
Ruck, Robert1 - Gyimesi, Zoltan ½-½ 33 D44 Anti-Meran Gambit
Round 3 (August 11, 2009)
Berkes, Ferenc - Ruck, Robert1 1-0 34 D46 Semi-Slav Defence
Gyimesi, Zoltan - Erdos, Viktor ½-½ 30 D22 QGA
Groszpeter, Attila - Medvegy, Zoltan ½-½ 56 B02 Alekhine's Defence
Berczes, David - Balogh, Csaba ½-½ 110 D94 Gruenfeld Closed
Prohaszka, Peter2 - Almasi, Zoltan 0-1 51 E97 King's Indian Classical
Round 4 (August 12, 2009)
Balogh, Csaba - Gyimesi, Zoltan ½-½ 38 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Erdos, Viktor - Berkes, Ferenc ½-½ 30 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Medvegy, Zoltan - Almasi, Zoltan ½-½ 28 D35 QGD Exchange
Groszpeter, Attila - Berczes, David 1-0 71 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Ruck, Robert1 - Prohaszka, Peter2 ½-½ 34 E05 Catalan
Round 5 (August 13, 2009)
Almasi, Zoltan - Ruck, Robert1 1-0 34 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Berkes, Ferenc - Balogh, Csaba ½-½ 22 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Gyimesi, Zoltan - Groszpeter, Attila 1-0 48 D96 Gruenfeld Russian
Berczes, David - Medvegy, Zoltan ½-½ 71 E18 Queens Indian
Prohaszka, Peter2 - Erdos, Viktor ½-½ 31 A07 Barcza System
Round 6 (August 14, 2009)
Balogh, Csaba - Prohaszka, Peter2 1-0 64 B19 Caro Kann
Erdos, Viktor - Almasi, Zoltan ½-½ 23 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Medvegy, Zoltan - Ruck, Robert1 1-0 41 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Groszpeter, Attila - Berkes, Ferenc ½-½ 90 B15 Caro Kann
Berczes, David - Gyimesi, Zoltan ½-½ 38 E04 Catalan
Round 7 (August 15, 2009)
Almasi, Zoltan - Balogh, Csaba ½-½ 34 B66 Sicilian Rauzer
Berkes, Ferenc - Berczes, David 1-0 32 A13 Reti Opening
Gyimesi, Zoltan - Medvegy, Zoltan ½-½ 36 E18 Queens Indian
Ruck, Robert1 - Erdos, Viktor ½-½ 27 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Prohaszka, Peter2 - Groszpeter, Attila ½-½ 31 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Round 8 (August 16, 2009)
Balogh, Csaba - Ruck, Robert1 ½-½ 24 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Gyimesi, Zoltan - Berkes, Ferenc ½-½ 20 E54 Nimzo Indian
Medvegy, Zoltan - Erdos, Viktor ½-½ 21 D27 QGA
Groszpeter, Attila - Almasi, Zoltan 0-1 26 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Berczes, David - Prohaszka, Peter2 ½-½ 34 E20 Nimzo Indian
Round 9 (August 17, 2009)
Almasi, Zoltan - Berczes, David ½-½ 28 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Berkes, Ferenc - Medvegy, Zoltan ½-½ 49 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Erdos, Viktor - Balogh, Csaba ½-½ 32 D46 Semi-Slav Defence
Ruck, Robert1 - Groszpeter, Attila ½-½ 45 D78 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Prohaszka, Peter2 - Gyimesi, Zoltan ½-½ 83 A11 Reti Opening

9) Acropolis Open

The Acropolis Open takes place 10th-18th August 2009 in Chalkida, Greece. Organizers: Greek Chess Federation (GCF), Ministry of Tourism in Attiki, Chalkida Chess Academy.

Swiss System 9 rounds, invitational FIDE rated tournament, 70-80 players, minimum required FIDE rating 2200 (women 2000), GM & IM title norms possible, FIDE time-control (90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes until the end of the game plus increment of 30 seconds per move from move 1).

Official site: http://www.chessfed.gr/acropolis2009

Acropolis Open Chalkida (GRE), 10-18 viii 2009
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
Rk.NameFEDRtgIPts.TB2 TB3
1Predojevic BorkiGMBIH26445.5249923
2Papaioannou IoannisGMGRE26245.5242621
3Belov VladimirGMRUS26275251621.5
4Azarov SergeiGMBLR26305251221
5Yakovich YuriGMRUS25765247622.5
6David AlbertoGMLUX25655247321
7Banikas HristosGMGRE25985246621.5
8Tukhaev AdamGMUKR25345244621.5
9Gupta AbhijeetGMIND25655244420
10Romanishin Oleg MGMUKR25035244019
11Mastrovasilis AthanasiosGMGRE25035243920
12Kolev AtanasGMBUL25695237019.5
13Kapnisis SpyridonIMGRE24644.5254320.5
14Halkias SteliosGMGRE25644.5252620.5
15Reshetnikov AlexeyFMRUS24084.5251921.5
16Stefanova AntoanetaGMBUL25354.5251521
17Harika DronavalliIMIND24454.5247919
18Rozentalis EduardasGMLTU25884.5247320.5
19Mastrovasilis DimitriosGMGRE25674.5245920
20Mamedov NidjatGMAZE26144.5245519
21Gelashvili TamazGMGEO26054.5244519
22Koneru HumpyGMIND26234.5241517.5
23Georgiev VladimirGMMKD25304.5229616
24Muzychuk AnnaIMSLO25424246719
25Georgiadis IoannisIMGRE24384246617.5
26Zygouris HristosGRE22124246315.5
27Danielian ElinaIMARM25024244716.5
28Gurevich MikhailGMTUR26184244318.5
29Svetushkin DmitryGMMDA26074243318
30Managadze NikolozIMGEO24594241417
31Yilmaz MustafaFMTUR24324241016.5
32Aroshidze LevanGMGEO25374240017
33Burtasova AnnaWIMRUS23254239813.5
34Maric AlisaIMSRB24074238916.5
35Zawadzka JolantaWGMPOL23874238817
36Cherednichenko SvetlanaWGMUKR23474238415
37Asik JosipFMSRB23564236716
38Chirila Ioan-CristianIMROU25264236317
39Nikolaidis IoannisGMGRE25294236115.5
40Dzagnidze NanaGMGEO25364235817
41Dembo YelenaIMGRE24664235116
42Melia SalomeIMGEO24414232715
43Ris RobertIMNED24214229615.5
44Foisor Cristina-AdelaIMROU24244219612.5
45Charkhalashvili IngaWGMGEO23574216514.5
46Smirin IliaGMISR26503.5249318
100 players

10) GMA Peterhof

Peterhof organise tournaments twice a year in January and August. Another tournament took place at the beginning of August in Peterhof (suburb of St. Petersburg), Russia. Andrey Terekhov reports that This time, the tournament included round-robin with IM norm ("A" tournament"), open ("B") and several tournaments for children, including team competitions. There was also a blitz tournament on one of the evenings and something called "Karpov's school" before the tournament (led by GM Igor Zaitsev, if I understood correctly). Two players managed to achieve IM-norm - Fedoseev and Morozov. Another player, Khusseinkhodzhaev, missed his norm by just 1/2 a point - he couldn't win the decisive game in the final round against GM Khruschiov.

