No. 254, February 25, 2004
In this issue:
Grand Prix 2003 results corrected |
2004 GP website set up |
Bob Maas R.I.P. |
Tournaments: Newcastle Open, Drouin Open, Toukley u/2000 |
Letters - more on Capablanca's demise |
World news |
Games |
Tournaments |
Grand Prix 2004
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The 38th Ballarat Begonia Tournament Ballarat, Victoria. Labour Day weekend
6-8 March 2004. Class 3 Grand Prix and FIDE-rated - Full details and
entry form at http://www.auschess.org.au/ballarat/bccindex.htm
The Italo-Australian Club 42nd Doeberl Cup:
Canberra - Easter weekend 9-12 April - Class 3 Grand Prix - Full details and entry form at http://www.netspeed.com.au/ianandjan/IansPage/
ACF Secretary needed: Expressions of interest are welcome. The role principally involves preparing timely agendas and minutes for quarterly meetings. The Secretary also needs to organise quarterly telephone conferences.
Other duties are of a minor nature but as part of the ACF Executive the Secretary would be privy to confidential discussion on Australian Chess matters.
Most of the work involved is performed via email, so some compensation for internet access and photocopying when necessary will be made available.
Please apply to George Howard - ACF President on 0414841575 for a confidential chat or by email to georgeshoward@hotmail.com
Wanted: Olympiad Appeal Co-ordinator: The ACF is calling for interested persons wishing to fulfill the role of Olympiad Appeal Co-ordinator. The tasks involved can be flexible but the occupant must fulfil or arrange to have fulfilled the ACF Olympiad By-Laws, specifically para 2.
Grand Prix results changed: Some details were submitted late meaning slight changes to the final results for the 2003. For the corrected details, see the spreadsheets on the ACF site: http://www.auschess.org.au/2003 GP details.xls and http://www.auschess.org.au/GPPrizes03.xls
2004 GP website:
Bob Keast (with help from his son) has set up a very nice website for this year's event at
http://www.loganarts.com/gp2004/gp2004.htm
Originally from Frankfurt, Germany, Bob Maas emigrated to Australia shortly before WWII and has been a long time member of the Chatswood Chess Club [now incorporated in the NSLCCC] since the 1940s and played on a lower board for chess teams in late '40s early '50s during the Koshnitsky/Purdy/Steiner era.
Bob has competed in club events for many years and has been a regular member of the Under 1600 Grizzly Bears Grade Match Team during the last 10/15 years. In the Ford Memorial Tournament last year Bob was one of the upset prize winners but was a reluctant withdrawal from this year's Club championships because of health problems.
It is likely that the funeral arrangements will be advised in the SMH next Wednesday.
- Norman Greenwood
Mt Buller volunteers:
The team organising the Mt Buller Australian Open is looking for volunteers for a number of positions:
Drouin Open:
Toukley U/2000: The Toukley U2000 tournament took place 21/22 Feb at the Toukley RSL on the NSW Central Coast. The tournament was limited to players with an ACF rating under 2000. There were 38 entries. The time limit was FIDE Rapid 1 hour with a 10 second increment thereafter.
The first round saw a few upsets with local Gary Losh drawing with top seed Brian Jones. In fact, Gary had a winning rook ending but Brian managed to hang in to scrape a draw during the 10 second increment period. Alex Mendes da Costa played an excellent game in round 2 to beat David Castor. David's day was not due to get better finishing the day with 1/4. Justin Huang was also very sick so had to withdraw after round 2.
Blind player Alex Momot, under-rated at 901, had an excellent start to the tournament beating locals Barry Mann and Gary Losh in round 1 and 3. His 4th game also featured an attacking game against Norm Greenwood but Norm rebuffed the attack to win. However, Alex's second day was less successful with 0/3. Peter Hannagan beat Duncan Peters in round 3 although Duncan had lost on time for around 10 minutes prior to the finish. After day 1 the sole leader was Newcastle player Neil Wright with 4/4.
However, Round 5 saw Neil become unstuck playing White against junior Junta Ikeda from the ACT. Neil left a rook en prise in a tense position and lost. The round 6 clash between leader Junta Ikeda and Jason Chan from Sydney saw Jason overpower Junta on the queenside eventually winning a queen in the time scramble. This proved to be a deciding game. The round 6 game between Kerry Stead (White) and Neil Wright saw the position below.
Here, Neil Wright took the draw with 1.Qa1+ 2.Kd2 Qa5+ 3.Kc1 Qa1 and so forth. The line 1.Qa1 2.Kd2 Qd4+ 3. Kc1 Qe3+ 4.Qxe3 fxe4 5.Rd5 a5 was interesting with Black having 2 dangerous passed pawns.