The tournament results, tables and games are available here: http://www.petergofchess.ru/page350.html

GMA Peterhof (RUS), 4-11 viii 2009 cat. II (2292)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
1. Morozov, Grigoriy f RUS 2301 * 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 9 2484
2. Fedoseev, Vladimir3 f RUS 2322 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 9 2482
3. Khuseinkhodzhaev, Muhammad TJK 2381 1 ½ * ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 2443
4. Khruschiov, Alexey g MDA 2408 0 ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 7 2339
5. Terekhov, Andrey f RUS 2301 ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 2320
6. Kaliberda, Vladimir m UKR 2308 0 0 1 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 2320
7. Gritsenko, Andrey f RUS 2401 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 2312
8. Lavretzkij, Roman m BLR 2313 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 6 2290
9. Lupik, Marina RUS 2234 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 2268
10. Nadjezhdin, Dmitry m RUS 2413 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 5 2225
11. Guzenko, Artem RUS 2139 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 * 0 ½ 2147
12. Massironi, Marco ITA 2178 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 * 0 2071
13. Lugovskoy, Maxim RUS 2102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * 2078

11) First Saturday August

The First Saturday August tournaments took place 1st-13th August 2009. Yaroslav Zherebukh won the GM event with 9/12.

Official site: http://www.firstsaturday.hu/

FSGM August Budapest (HUN), 1-13 viii 2009 cat. VIII (2442)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
1. Zherebukh, Yaroslav g UKR 2541 * ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 9 2626
2. Oleksienko, Mikhailo g UKR 2543 ½ * ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 8 2558
3. Rapport, Richard f HUN 2401 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 2570
4. Varga, Zoltan g HUN 2473 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 2534
5. Szabo, Krisztian1 m HUN 2493 ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 2466
6. Seres, Lajos g HUN 2456 0 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 2469
7. Tzermiadianos, Andreas m GRE 2447 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 * ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 2412
8. Samhouri, A f JOR 2375 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 1 ½ ½ 1 2418
9. Pap, Gyula m HUN 2503 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 0 * ½ 1 0 1 5 2379
10. Shen Siyuan CHN 2321 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ * 0 1 ½ 2365
11. Rees, Ioan f WLS 2339 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * 0 1 2363
12. Boros, Denes m HUN 2485 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 * ½ 2351
13. Payen, Arnaud m FRA 2368 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * 3 2255
FSIMA August Budapest (HUN), 1-9 viii 2009
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Szalanczy, Emil m HUN 2318 * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 7 2454
2. Leviczky, Tibor f HUN 2357 ½ * 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7 2449
3. Lyell, Mark f ENG 2288 0 0 * ½ 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 5 2280
4. Szabo, Bence HUN 2243 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 0 0 1 1 2242
5. Kormos, Adam HUN 2195 ½ 0 0 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 1 2247
6. Kahn, Evarth m HUN 2281 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 0 ½ 4 2195
7. Shao Shuai CHN ---- 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ * ½ 0 0 2189
8. Villwock, Martin GER 2251 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ * ½ 1 2161
9. Simonyi, Zoltan f SRB 2249 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ½ * 1 2161
10. Farago, Sandor m HUN 2244 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 * 2076
FSIMB August Budapest (HUN), 1-9 viii 2009
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. To, Nhat Minh f HUN 2366 * 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 7 2457
2. Kislik, Erik Andrew f USA 2342 0 * 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 2320
3. Lengyel, Bela m HUN 2257 0 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 2329
4. Balazs, Gabor2 HUN 2277 ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 2327
5. Roos, Jean-Luc m FRA 2250 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5 2293
6. Vegh, Endre m HUN 2294 1 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 0 1 1 2245
7. Kaufeld, Juergen f GER 2274 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 * 0 1 ½ 2247
8. Spiropoulos, Panagiotis I GRE 2114 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 * 0 1 4 2222
9. Nyland, Thomas NOR 2156 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 3 2135
10. Tesik, Csaba HUN 2172 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 * ½ 1814

12) XVIII Team Championship of Macedonia

The XVIII Team Championship of Macedonia took place in Struga 10th-18th August 2009. My thanks to Ivan Kocovski for the games.

FIDE results of individual player results: http://ratings.fide.com/view_source.phtml?code=44826

13) Copa Mercosur

The Copa Mercosur took place 4th-14th August 2009. Pocket Fritz 4 won with 9½/10, it is the tradition that a version of Fritz wins this event.

Official site: http://ajedrezmartelli.org.ar/

Mercosur Cup Villa Martelli (ARG), 4-14 viii 2009 cat. VI (2389)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
1. POCKET FRITZ 4 ---- * 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2898
2. Obregon, Andres Carlos ARG 2406 0 * 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 2497
3. Rodriguez Vila, Andres g URU 2522 0 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 2485
4. Valerga, Diego m ARG 2523 ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 6 2447
5. Oliveira, Silvio Eduardo BRA 2357 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 5 2392
6. Slipak, Sergio g ARG 2452 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 * ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 5 2382
7. Real de Azua, Ernesto m ARG 2445 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 5 2383
8. Cori, Jorge f PER 2424 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 * 1 1 1 4 2313
9. Fusco, Leonardo f ARG 2419 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 2276
10. Cori T., Deysi wm PER 2390 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 3 2240
11. Trois, Francisco R.T m BRA 2342 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 2027
ITT Vicente Lopez Villa Martelli (ARG), 4-13 viii 2009 cat. II (2283)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Diaz Hollemaert, Nahuel m ARG 2443 * ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 8 2615
2. De Dovitiis, Alejo m ARG 2346 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 6 2400
3. Espinoza Palomino, Willyam PER 2272 0 ½ * 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 6 2408
4. Barrionuevo, Pablo f ARG 2327 0 ½ 1 * 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2320
5. Zuriel, Marisa wm ARG 2201 0 ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 4 2248
6. Granara Barreto, Sebastian A f URU 2200 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 1 ½ ½ 4 2248
7. Guerrero, Alvaro URU 2257 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 0 ½ 2205
8. Della Morte, German m ARG 2383 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 * ½ 1 2191
9. Rey Besada, Fernando ARG 2213 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ 2210
10. Lopez Azambuja, Nicolas URU 2185 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 2020

14) Baltic Queen Tournament

The Baltic Queen Tournament takes place in St Petersburg 11th-20th August 2009.

Official site: http://totalchess.spb.ru/kalend/2009/baltq-en.html

Baltic Queen St Petersburg (RUS), 11-20 viii 2009 cat. VIII (2445)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Atalik, Ekaterina m TUR 2434 * . . 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 . 2620
2. Cramling, Pia g SWE 2525 . * ½ 1 . ½ ½ . 1 1 2617
3. Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan g SCO 2506 . ½ * 0 . 1 1 1 0 . 2494
4. Cmilyte, Viktorija m LTU 2470 0 0 1 * . ½ . . 1 1 2498
5. Zhukova, Natalia wg UKR 2465 ½ . . . * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 3 2413
6. Turova, Irina m RUS 2387 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * . . . ½ 2412
7. Bodnaruk, Anastasia wg RUS 2388 ½ ½ 0 . ½ . * 0 . 1 2413
8. Paehtz, Elisabeth m GER 2474 0 . 0 . ½ . 1 * ½ ½ 2374
9. Demina, Julia wg RUS 2378 0 0 1 0 ½ . . ½ * . 2 2354
10. Peng Zhaoqin g NED 2418 . 0 . 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ . * 2258

Round 1 (August 11, 2009)
Atalik, Ekaterina - Cmilyte, Viktorija 1-0 34 A63 Benoni
Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan - Cramling, Pia ½-½ 41 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Zhukova, Natalia - Turova, Irina ½-½ 13 D26 QGA
Bodnaruk, Anastasia - Peng Zhaoqin 1-0 67 C11 French Defence
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Demina, Julia ½-½ 43 B11 Caro Kann Two Knights
Round 2 (August 12, 2009)
Cmilyte, Viktorija - Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan 1-0 31 E63 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Turova, Irina - Atalik, Ekaterina ½-½ 14 E39 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Bodnaruk, Anastasia - Paehtz, Elisabeth 0-1 47 C18 French Winawer
Demina, Julia - Zhukova, Natalia ½-½ 24 E42 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Peng Zhaoqin - Cramling, Pia 0-1 23 E16 Queens Indian
Round 3 (August 13, 2009)
Atalik, Ekaterina - Demina, Julia 1-0 78 D10 Slav Defence
Cramling, Pia - Cmilyte, Viktorija 1-0 69 D94 Gruenfeld Closed
Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan - Turova, Irina 1-0 46 C42 Petroff's Defence
Zhukova, Natalia - Bodnaruk, Anastasia ½-½ 73 E63 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Peng Zhaoqin ½-½ 37 C09 French Tarrasch
Round 4 (August 14, 2009)
Turova, Irina - Cramling, Pia ½-½ 27 E39 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Bodnaruk, Anastasia - Atalik, Ekaterina ½-½ 17 C24 Bishop's Opening
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Zhukova, Natalia ½-½ 21 C07 French Tarrasch
Demina, Julia - Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan 1-0 73 E63 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Peng Zhaoqin - Cmilyte, Viktorija 0-1 42 A90 Dutch Classical
Round 5 (August 15, 2009)
Atalik, Ekaterina - Paehtz, Elisabeth 1-0 66 A41 Modern Defence
Cramling, Pia - Demina, Julia 1-0 63 D11 Slav Defence
Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan - Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1-0 40 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Cmilyte, Viktorija - Turova, Irina ½-½ 21 D24 QGA
Zhukova, Natalia - Peng Zhaoqin ½-½ 58 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Round 6 (August 17, 2009)
Zhukova, Natalia - Atalik, Ekaterina ½-½ 42 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Bodnaruk, Anastasia - Cramling, Pia ½-½ 42 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan 0-1 59 B23 Sicilian Closed
Demina, Julia - Cmilyte, Viktorija 0-1 40 A30 English Symmetrical
Peng Zhaoqin - Turova, Irina ½-½ 18 D39 QGD Ragozin

15) Asian Zone 3.2 New Delhi

The Asian Zone 3.2 took place in New Delhi 9th-16th August 2009. International Master Sriram Jha won the Asian Zone 3.2 Chess Championship and qualified for world cup. Kruttika Nadig won the women's zonal.

Official site; http://www.delhichess.com/

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr24471.aspx - http://chess-results.com/tnr24470.aspx

Asian Zone 3.2 m New Delhi (IND), 9-16 viii 2009 cat. II (2287)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
1. Sriram, Jha m IND 2459 * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.0 2545
2. Thipsay, Praveen M g IND 2446 0 * ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2503
3. Rathnakaran, K m IND 2428 ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 9.0 2467
4. Deepan, Chakkravarthy J g IND 2506 ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9.0 2461
5. Neelotpal, Das g IND 2474 ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 2396
6. Rahman, Ziaur g BAN 2538 0 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 2390
7. Reefat, Bin-Sattar g BAN 2486 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2299
8. Gillani, Tunveer M.D PAK 2276 0 0 1 1 ½ 0 0 * ½ 1 0 1 1 6.0 2287
9. Amir, Karim PAK 2248 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ * 1 1 1 1 4.5 2202
10. Lama, Surbir NEP 2047 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 3.5 2148
11. Hapuarachchi, H.L.M SRI 2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 * 1 1 3.0 2117
12. Ahmed, Ashraf MDV 1818 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 1.0 1924
13. Malla, Kesav BHU ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0.0

Asian Zone 3.2 w New Delhi (IND), 9-16 viii 2009
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. Nadig, Kruttika wg IND 2268 * 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 2342
2. Sachdev, Tania m IND 2410 1 * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 4 2250
3. Mohota, Nisha wg IND 2315 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 1 4 2266
4. Sultana, Sharmin Shirin BAN 1974 ½ 1 0 * 1 0 1 2255
5. Swathi, Ghate wg IND 2344 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 3 2136
6. Ranasinghe, S.D SRI 1852 0 0 0 1 0 * 1 2 2093
7. Khamboo, Monalisa NEP ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0

16) Pan-American Team Championships

The Pan-American Team Championships took place in Mendes in the state of State of Rio De Janeiro 9th-13th August 2009. Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic and Cuba compete. Hosts Brazil won the event above the favourites Cuba.

Official site: http://panequipos2009.blogspot.com/ - http://www.continental2009.com/panequiper1.htm

Pan-American Team Championships Mendes (BRA). 9-13 viii 2009
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
1Brazil#2333.5415.5
2Cuba2#2.53.533.514.5
3Venezuela11.5#22.52.59.5
3Argentina10.52#339.5
5Colombia0.511.51#26
6Dominican Republic00.51.512#5

17) NH Chess Tournament

The NH Chess Tournament Rising Stars vs. Experience takes place August 20th-31st 2009 NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Dam 9, Amsterdam. The NH Chess Tournament, organized by NH Hoteles in close cooperation with Association Max Euwe, Monaco, is a ‘Scheveningen’ team tournament between an ‘Experience’ team and a ‘Rising Stars’ team.