Onto the last game or the 'business end of the tournament'. The final round saw Jason Chan with 5/6 playing Michael Yu with 4.5/6 on board 1. A win by Michael would have resulted in a 3 way tie. It was looking the most likely result until the following position occurred.
Here Jason had just 10 seconds on the clock whereas Michael had 30 seconds with both players in the 10 second increment period. It's a little unfair looking at a position where the players have only seconds to analyse but anyway. Here Michael played
1...Qh1 2.Be2 Rh2+ 3.Ke3 Qc1+
3.Qg1+ is better forcing the King back into the firing line on d2. (4.Ke4 Qd4+ 5.Kf5 e4 and Black wins with multiple threats) After 3.Qg1 4.Kd2 Qf1 proves winning).
4.Kf3 g4+
Fritz suggests 4.f5! with the subtle threat 5.g4 mate.
5.Ke4 Rxe2+ 6.Kf5 Rf2+?
Where Black unfortunately lost on time handing Jason the tournament. After 7.Ke6 the position now favours White having escaped the mating net! So, the final results were 1st Jason Chan with 6/7 with Junta Ikeda and Michael Lip 2nd= with 5.5/7.
- FM Lee Jones
Letters: Capablanca's demise
Leko leads Linares - rest day today: February 24 is a rest day in Linares. Rounds 4 and 5 were all draws, leaving Leko in the lead with 2/4 and a game in hand. The much-awaited round 5 clash between Kasparov and Kramnik ended in a draw after Kramnik sacrificed a piece for several pawns and open diagonals on white's king. Topalov fought hard with black but could not prevail against Leko's solid defence. And youngsters Radjabov and Vallejo fought out an interesting game with three minors facing two rooks and some fascinating complications.
Scores after 5 rounds:
Shirov, A (2736) -- Kasparov, G (2831) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3
Nbd7 9.Qd2 b5 10.a4 b4
This is obviously a very important task this year and available resources will be allocated to assist the occupant of this position to carry out this important function. The ACF Treasurer will obviously assist in the usual manner with accounting tasks if required.
The success of the Olympiad Squads depend not only on their abilities but our (Australian Chess Community) ability to financially support the players, captains etc.
Persons interested should not hesitate to send applications to George Howard, ACF President at georgeshoward@hotmail.com or call me on 0414841575 for a confidential discussion.
Already included are details of the Newcastle Open.
Bob Maas R.I.P.
Well-liked NSW player Bob Maas died last Saturday after a short illness.
Video Entertainment Consultant: To arrange the movies for each night (28 nights) during
the Chess Festival.
Play-room co-ordinator
Sponsorship officer
Player Profilist: to do profiles of top layers on the website
Celebrity Invitation Officer: To line up celebrities for the Opening or Closing
ceremonies
Swimming Lessons/Life-guard: to watch the pool
Airport picker-uperer
If you can help, contact David Cordover at cordover@chessworld.com.au
Newcastle Open:
No Name Rtg Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. LANE, Gary W 2308 6 24:W 14:W 10:L 15:W 4:W 9:W 2:W
2. XIE, George 2239 5 25:W 13:W 17:W 5:W 16:W 10:L 1:L
3. CANFELL, Gregory 2201 6 26:W 16:L 35:W 14:W 8:W 12:W 10:W
4. TAN, Justin 2125 4.5 27:W 15:W 19:W 10:D 1:L 16:W 5:L
5. SCOTT, Ronald 2110 5 28:W 18:W 12:W 2:L 9:L 30:W 4:W
6. JONES, Lee R 2043 5 29:W 17:L 7:W 19:W 10:L 21:W 12:W
7. CHARLES, Gareth 2037 4.5 30:D 41:W 6:L 20:W 12:L 24:W 19:W
8. BOLENS, Johny 2004 5 31:W 19:L 27:W 17:W 3:L 35:W 13:W
9. JONES, Brian A 1997 5 32:W 20:W 16:L 21:W 5:W 1:L 14:W
10. LIP, Michael 1964 5.5 33:W 21:W 1:W 4:D 6:W 2:W 3:L
11. WRIGHT, Neil S 1931 5 35:W 23:L 28:W 24:D 25:W 13:D 16:W
12. ZVEDENIOUK, Ilia 1922 4 34:W 48:W 5:L 23:W 7:W 3:L 6:L
13. CASTOR, David 1916 4 36:W 2:L 41:W 25:D 24:W 11:D 8:L
14. DICK, David W 1896 4 37:W 1:L 29:W 3:L 23:W 27:W 9:L
15. PETERS, Duncan 1887 4 40:W 4:L 43:W 1:L 27:L 32:W 30:W
16. CHAN, Jason 1883 4 38:W 3:W 9:W 30:W 2:L 4:L 11:L
17. VAN RENEN, Mike 1817 4 39:W 6:W 2:L 8:L 28:L 34:W 27:W
18. LANE, Nancy 1793 3.5 42:W 5:L 34:D 38:W 30:L 25:W 20:L
19. YAP, Aaron 1768 4 43:W 8:W 4:L 6:L 32:W 28:W 7:L
20. YU, Michael 1736 4.5 44:W 9:L 38:D 7:L 36:W 37:W 18:W
21. DICKSON, Ian C 1667 3 45:W 10:L 48:W 9:L 29:W 6:L 28:L
22. MURRELL, Malcolm R 1621 4 48:L 30:L 40:W 34:W 35:L 39:W 44:W
23. MENDES DA COSTA, Alex 1620 4 47:W 11:W 30:L 12:L 14:L 36:W 35:W
24. ESCRIBANO, Jose 1573 3 1:L 37:W 44:W 11:D 13:L 7:L 25:D
25. KEUNING, Anthony V 1565 3 2:L 36:W 45:W 13:D 11:L 18:L 24:D
26. AL-HINDAWI, Ahmed 1543 3 3:L 38:L 37:D 33:W 34:D 41:W 29:L
27. ILLINGWORTH, Max 1495 3 4:L 40:W 8:L 39:W 15:W 14:L 17:L
28. CANFELL, Mike J 1484 4 5:L 42:W 11:L 43:W 17:W 19:L 21:W
29. LOSH, Gary 1481 4 6:L 39:W 14:L 41:W 21:L 45:W 26:W
30. PINFOLD, Ray 1475 3.5 7:D 22:W 23:W 16:L 18:W 5:L 15:L
31. BONJEKOVIC, Tom 1442 2.5 8:L 43:L 39:L 40:W 37:L 38:W :D
32. WELTNER, Michael 1414 3 9:L 44:L 42:W 45:W 19:L 15:L 37:W
33. BROWN, Michael 1400 1.5 10:L 45:L 47:D 26:L 48:W 44:L 46:L
34. NEMETH, Bela L 1383 2 12:L 47:W 18:D 22:L 26:D 17:L 39:L
35. HENDRY, Ian L 1369 3 11:L 46:W 3:L 44:W 22:W 8:L 23:L
36. DEACON, Graeme 1365 2 13:L 25:L 46:W 48:W 20:L 23:L 41:L
37. BEHNE-SMITH, David 1328 2.5 14:L 24:L 26:D 47:W 31:W 20:L 32:L
38. PATERSON, Keith 1273 2.5 16:L 26:W 20:D 18:L 39:L 31:L 45:W
39. McGUIRK, Michael 1256 3 17:L 29:L 31:W 27:L 38:W 22:L 34:W
40. FELL, Lloyd R 1242 3 15:L 27:L 22:L 31:L 46:W 48:W 43:W
41. PARKER, Trent 1181 3 46:W 7:L 13:L 29:L 43:W 26:L 36:W
42. KERR, David 1117 1 18:L 28:L 32:L 46:W 44:- : :
43. BEHNE-SMITH, Jonathan 848 2 19:L 31:W 15:L 28:L 41:L 46:W 40:L
44. BEHNE-SMITH, Sarah 795 3 20:L 32:W 24:L 35:L 42:+ 33:W 22:L
45. STALLARD, Joseph 794 2 21:L 33:W 25:L 32:L 47:W 29:L 38:L
46. CHIDDY, Lance 533 1 41:L 35:L 36:L 42:L 40:L 43:L 33:W
47. GARZ, Stephen 1 23:L 34:L 33:D 37:L 45:L :D 48:L
48. TRAIN, Tim 2 22:W 12:L 21:L 36:L 33:L 40:L 47:W