The special prize for the best Rising Stars is an invitation to the 2010 Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament in Nice.

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

NH Chess Tournament Amsterdam (NED), 20-31 viii 2009
NameCountryDoBApElo
Peter SvidlerRussiaJune 17, 19762726
Peter Heine NielsenDenmark May 24, 19732668
Alexander BeliavskySloveniaDecember 17, 19532640
Loek van WelyThe NetherlandsOctober 7, 19722622
Ljubomir LjubojevicSerbiaNovember 2, 19502553
Hikaru NakamuraUnited StatesDecember 9, 19872701
Fabiano CaruanaItalyJuly 30, 19922649
Jan SmeetsThe NetherlandsApril 5, 19852626
Daniel StellwagenThe NetherlandsMarch 1, 19872619
Hou YifanChinaFebruary 27, 19942590

18) 16th Vienna International Open

16th Vienna International Open Chess Championship takes place 15th-23rd August 2009. Sergei Tiviakov is the top seed.

Official site: http://www.vienna-chess-open.at/

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr19376.aspx

Games: http://www.members.aon.at/schach1/live/bundesliga.htm

16th Vienna Open Vienna (AUT), 15-23 viii 2009
Leading Round 3 Standings:
Rg.NameTiFEDEloIPkt.
1Timoscenko GennadijGMSVK24823
Shoker SamyIMEGY24483
Schroll Gerhard Dr. MMag.IMAUT24003
Kleijn ChristovFMNED23773
Vyskocil NeklanFMCZE23473
Ootes LarsNED22613
7Tiviakov SergeiGMNED26743
Arutinian DavidGMGEO25263
Kovalev AndreiGMBLR25333
Chabanon Jean-LucGMFRA24393
Bukal jr VladimirIMCRO23943
Eisenbeiser AmadeusIMGER23903
Bawart MarkusFMAUT23853
Butuc MariaWIMRUS21863
15Renner ChristophIMGER24313
Shumilina AlexandraWIMRUS22653
Caruso AugustoNMITA22513
18Grötz Harald Mag.IMAUT23503
Abel DennesGER23283
20Hoffmann PaulFMGER23333
21Zilka StepanIMCZE24663
22Shaw David AENG22313
23Moradiabadi Elshan DIGMIRI25422.5
Van Der Weide KarelGMNED24812.5
Burg TwanFMNED24222.5
Demuth AdrienFMFRA23392.5
Poley VladimirIMBLR23122.5
Kersten UweFMGER22942.5
Skacelik PetrCZE22692.5
Aschenbrenner RobertFMAUT22242.5
375 players

19) 22nd Panevezys Chess Festival

22nd Panevezys Chess Festival takes place in the city of Panevezys in Lithuania 17th-23rd August 2009. Two Fide rated Open (Open A and Open B) Blitz tournament and maybe closed WGM woman tournament are planned this year.

Details: http://www.chesslyga.lt/panevezys/open2009

20) IX Szombathely Chess Festival

The IX Szombathely Chess Festival takes place 15th-23rd August 2009. GM, IM Round Robins and Open Tournament.

Official site: http://sakk.savaria.hu/main.php?Lang=EN

21) Euro Chess Tournament

The Euro Chess Tournament took place in Enschede 31st July - 8th August 2009. The main event was the University of Twente Young Masters. Sergei Zhigalko won the event with 7/9. There is a very nice set of pdf bulletins available at the website. Games from round 6 now available.

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

University of Twente Young Masters Enschede (NED), 31 vii-8 viii 2009
PlSeNameRatingScoreWPSBTPR
11Zhigalko, Sergei 26217.045.534.252692
24Moranda, Wojciech 25456.545.532.002649
33Geetha Narayanan Gopal 25756.545.530.002628
42Iotov, Valentin 26035.545.526.252540
55Giri, Anish 25185.046.523.752500
68Burg, Twan 24225.045.021.252486
711Pruijssers, Roeland 24014.546.019.752455
86Melia, Salome 24414.539.517.752413
912Kleijn, Christov 23774.539.516.752399
109Ringoir, Tanguy 24064.042.516.002361
1110Van Oosterom, Chiel 24024.037.514.252355
1215Otte, Marijn 22984.036.514.252329
1316Hoolt, Sarah 22404.036.014.002323
1414Van Assendelft, Floris 23324.033.013.752293
157Miedema, Roi 24323.538.511.752314
1613Bok, Benjamin 23603.536.013.252268
1718Rademakers, Evert 21543.035.010.752216
1817Schut, Lisa 22122.035.57.252115

22) European Union Youth Championships

The 7th European Union Youth Championships took place in Mureck, Austria, close to the boarder with Slovenia, 9 rounds 5th-13th August 2009. 23 different federations take part in seven tournaments, starting from under 8 up to under 14. A total of 242 players. Tadeas Kriebel won the under-14 section with 7.5/9 ahead of Gary Giroyan of France and Brandon GI Clarke of England. Games available from chess-results.com.

Official site: http://www.jugendschach.at . Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr23970.aspx?lan=1

23) XII Bancpost Miercurea Ciuc

The XII Bancpost tournament took place in Miercurea Ciuc 9th-16th August 2009. Daniel Baratosi won the open with 8/9.

Official site: http://www.caissa.nextra.ro/ and Results: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr24436.aspx

XII Bancpost A Miercurea Ciuc (ROM), 9-16 viii 2009
Rk.NameFEDRtgPts.TB1 TB2
1Baratosi DanielFMROU241383843.25
2Vasile TeodoraROU198373430.25
3Dulman Egmond-GabrielROU210063731.75
4Voda CostelROU19795.538.527.5
5Kiraly FerencAUT19415.53729.25
6Dicu Razvan-StefanROU21265.535.526.75
7Dobre Florin-IulianROU19695.53525.75
8Vajda AlbertROU21965.53525.75
9Palamar CristianROU21055.533.524.5
10Adam AndreaROU19165.533.521.5
11Costiuc IoanROU1892530.518.75
12Osvath ZoltanROU190353019.75
13Tamas SzilardROU17894.53520.5
14Clotan MariusROU4014.53321
15Ghinea ConstantinROU17864.532.519.25
16Antal IstvanIROU6004.532.518.25
17Szakats StefanROU18544.53218.25
18Darvas IgnatieROU18244.53115
19Georgescu Gabriel-IoanFMROU20234.53017.75
32 players

24) Australasian Chess Match of the Decade

The "Australasian Chess Match of the Decade" took place in Auckland 1st-6th August 2009. David Smerdon won the 6 game match 4-2.