No Name Rtg Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Depasquale, Chris 2321 6 28:W 16:W 4:D 8:W 3:W 2:D 6:W
2 Lojanica, Milenko 1992 5.5 46:W 19:W 11:D 5:W 7:W 1:D 3:D
3 Le, Tuan 1965 5.5 39:W 44:W 17:W 7:W 1:L 14:W 2:D
4 Roach, Walter 1807 5.5 40:W 29:W 1:D 6:D 10:D 16:W 14:W
5 Sandler, Leonid 2339 5 31:W 9:W 6:D 2:L 20:W 10:W 8:D
6 Dizdarevic, Mehmedalija 1917 5 47:W 18:W 5:D 4:D 16:W 9:W 1:L
7 Abdulwahab, Rasheed 2311 5 23:W 13:W 14:W 3:L 2:L 30:W 19:W
8 Voon, Richard 1846 5 48:W 10:D 15:W 1:L 25:W 11:W 5:D
9 Lugo, Ruperto 1697 5 41:W 5:L 31:W 30:W 12:W 6:L 15:W
10 Lin, Zhigen 1479 4.5 36:W 8:D 12:D 26:W 4:D 5:L 25:W
11 Frost, Peter 1743 4.5 32:W 38:W 2:D 14:L 17:W 8:L 21:W
12 Kerksal, David 4.5 15:D 25:W 10:D 44:W 9:L 17:D 29:W
13 Power, Paul 1579 4.5 21:W 7:L 28:L 15:D 45:W 26:W 24:W
14 Holt, Kenneth 1835 4 42:W 20:W 7:L 11:W 19:W 3:L 4:L
15 Mollard, Max 1542 4 12:D 27:W 8:L 13:D 18:W 28:W 9:L
16 Ferris, Shaun 1641 4 49:W 1:L 23:W 29:W 6:L 4:L 28:W
17 Bradley, Chris 1762 4 45:W 30:W 3:L 18:D 11:L 12:D 31:W
18 Potter, Matthew 1398 4 33:W 6:L 32:W 17:D 15:L 20:D 30:W
19 Bekker, Gary 1563 4 35:W 2:L 39:W 28:W 14:L 31:W 7:L
20 Hickman, Casey 1255 4 34:W 14:L 33:W 0:D 5:L 18:D 32:W
21 Jackson, Ross 4 13:L 23:L 48:W 22:W 46:W 29:W 11:L
22 Bekker, Josh 1173 4 38:L 41:W 26:L 21:L 27:W 33:W 37:W
23 Lugo, Jerome 828 3.5 7:L 21:W 16:L 37:W 26:D 24:L 40:W
24 Potter, Chris 1384 3.5 0:L 0:L 0:L 0:L 34:W 23:W 13:L
25 Eustace, Sophie 263 3.5 0:D 12:L 47:W 27:W 8:L 39:W 10:L
26 Qian, Dennish 3.5 29:L 40:W 22:W 10:L 23:D 13:L 38:W
27 Schon, Eugene 3.5 0: 15:L 38:W 25:L 22:L 45:W 35:W
28 Morris, James 881 3 1:L 35:W 13:W 19:L 36:W 15:L 16:L
29 Hamilton, Ian 1353 3 26:W 4:L 36:W 16:L 38:W 21:L 12:L
30 Kostrzewa, Jake 1041 3 43:W 17:L 34:W 9:L 33:W 7:L 18:L
31 Bell, David 959 3 5:L 49:W 9:L 35:W 43:W 19:L 17:L
32 Fraser, Reuben 3 11:L 46:W 18:L 38:L 42:W 36:W 20:L
33 Potter, Michael 3 18:L 47:W 20:L 46:W 30:L 22:L 43:W
34 Toper, David 3 20:L 42:W 30:L 41:W 24:L 35:L 39:W
35 Jackson, Ian 3 19:L 28:L 42:W 31:L 47:W 34:W 27:L
36 Potter, Daniel 3 10:L 48:W 29:L 39:W 28:L 32:L 41:W
37 Martin, Joshua 3 44:L 39:L 40:W 23:L 49:W 43:W 22:L
38 Vanyai, Tristan 2.5 22:W 11:L 27:L 32:W 29:L 0:D 26:L
39 Beasley, Clay 2 3:L 37:W 19:L 36:L 41:W 25:L 34:L
40 Clinch, Matthew 2 4:L 26:L 37:L 47:L 48:W 42:W 23:L
41 Hall, Russ 2 9:L 22:L 46:W 34:L 39:L 47:W 36:L
42 Bond, Nathan 2 14:L 34:L 35:L 49:W 32:L 40:L 45:W
43 Woodcock-Smith, Matthew 2 30:L 45:L 49:W 48:W 31:L 37:L 33:L
44 Taylor, Stephan 1520 2 37:W 3:L 45:W 12:L 0:L 0: 0:
45 Fernandez, Philippe 1.5 17:L 43:W 44:L 0:D 13:L 27:L 42:L
46 Smith, Tom 1.5 2:L 32:L 41:L 33:L 21:L 0:W 49:D
47 Bell, Nathan 1.5 6:L 33:L 25:L 40:W 35:L 41:L 0:D
48 Bell, Laura 1.5 8:L 36:L 21:L 43:L 40:L 49:W 0:D
49 Hatfield, Brayden .5 16:L 31:L 43:L 42:L 37:L 48:L 46:D
Arbiter
No Name Loc Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Chan, Jason 1883 6 22:W 17:W 18:D 3:D 19:W 2:W 6:W
2 Ikeda, Junta 1705 5.5 26:W 3:D 16:W 4:W 5:W 1:L 10:W
3 Lip, Michael 1964 5.5 29:W 2:D 9:W 1:D 13:W 6:D 5:W
4 Murray, Bruce D 1845 5 30:W 12:W 7:D 2:L 9:D 23:W 13:W
5 Wright, Neil S 1931 4.5 14:W 19:W 6:W 13:W 2:L 7:D 3:L
6 Yu, Michael 1736 4.5 28:W 8:W 5:L 23:W 18:W 3:D 1:L
7 Stead, Kerry 1935 4.5 23:W 15:W 4:D 18:L 8:W 5:D 9:D
8 Illingworth, Max 1495 4.5 11:W 6:L 20:D 21:W 7:L 30:W 12:W
9 Jones, Brian A 1997 4.5 32:D 25:W 3:L 20:W 4:D 19:W 7:D
10 Peters, Duncan 1887 4.5 21:W 37:W 13:L 29:D 12:W 18:W 2:L
11 Pinfold, R 4.5 8:L 36:W 12:L 22:W 14:D 29:W 18:W
12 Jurd, Sebastian 1564 4 27:W 4:L 11:W 34:W 10:L 15:W 8:L
13 Hannagan, Peter K 1710 4 36:W 34:W 10:W 5:L 3:L 25:W 4:L
14 Rajendran, Karthick 1429 4 5:L 31:W 15:W 19:L 11:D 17:D 25:W
15 Dickson, Ian C 1667 4 33:W 7:L 14:L 28:W 29:W 12:L 24:W
16 Castor, David 1916 4 24:W 18:L 2:L 30:L 33:W 20:W 23:W
17 Keuning, Anthony V 1565 4 35:W 1:L 21:L 38:W 30:D 14:D 28:W
18 Mendes da Costa, Alex 1620 3.5 20:W 16:W 1:D 7:W 6:L 10:L 11:L
19 Kodzoman, Ivan 1635 3.5 31:W 5:L 24:W 14:W 1:L 9:L 21:D
20 McGuirk, Michael 1256 3.5 18:L 22:W 8:D 9:L 24:W 16:L 29:W
21 Nemeth, Bela L 1383 3.5 10:L 38:W 17:W 8:L 25:L 27:W 19:D
22 Hendry, Ian L 1369 3.5 1:L 20:L 26:W 11:L 31:D 33:W 30:W
23 Greenwood, Norman 1443 3 7:L 26:W 35:W 6:L 34:W 4:L 16:L
24 Bisson, Danny Wayne 1413 3 16:L 33:W 19:L 27:W 20:L 35:W 15:L
25 Mann, Barry R 1521 3 34:L 9:L 36:W 35:W 21:W 13:L 14:L
26 Baldwin, A(Tony) C 1331 3 2:L 23:L 22:L 33:L 0:W 31:W 35:W
27 Ikeda, Miona 1110 3 12:L 30:W 29:L 24:L 32:W 21:L 36:W
28 Farrell, Keith R 1352 3 6:L 35:L 33:W 15:L 38:W 34:W 17:L
29 Wolf, Ludwig 1454 2.5 3:L 32:W 27:W 10:D 15:L 11:L 20:L
30 Deacon, Graeme 1365 2.5 4:L 27:L 31:W 16:W 17:D 8:L 22:L
31 Wright, Allan 1272 2.5 19:L 14:L 30:L 0:W 22:D 26:L 34:W
32 Losh, Gary 1481 2.5 9:D 29:L 34:L 36:L 27:L 0:W 38:W
33 Keuning, Patrick J 1328 2 15:L 24:L 28:L 26:W 16:L 22:L 0:W
34 Momot, Alex 901 2 25:W 13:L 32:W 12:L 23:L 28:L 31:L
35 Parker, Trent 1181 2 17:L 28:W 23:L 25:L 36:W 24:L 26:L
36 Velyvis, Vladis 1340 2 13:L 11:L 25:L 32:W 35:L 38:W 27:L
37 Huang, Justin 1596 1 38:W 10:L 0:L 0:L 0:L 0:L 0:L
38 Fell, Lloyd R 1242 1 37:L 21:L 0:W 17:L 28:L 36:L 32:L
For what it is worth, Harold C Schonberg, in the article on Capablanca in
his book "Grandmasters of Chess" (Lippincott, Philadephia and New York,
1973) says:
"On 7 March 1942, while watching a game at the Manhattan Chess Club, he had
a stroke and died the following morning." (at p.179)
There are other references to his death in books I have but none of them
mentions the venue, though the date and cause of death are the same.
- Denis Jessop
World News:
Still more draws in round 3, but some good fights nevertheless. Kasparov tried an exchange sac as black in a Sicilian against Leko, but the wily Hungarian returned the material and gained a bit of an edge. And two of the greatest fighters in the game, Shirov and Topalov, went toe-to-toe for about 70 moves before drawing in a game that looked like it could go either way. In contrast, Radjabov-Kramnik was a quick draw.