Details: http://www.newzealandchess.co.nz/smerdonwang.html

Wang Puchen - Smerdon, David 0-1 56 D38 QGD Ragozin
Smerdon, David - Wang Puchen ½-½ 43 C10 French Rubinstein
Wang Puchen - Smerdon, David ½-½ 31 C02 French Advance
Smerdon, David - Wang Puchen ½-½ 34 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Wang Puchen - Smerdon, David ½-½ 61 B78 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Smerdon, David - Wang Puchen 1-0 42 C06 French Tarrasch
Australasian Match of the Decade Auckland (NZL), 1-6 viii 2009
123456
1 Smerdon, David g AUS 2502 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4 2590
2 Wang Puchen m NZL 2465 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 2 2377

25) 2nd Arad Open Romania

2nd International Chess Open took place in Arad, Romania, 8th-14th august 2009 9 rounds swiss open, prize fund 3500 euro, 1st prize - 1000 euro. George-Catalin Ardelean edged out Constantin Lupulescu, Vlad-Cristian Jianu and Vladimir Danilov after all finished on 7/9. No games are available.

Official site: http://www.vados.ro/turnee/ro/8/16

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr24387.aspx

2nd Arad Open (ROM), 8-14 viii 2009
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk.NameFEDPts.TB1 TB2 TB3
1Ardelean George-CatalinIMROU74038.755
2Lupulescu ConstantinGMROU737.543.255
3Jianu Vlad-CristianGMROU73739.56
4Danilov VladimirIMROU736.541.56
5Vedmediuc SergheiIMMDA6.535.535.755
6Filip LucianIMROU6.535374
7Ogleznev AlexandrFMMDA6.534.535.754
8Cioara Andrei-NestorIMROU6.53436.755
9Postolachi ViorelMDA6.53334.256
10Chereches MariusFMHUN6.531.5294
11Chifor Ovidiu-EmanuelCMROU6.531.528.756
12Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB636.533.255
13Burnoiu Nicolae-CostelIMROU634.533.255
14Grigore George-GabrielGMROU63431.55
15Anton TeodorFMROU632.530.55
16Thesing MatthiasIMGER632314
17Taras Dan-GheorgheCMROU631.532.54
18Vavric PavelMDA631.528.755
19Garbea BogdanCMROU63027.56
20Florescu Codrut-ConstantinIMROU63025.755
21Doros Radu-MarianCMROU62928.755
22Erdos BoglarkaHUN628.528.255
23Ciobanu AurelianROU628.524.255
24Lupu Ovidiu-JeanCMROU62828.56
25Butunoi Alexandru-VictorIMROU5.53329.255
122 players

26) 39th annual Continental Open

George Mirijanian reports: The 39th annual Continental Open took place August 13th-16th 2009 at the Host Hotel at Cedar Lake in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA. GMs Sergey Kudrin of Stamford, Connecticut, Leonid Yudasin of Brooklyn, New York, Alexander Ivanov of Newton, Massachusetts, and U.S. Chess Federation-rated senior master Siddharth Ravichandran, a 22-year-old New York resident who hails from India, tied for 1st-4th place with scores of 5-1. Kudrin drew Yudasin in the final round, while Ravichandran held Yudasin and Ivanov to draws in rounds 2 and 4 respectively. The tournament was held in seven sections and drew a record-breaking 246 players. Bill Goichberg directed the event for the sponsoring Continental Chess Association, with assistance from USCF senior tournament director Bob Messenger of Nashua, New Hampshire.

No games available.

27) 15th annual Northeast Open

George Mirijanian reports: The 15th annual Northeast Open took place August 7th-9th 2009 at the Holiday Inn Select in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. GM Alexander Ivanov of Newton, Massachusetts tallied 4.5-0.5 to finish first. Tying for 2nd-4th place with 4-1 scores was a trio of New York state residents: Filipino IM Oliver Barbosa (who lost to Ivanov in the final round), U.S. Chess Federation-rated senior master Siddharth Ravichandran from India, and FM Alec Getz. The tournament drew 168 players in four sections and was directed by international arbiter Harold Stenzel of Sayville, New York for the sponsoring Continental Chess Association.

No games available.

28) Canadian Closed and Zonal Championship

The Canadian Closed and Zonal Championship: took place August 7th-16th 2009 in the Guelph University Centre. Time Control: 40/90, G/30 plus 30 second Fischer increment from first move. There was discussion on the forum for http://www.chesstalk.info. Jean Hebert won, Jonathan Tayar made the IM title after beating Louie Jiang for 2nd place. Hopefully a full table and results will turn up. I certainly couldn't find any meaningful coverage on the internet.

The likely official site should have been: http://www.chess.ca but actually this site seems almost abandoned.

29) 12th Olomouc Chess Summer International Festival

The 12th Olomouc Chess Summer International Chess Festival 2009, took place in the city of Olomouc on 5th-13th August 2009. Closed GM and IM tournaments, FIDE open, seniors tournament, active chess and blitz tournament are part of the festival. Konstantin Maslak and Nils Grandelius shared first in the GM event. No games available yet.

Details: http://www.czechtour.net/olomouc-chess-summer/

Results http://www.chess-results.com/tnr24298.aspx

30) Forthcoming Events and Links

Grand Slam Masters Final Bilbao

The 2nd edition of the Grand Slam Masters Final takes place in Bilbao, September 5-12th 2009. The winners of the Nanching Pearl Spring, Corus-Wijk aan Zee, Ciudad de Linares and Mtel Masters-Sofia tournaments were due play in the final. However at the last minute Veselin Topalov has withdrawn and been replaced with Levon Aronian.

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

Grand Slam Masters Final Bilbao (ESP), 5-12 ix 2009. Cat XX (2738)
Players list (July ratings)
NoName Ti NAT July Elo DoB
1Aronian, Levon gARM27681982
2Grischuk, Alexander gRUS27331983
3Shirov, Alexei gESP27321972
4Karjakin, Sergey gUKR27171990

Grand Slam Masters Final Bilbao. 5th-12th September 2009
5th September 2009Drawing of lots Time
6th September 20091st Round 17:00 CET
7th September 20092nd Round 17:00 CET
8th September 20093rd Round 17:00 CET
9th September 2009Rest day
10th September 20094th Round 17:00 CET
11th September 20095th Round 17:00 CET
12th September 20096th Round 16:00 CET
12th September 2009closing ceremony

European Youth Championships

The European Youth Championships (U10 - U18) takes place in Fermo/Italy 30th August - 10th September 2009. A preliminary list of entries is now up. http://www.euroyouth2009.com/Documents/StartingRank/Players.pdf

Details: http://www.euroyouth2009.com

6th Kalamaria Open

The 6th Kalamaria Open takes place 22nd-29th August 2009. 9 Round Swiss.