Not much excitement in round 2. Radjabov had little trouble holding a draw against Kasparov, and the other games were also drawn.
Shirov and Kasparov had a humdinger of a fight in round 1, with Shirov hanging on for a draw after Kasparov sacrificed a piece and missed some chances. Vallejo Pons-Kramnik was a quick draw, and in the only decisive game, Leko as black harvested a few pawns and won the ending against Radjabov.
The world's top-rated player, the recently reclusive Gary Kasparov, is making a rare appearance in this year's edition of the Spanish supertournament, which runs February 19-March 5. The 7-player double round robin also includes Kramnik, Shirov, Topalov, Leko, Paco Vallejo and Radjabov.
2.5 Leko*, Kramnik
2.0 Kasparov*, Vallejo Pons*, Shirov*, Topalov*, Radjabov (* = game in hand)
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Shirov-Kasparov annotated
Aeroflot - Filippov leads:
The 3rd Aeroflot Festival is one of the year's most important tournaments with an incredible array of strong GMs. Players include Akopian, Dreev, Aleksandrov, Bologan, Lautier, Khalifman, Smirin, Bacrot, Sakaev and Rublevsky.
The official site features live games, but not much PGN available yet.
Leading scores after 7 rounds:
6.0 Filippov
5.5 Dreev, Tregubov, Lautier, Van Wely, Sasikiran, Berkes, Motylev
5.0 Fedorov, Malakhov, Bacrot, Volokitin, Rublevsky, Asrian, Rustemov, Mamedyarov, Minasian, Graf, Vaganian, Petrosian, Jakovenko, Khenkin, Sadvakasov, Korobov
Aeroflot Site | View games | Carlsen-Dolmatov annotated
Internationale Fränkische Großmeistertage 2004:
A strong tournament in Germany, featuring Bischoff, Naiditsch, Hector.
Scores after 6 rounds:
4.5 Gustafsson
3.5 Conquest
3.0 Bezold*, Baramidze*, Skripchenko, Bischoff
2.5 Prusikin*, Hector*, Doettling
1.5 Naiditsch*
1.0 Stellwagen* (*= score out of 5)
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Jakarta: An interesting tournament featuring strong women and Asian stars, with some big prize money.
Scores after 7 rounds:
4.5 Adianto, Stefanova
4.0 Zhu Chen, Juswanto
2.5 Hoang Thanh Trang
1.5 Megaranto
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International Paderborn Computer Chess Tournament: Hydra - derived from Brutus - was the surprise winner, beating Fritz and drawing Shredder in this respected computer comp.
Final scores, 7 rounds: 6.5 Hydra;
5.5 Fritz;
5.0 Shredder;
4.5 Ikarus;
4.0 Gandalf;
3.5 Diep, Isichess, Patzer, Quark;
3.0 YACE 2600, Anaconda, SOS, The Baron;
2.0 Comet;
1.5 Matador;
1.0 BlackBishop
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2nd Breizh Masters: A French tourney featuring a couple of 2600s and some local masters.
Final Scores, 10 rounds:
7.5 Baklan
5.5 Istratescu
5.0 Bagheri
4.5 Wirig, Le Roux
3.0 Gozzoli
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Games:
XXI (1) Linares ESP
2004.02.19 1/2-1/2 B90
11.Nd5 Bxd5 12.exd5 Nb6
13.Bxb6 Qxb6 14.a5 Qb7 15.Bc4 g6 16.Ra4
16...Rb8 17.Qd3 Ra8 18.Qd2 Rb8 19.Nc1!?
19...h5! 20.Nd3 Bh6 21.Qe2
21...O-O 22.Nxb4 Qd7 23.Nc6!? Rxb2 24.O-O h4 25.Bb3 h3!
26.g3 e4! 27.fxe4 Qg4!
28.Qd3
28...Qg5!
29.e5!
29...dxe5 30.Rh4 e4 31.Qd4 Ng4!?
32.Rxh6!
32...Nxh6 33.Qxb2 Qe3+ 34.Rf2
34...Qe1+
35.Rf1 Qe3+
1/2-1/2
Carlsen, Magnus (2484) -- Dolmatov, Sergey (2591)
Aeroflot Open (3) 2004 1-0 A04
1.Nf3 f5 2.d3!?
- Taking the game out of normal Dutch lines and aiming for a quick e4
- White already has a big edge as black can't castle yet and is vulnerable down the central files
14.Rxe7!! Qxe7
- ( 14...Kxe7 15.Re1+ +- )
- Even more lovely than the last move, this powerful follow-up allows white to pile up on both d6 and f6
- ( 16...Rf8 17.Rxd6 Kc8 18.Nxf6 ( 18.Nc5!? ) ( 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Nc5!? Rd8 20.Be6! +- Bxe6 21.Rxc6+ Qc7 22.Qxc7# ) 18...gxf6 19.Bxf6 Qe1+ 20.Rd1 Qe8 leaves white in control )
- White wins
- ( 19.Qd4 gxh4 20.Nxd5!! Qf8 21.Nf6 +- A nice attack )
Upcoming tournaments
City of Sydney Championships 2004 29 Feb to 28 March Venue: Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club 117 Ryedale Rd, West Ryde Registration Closes 23rd Feb, late applications accepted until 10:30am 29th Feb (Sundays) 9 rounds - 2 rounds a day Starting Times: Morning Rd 11.00am Afternoon Rd 4.00pm Presentation then City of Sydney Lightning 4.00pm, 28th March FIDE time control 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move from the start Entry Fees: Adult $80, Under 18 $50, Under 14 $30. $10 Late fee for Registration after 22nd Feb Open: 1st $600 2nd $400 3rd $200 U2000, U1800, U1600, U1400, Junior: 1st $250 2nd $150 3rd $100 FIDE rated All NSW resident players must be members of (or join) the NSWCA or the NSWJCL Contact Ralph Seberry [0403 991 730], NSWCA website: Cheques payable to NSWCA Inc. [or email to Ralph Seberry] NSW Chess Association G.P.O Box 2418 Sydney 2001
Laurieton Chess Club Chessplayers are invited to the 4th annual Laurieton 'One Day Chess' Tournament Sunday 29 February 2004 10:30 am. Start - 7 Rds., 25 min. per Player Venue: Laurieton United Servicemen's Club Games Rated - Cash Prizes subject to entries The decision of Tournament Directors is final. Primary & High School Students most welcome. Entry Fees; $ 12 Seniors - $ 5 under 18 years. This is a Non-Smoking Tournament. Free Refreshments. Club Bistro open for $ 4 Lunch. Contact: Endel 6559 9060
Wyong Shire Cup at Mingara Chess Club. Anyone who lives on the NSW Central Coast or is a member of a Central Coast chess club is eligible, Juniors welcome. Venue : Legends Sports Bar, Mingara Recreation club, Mingara Drive Tumbi Umbi. When : 1st March - 19th April. 7 rounds 1 game per night No tournament play on Easter Monday 12th of April. The last round will be held on Monday April 14th and the presentation Night will be held on Monday April 26th at 7:45 pm followed by Mingara Verses the World (as we know it i.e. the rest of the Central Coast). Entries : $8 entry fee. To pay for trophies and ratings. Entries taken at venue from 7:30 pm before round 1. Time Limit: 90 minutes per player per game Playing sessions 7:45 pm to 10:45pm Prizes : Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd and divisional trophies - number of divisions dependent on the number of entries. Deferred games : Deferred games will be allowed if at least 48 hours notice is given to the D.O.P. Or in the case of emergencies. Enquiries : To Director of Play Mal Murrell 43923873
38th Ballarat Begonia tournament (6-8th March 2004). We are hoping to even emulate last years effort when we had a record of 120 entrants. Invitations are extended for the 38th Ballarat Begonia Open to be conducted by the Ballarat Chess Club Inc. The tournament will be FIDE rated. It will be held at the regular venue, which offers excellent playing conditions and is located in the heart of the city close to all facilities. Date: The Victorian Labour Day long weekend, Saturday 6th to Monday 8th March 2004. Venue: Amenities Centre, Old Gaol Building, School of Mines, Lydiard St South, Ballarat. Schedule: The tournament will be a 7 round Swiss starting at 1.30 pm Saturday with the final round on Monday at 2.00 pm. The rate of play will be 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move increment from move 1. Entries: $60.00 adult, $50.00 concession for pensioners and unemployed $30 for juniors under 14 years of age. Prizes: Outright prizes: 1st $1,000 2nd $500 3rd $300 4th $200 Three Rating Groups: 1st $250 2nd $100 All prizes are guaranteed by the club. General: The organising committee has pre-booked a limited quantity of budget accommodation, which will be allocated on first application basis, so if you are interested please contact us early.
Contacts. Telephone: Patrick Cook 0353316658 or Bas van Riel 03 53316439 Postal: Box1242, Ballarat Mail Centre Vic 3354
E-mail: bvanriel@ncable.net.au
Web site: http://www.auschess.org.au/ballarat/bccindex.htm
Chess Kids coaches (one of our sponsors) will be providing supervision and coaching at the Ballarat Begonia Weekender (Mar 6-8). Fly in from another state and they will meet you at the airport to get you there! Please contact David Cordover on 0411 877 833 or cordover@chessworld.com.au if you would like more details or to receive application forms.