Official site: http://www.skakistis.gr/

5th Heraklion-Gazi International Chess Tournament

The 5th Heraklion-Gazi (Greece) International Chess Tournament takes place 22nd-29th August 2009.

9 Round Swiss. 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment for every move starting from move 1.

Further information :
Tel.: (+30) 6972262486, Mr Charalampos Stefanatos
Fax: (+30) 2810821029

E-mail: stefanatos@gazichess.gr, babstef@otenet.gr

Details: http://www.gazichess.gr/en

Quality Chess Edinburgh International

Quality Chess is sponsoring an international all-play-all tournament in which IM norms will be possible. The event will be hosted by Edinburgh Chess Club. Quality Chess publishes chess books and is based in Glasgow, Scotland. Edinburgh Chess Club is one of the oldest chess clubs in the world, and has been visited by many chess greats, including Capablanca, Alekhine and Karpov.

Tournament Details: 10 player all-play-all 12th-20th September 2009 Play will be from 1pm - 7pm each day. Edinburgh Chess Club, 1 Alva Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. International Arbiter: Alex McFarlane Time control: 40 moves in 2 hours, then one hour to finish. Prize money: 1st £500 2nd £300 3rd £150

Participants: GM Colin McNab Scotland, IM Andrew Greet England, IM Nikolaj Mikkelsen Denmark, FM Mads Andersen Denmark, FM David Eggleston England, FM Craig Thomson Scotland, FM Neil Berry Scotland, Jonathan Grant Scotland, Alan Tate Scotland, Martin Mitchell Scotland

Official site: http://www.edinburghchessclub.co.uk/

51st Imperia Festival (Liguria, Italy)

The 51st Chess Festival in Imperia (Liguria, Italy) celegrates it's 51st anniversay. It is the oldest open in Italy and possibly the oldest in Europe; all the editions have occurred without a break. During the giving of prizes, the organisers will present the historical book on the first 50 editions It takes place August 30th - September 6th 2009. 9 rounds.

Official site: http://imperiascacchi.altervista.org

VII Marx Gyorgy Memorial

The VII Marx Gyorgy Memorial takes place 24th September-5th October 2009 Paks, Hungary.

Participants: GM Almasi Zoltan 2684 HUN, GM Meier Georg 2658 GER, GM Berkes Ferenc 2647 HUN, GM Ganguly Surya 2637 IND, GM Safarli Eltaj 2597 AZE, GM Acs Peter 2550 HUN Average rating: 2629 Category: 16

I Teller Ede Memorial Participants: WGM Majdan Joanna 2382 POL, IM Vajda Szidónia 2375 HUN, WGM Gara Tícia 2354 HUN, WGM Doluhanova Evgeniya 2327 UKR, WGM Kochetkova Julia 2310 RUS, WIM Toth Lili 2172 HUN Average rating: 2320 Category: 3

Blitz-tournament 2nd October, 2009

Rapid-tournament 29th September, 2009

Children-tournament 27th September, 2009,

XIII Paks open 30th September- 04th October, 2009 7 rounds, A and B group

Information: Videki Sandor email: videkis2001@yahoo.com

Details: http://www.ase.hu/marxgy/2009

2nd Nanjing Pearl Spring

The 2nd Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament will takes place 27th Sept - 9th October 2009 in Nanjing, China.

The field seems to be Veselin Topalov, Magnus Carlsen, Teimour Radjabov, Peter Leko, Dmitry Jakovenko, Wang Yue.

The event is a 6-player in a double round robin. The total prize fund is 250,000 Euros.

News Gujuan Tzu blog http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews

Official site (In English): http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www/chess_pk/yindex.htm (under construction)

Official site (In Chinese): http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www/chess_pk/index.htm

2nd Nanjing Pearl Spring (CHN), 27 ix -9 x 2009 cat. XXI (2766)
No Name Ti NAT April Elo DoB
1 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2813 1975
2 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2772 1990
3 Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2760 1983
4 Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2756 1987
5 Leko, Peter g HUN 2756 1979
6 Wang, Yue g CHN 2736 1987

Official site (In English): http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www/chess_pk/yindex.htm

Official site: http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www/chess_pk/index.htm (more information and pictures)

Gujuan Tzu blog http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews

Mecking - Fier Match

There is a Match between Henrique Mecking and Alexandr Fier in Sao Paulo 23rd-27th September 2009 in the amphitheater of Santa Cruz High School in Sao Paulo.

Match of 4 classical games with time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds/move. 1st game 23rd September 2009. 2nd game 24th September 2009. free day 25th September 2009. 3rd game 26th September 2009. 4th game 27th September 2009.

Details: http://www.ligadexadrez.com.br/conteudo/ver.asp?id=19&conteudoId=422

Mundial Chess Internet Tournament

The organising Committee Mundial Chess invites all the players (from the amateurs to Grandmasters) to take part in the 1st Internet tournament with the prize fund of more than 130.000 EUR in cash and many special prizes. The 1st prize in the main tournament will be not less than 10.000 EUR.

Registration (and information in English) in the tournament is possible following the link - http://www.mundialchess.com/chess-online/en/zvfdxt6 Registration and information in Spanish - http://www.mundialchess.com/chess-online/es/zvfdxt6 Registration and information in Russian - http://www.mundialchess.com/chess-online/ru/zvfdxt6

Kasparov vs Karpov Match in September

Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov will play a 12 game (4 Rapid and 8 blitz) match in Valencia 21st-24th September 2009. The match is on the 25th Anniversary of the start of their infamous first aborted match in Moscow in 1984-5, this was followed by an epic series of close World title matches which ended in Lyon 1990.

Report in Marca (in Spanish) - http://www.marca.com/2009/07/07/mas_deportes/ajedrez/1246987804.html

Mig confirms the reports: http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2009/07/kasparov-obama-karpov.htm

The London Chess Classic in December

Cream of world chess to play in new London tournament. [Press release 25th June 2009]

The London Chess Centre is pleased to announce that the line up for the London Chess Classic 2009 is complete after GM David Howell of England accepted his invitation. This creates a balance to the event, an eight player all play all, with four world class players pitched against England's four highest rated Grandmasters. Using the latest available ratings and information supplied by the players on their recent successes, the tournament rating average is currently well above 2690 and may reach 2700 by December.

Nigel Short and Hikaru Nakamura are both in great shape. Nigel recently dominated the Sigeman tournament at Malmo and Hikaru won the US Championship held at St Louis. Vladimir Kramnik was top scorer at the Azerbaijan v Rest of the World match with 6.5/8.

Play begins Tuesday December 8th and runs until Tuesday December 15th 2009.

The venue for what will be the most prestigious chess tournament in the capital for 25 years will be announced shortly.

Malcolm Pein (IM) Director London Chess Centre

Notes for editors: All communications to Malcolm Pein IM at London Chess Centre: 020 7388 2404. E-Mail: info@chess.co.uk. Website: www.chess.co.uk

1st London Chess Classic (ENG), 8-16 xii 2009. Cat XVIII (2692) Players list (April ratings)
NoName Ti NAT April Elo DoB
1Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2770 1990
2Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2759 1975
3Ni, Hua g CHN 2724 1983
4Adams, Michael g ENG 2703 1971
5Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2701 1987
6Short, Nigel D g ENG 2674 1965
7Howell, David W L g ENG 2613 1990
8McShane, Luke J g ENG 2596 1984
Dates of the London Chess Classic. 7th-16th December 2009
Monday 7th December 2009 Press Conference and drawing of lots
Tuesday 8th December 2009 Round 1
Wednesday 9th December 2009 Round 2
Thursday 10th December 2009Round 3
Friday 11th December 2009 Rest day
Saturday 12th December 2009 Round 4
Sunday 13th December 2009 Round 5
Monday 14th December 2009 Round 6
Tuesday 15th December 2009 Round 7 + Closing ceremony, charity simultaneous

Commonwealth Chess Championships

The Masterskill Commonwealth Chess Championships take place 9th-15th December 2009 in conjunction with the 6th Singapore International Chess Festival.

Details of the change: http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/3991-commonwealth-chess-championship-2009

2nd Fide Women Grand Prix

The 2nd Fide Women Grand Prix is also take place in Nanjing in 27th Sept - 9th October 2009 with the top 12 players in the world.

Gujuan Tzu blog http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews

Unive Tournament Hoogeveen

The Unive Tournament in Hoogeveen takes place 16th-24th October 2009 with a new sponsor.

The main four player tournament has: Vassily Ivanchuk, Judit Polgar, Sergei Tiviakov and Anish Giri. There is an open alongside.

Details: http://www.univechess.nl/

Unive Tournament Hoogeveen (NED), 16-24 x 2009 cat. XVII (2663)
Ivanchuk, Vassily gUKR2746
Polgar, Judit gHUN2693
Tiviakov, Sergei gNED2697
Giri, Anish fNED2517

Ajedrez 21 English site

Ajedrez 21 now has an English site: http://www.ajedrez21.com/en/

Ravana Challenge International Sri Lanka

The Blue and Gold Chess Club organises the inaugural "The Ravana Challenge International Chess Tournament2 under the auspices of the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka, September 12th (arrival) - September 20th, 2009 (departure) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The tournament will be held in a 5 star hotel in Colombo.

Details: http://www.blueandgoldchessclub.com/Ravana/index.html

World Youth Championship

The World Youth Chess Championship 2009 (under 8, under 10, under 12, under 14, under 16 and under 18 years old - open and girls) which will take place in Kemer-Antalya, Turkey, between November the 11th, 2009 (arrival) and November the 23th, 2009 (departure).

Official site: http://wycc2009.tsf.org.tr/

FIDE World Cup Nov-Dec 2009

FIDE have announced some of the qualifiers for the FIDE World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, 20 November to 15 December 2009. In a few days the list with qualifiers from the Continental and Zonal Championships 2008-09 will also be published.

FIDE announcement: http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/4037-list-of-qualifiers-for-world-cup

Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 20 xi - 15 xii 2009
Qualifiers:
a) From World Championship Match 2008:
1. V. Anand INDWorld Champion
b) From World Cup 2007:
2. G. KamskyUSA
3. A. ShirovESP
4. M. CarlsenNOR
5. S. KarjakinUKR
c) Women's World Champion 2008:
6. A. KosteniukRUS
d) Junior World Champions 2007 & 2008:
7. A. AdlyEGY
8. A. GuptaIND
d) From FIDE Rating List, 20 players, average 7/2008 & 1/2009:
09. V. TopalovBUL 2786,50
10. V. IvanchukUKR 2780,00
11. A. MorozevichRUS 2779,50
12. V. KramnikRUS 2773,50
13. T. RadjabovAZE 2752,50
14. P. LekoHUN 2746,00
15. L. AronianARM 2743,50
16. S. MovsesianSVK 2737,00
17. D. JakovenkoRUS 2734,50
18. S. MamedyarovAZE 2733,00
19. P. SvidlerRUS 2730,50
20. A. GrischukRUS 2730,50
21. B. GelfandISR 2726,50
22. M. AdamsENG 2723,50
23. R. PonomariovUKR 2722,00
24. Wang YueCHN 2721,50
25. V. GashimovAZE 2720,00
26. E. AlekseevRUS 2713,00
27. L. Dominguez PerezCUB 2712,50
28. Ni HuaCHN 2707,00
e) 90 players from the Continental & Zonal Championships 2008 & 2009:
(to be published soon)...
Reserve players who may qualify by rating, average 7/2008 & 1/2009:
1. E. BacrotFRA 2706,50
2. Bu XiangzhiCHN 2706,00
3. P. EljanovUKR 2704,50
4. J. PolgarHUN 2702,00
5. S. RublevskyRUS 2700,50
6. H. NakamuraUSA 2698,00
7. K. SasikiranIND 2697,50
8. Wang HaoCHN 2691,00
9. V. MalakhovRUS 2690,50
10. M. Vachier-LagraveFRA 2688,50
11. V. MilovSUI 2687,00
12. V. BologanMDA 2686,50
13. V. AkopianARM 2686,50
14. L. NisipeanuROU 2683,50
15. R. KasimdzhanovUZB 2683,00
16. I. CheparinovBUL 2683,00
17. Z. EfimenkoUKR 2679,00
18. A. NaiditschGER 2679,00
19. F. Vallejo PonsESP 2676,00
20. A. MotylevRUS 2675,00

Kingpin Magazine

The humourous and satirical chess magazine Kingpin has a new website.

New website address: http://www.kingpinchess.net

Efimenko vs. Short Match

There is a six-game match between GMs Zahar Efimenko (Ukraine) and Nigel Short (England) in Mukachevo, Ukraine 20th-26th (rest day 23rd) September 2009.

Info at: http://www.uep-worldchess.com/ (Universal Event Promotion) and the Mukachevo club website http://www.chess32x64.org

Arvier (Aosta valley) Open

The Festival des Echecs Francophone takes place in Arvier (Aosta valley) September 26th - October 3rd 2009. The final round has been moved back a day as the 4th is the start of the European Club Team Championship. More information will appear at: http://www.scacchivda.com.

If you require further details contact by email (in French) to a.scalfi@scacchivda.com

6th Highlands Open International Chess Festival

6th Highlands Open International Chess Festival 2009, takes place in the town of Zdar nad Sazavou 26th September - 4th October 2009. IM tournament, FIDE open, active chess and blitz tournament are part of the festival.

Details: http://www.czechtour.net/highlands-open/

XI Hostafrancs Open

The XI Open Internacional D'escacs de Sants, Hostafrancs I La Bordeta takes place 21st-30th August 2009.

Details: http://www.cotxeres.org/open/

Lithuanian University of Agriculture CUP

Lithuanian University of Agriculture CUP August 22nd - 28th 2009.

Organizers. Kaunas Chess Federation, Lithuanian University of Agriculture (http://www.lzuu.lt), Youth chess club "Three zeros" (http://www.0-0-0.lt).

7th Mediterranean Chess Championship

The 7th Mediterranean Chess Championship takes place 11th-19th September 2009. Open to everyone.

Official site: http://www.medchess.com/ although I can't see details of the new tournament.

VIII Benidorm International Chess Festival

VIII Benidorm International Chess Festival 2009 takes place 27th November - 8th December 2009.

Website: http://www.ajedrezbali.com

Torch Real Estate Cup

The Chinese team competition the Torch Real Estate Cup started in Chengdu China on 4th May 2009. I'm hoping for a full game file.

Live games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess/tfd.htm

Official site: http://chess.sport.org.cn/

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr21650.aspx

Historical Elo Ratings

http://www.shakki.net/history/elotop.htm has a list of historical top ten FIDE lists. The text is in Finnish but is understandable anyhow.

Reno Far West Open

The Far West Open Chess Tournament took place April 10th-12th 2009 in Reno Nevada. Sergey Kudrin edged out Enrico Sevillano and Gergerly Antal who finished on 5/6. Games should follow.

Official site: http://www.renochess.org/fwo/index.html

6th Summer Catalan Chess Circuit

The 6th Summer Catalan Chess Circuit takes place May - September every year as part of the Catalan Chess Circuit, which is composed of 28 International Tournaments, and held in Spain, extended beyond Catalonia.

In 2009 there will be 14 Opens with traditional time control to be played over 9-10 days, as well as 14 Opens in Rapid Chess, played over 1-2 days (see Tournament Calendar).

During 120 days of tournaments, around 22.000 chess games will be played with selected ones broadcast.

Approximately 3,000 players from more than 30 different countries. The prize fund will reach 175.000 euros.

Apart from the traditional tournament prizes, the Catalan Chess Federation establishes a special classification composed of player´s results in each Circuit tournament, based on which players will be able to claim such special Circuit Prizes as General Final Standings, Prizes by Categories, Specific Prizes for best Catalan Players.

Prizegiving Ceremony will be held at Fiesta Catalana (Catalan Chess Party), on September, 27th, 2009

For more information please contact the Catalonia Chess Federation on federacio@escacs.cat or visit the official website: http://escacs.cat/circuit2009/torneigs.html

6th Summer Catalan Chess Circuit (ESP), 5 v - 20 ix 2009
20 June CIUTAT DE REUS REUS 9 Rd Swiss a a supJoan Pinol 649341056
21 June MOLLET DEL VALLES MOLLET DEL VALLES 9 Rd Swiss b aFrancesc Fernandez 647625832
24 June-2 July VILA DE SORT SORT 9 Rd Swiss B CJoan A. Conesa 609825066
25 June-3 July VILA DE MONTCADA MONTCADA 9 Rd Swiss A AReyes Cantero 938152902
4-12 July BARBERŔ DEL VALLES BARBERA DEL VALLES 9 Rd Swiss A A supVictor Pont 629386528
4-12 July TORREDEMBARRA TORREDEMBARRA 9 Rd Swiss C BJordi Salvat 649061984
13-22 July CIUTAT DE BALAGUER BALAGUER 10 Rd Swiss A sup AAntoni Montoliu 679082837
18-26 July ANDORRA LES ESCALDES 9 Rd Swiss A sup A supOscar la Riva 00376-347085
22-30 July VILA DE SITGES SITGES 9 Rd Swiss A AFrancesc González 600923277
25 July CERVELLO CERVELLO 8 Rd Swiss b bJuan MŞ Santiago 936840402
26 July OLOT OLOT 8 Rd Swiss b bJosep Ma Mir 606119678
1-8 August FIGUERES "MIQUEL MAS" FIGUERES 9 Rd Swiss C AJordi Serra 699848479
1-9 August CIUTAT DE BADALONA BADALONA 9 Rd Swiss A A supManel Triquell 609683157
2-10 August LA POBLA DE LILLET LA POBLA DE LILLET 9 Rd Swiss C CJosep Salvador 630625152
15-16 August VILA DE POBLENOU BARCELONA 10 Rd Swiss a sup aJoan Lorda 659529581
21-30 August SANTS BARCELONA 10 Rd Swiss A sup A supCotxeres 932918701
22-23 August AJEDREZND BARCELONA 9 Rd Swiss a sup aJordi Morcillo 620341266
1-10 September FESTIVAL DE SABADELL SABADELL 9 Rd Swiss B BIvan Aguilar 666346958
6 September VILA DE SANTPEDOR SANTPEDOR 9 Rd Swiss b bJosep Mascaro 616477533
11 September DIADA DE L'11 DE SETEMBRE SABADELL 9 Rd Swiss a a supIvan Aguilar 666346958
12 September RIBERA D'EBRE MORA D'EBRE 8 Rd Swiss a aJosep Terrones 696204203
13 September CIUTAT DE TORTOSA TORTOSA 8 Rd Swiss b bAbraham Pla 680532570
19-20 September VALLFOGONA DE BALAGUER VALLFOGONA DE BALAGUER Suis 11 rondes a sup aJaume Parramon 649960831
Potential
13-21 July SANT MARTI BARCELONA 9 Rd Swiss Ricard Llerins 933082425

European Union Website

The European Chess Union Website ECU website has changed address to http://www.europechess.org

Alushta Diary 2009

Alushta Diary 2009:

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, 5.09 - 13.09, Open tournament (under 16 years) 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, 10.07 - 18.07, 20.07 - 28.07, 22.08 - 30.08, Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Blitz tournament 7.07, 19.07, 29.07, Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Open tournament (rapid chess) 8.07 - 9.07, 30.07 - 31.07, Alushta Session of school of Gennadi Kuzmin 21.06 - 27.06, 15.07 - 24.07. Individual and group studying Further information: http://www.kaissa.com.ua phone +38 (06560)5-05-32, +380505828911 (for Russian speaking), + 380506692604 (for English speaking) e-mail: info@kaissa.com.ua

Chess Study

Dr Robert Howard is making a study of rated chess players.

The full article: http://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/fidestudy/results

If you would like to participate, please go to this website: http://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/fidestudy/

For any queries, please contact Dr Robert Howard, University of New South Wales, on rwh@unsw.edu.au