Dubbo RSL Open (NSW) Class 1 Grand Prix Event Incorporating the NSW Country Championship (NSWCA country members eligible for Country title) Dubbo RSL Club Corner Brisbane and Wingewarra Streets, Dubbo 13-14 March 2004 Saturday 10:30am 1:30pm 4:00pm Sunday 9:30am 12:00pm 2:30pm Registration: 10:00am - 10:30am $350 first prize guaranteed Also U1700, U1400, unrated, junior prize depending on entries Entry fees: Adults $40, Concession $30, Juniors $20 (a $5 dollar discount if paid by 1/3/2004) Cheques payable to Dubbo RSL Chess Club 60 minutes + 10 sec per player. Contacts: Alexander Aich 02 6884 4561 or Trevor Bemrose 02 6882 2725. (come an extra day and visit our famous Zoo)
The Italo-Australian Club 42nd Doeberl Cup A Class 3 ACF Grand Prix Event 9-12 April 2004. Location: The Italo-Australian Club, 78 Franklin Street, Forrest, Canberra, ACT. Total Prizes: $10,000. Premier Division (FIDE-rated; Rated over 1600 only): First $2200 Full details
University Open: 10th & 11th of July 4th Floor Union Building, Adelaide University $4000 Prizes, $1000 first A Category Three Grand Prix event Entry Fees: $40 Adult, $30 concession GM Ian Rogers is a confirmed entrant Details
World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad Calicut (Kozhikode), Kerala, India July 1-9 10 Round Swiss. 4-player teams 90 minutes/30 seconds increment Free board and lodging to a team of 4 players and the official, for nine days from 1st July to 9th July. For further details, please contact: P.T. Ummer Koya, Organising Secretary and Secretary General, AICF and Vice President FIDE, Chessindia Complex, Meenchanda, Post Nallalam, Calicut – 673 027, INDIA Phone : (91) 495 – 2420327, 2420727 Fax : (91) 495 – 2422033, 2421005 Email Website
Grand Prix tournaments:
T1 NSW 3 24 / 25 Jan Australia Day Weekender North Sydney Leagues Club Ralph Seberry 040-399-1730 http://www.nswca.org.au
T2 NSW 2 7 / 8 Feb Newcastle Open Cardiff (Newcastle) George Lithgow 02-4943-2225
T3 VIC 1 21 / 21 Feb Drouin Open Old Council Chambers Drouin 03-9576-8177 http://www.possumpages.com.au/drouinchess
T4 TAS 1 6 - 8 Mar 2004 Tasmanian Championship Burnie Neville Ledger 03-6431-1280 nlchess@tassie.net.au
T5 VIC 6 - 8 Mar Ballarat Begonia Open Ballarat Patrick Cook 03-5331-6658 http://auschess.org.au/ballarat/bccindex.htm bvanriel@ncable.net.au
T6 NSW 1 13 / 14 Mar Dubbo Open & Country Championship Dubbo RSL Club Trevor Bemrose 02-6882-2725 sjaich@tpg.com.au sjaich@tpg.com.au
T7 ACT 3 9 - 12 Apr Doeberl Cup Canberra Roger McCart 02-6251-6190
T8 QLD 2 10- 12 Apr Darling Downs Open Downlands College Toowoomba Ross Mills 07-4634-0875 jchesstb@austarnet.com.au jchesstb@austarnet.com.au
T9 NSW 1 1 - 2 May Laurieton Open Laurieton Endel Lane 02-6559-9060
T10 QLD 1 - 3 May Peninsula Open Redcliffe State High School Bob Goodwin
T11 NSW 15 - 16 May May Weekender Rose Bay Ralph Seberry 040-399-1730 http://www.nswca.org.au
T12 NSW 3 5 - 7 Jun NSW Open Championship Sydney - TBA Ralph Seberry 040-399-1730 http://www.nswca.org.au
T13 NSW 3 12 / 13 Jun Mid North Coast June Open Laurieton Endel Lane 02-6559-9060
T14 QLD 3 26 / 27 Jun Gold Coast Open Robina Town Centre Graeme Gardiner 07-5522-7221 ggardiner@gardinerchess.com ggardiner@gardinerchess.com
T15 QLD 3 / 4 Jul Caloundra Open Caloundra RSL Bob Goodwin
T16 NSW 10 / 11 Jul Fairfield Winter Cup Fairfield Rolando Atenzia
T17 SA 3 10 / 11 Jul University Open Adelaide University Andrew Saint 08-83323752 www.unichess.org andrew.saint@adelaide.edu.au
T18 ACT 3 24 / 25 Jul ANU Open Canberra
T19 NSW 3 7 / 8 Aug Coal City Open Newcastle George Lithgow 02-4943-3862
T20 NSW 31 Jul & 1 Aug August Weekender Rose Bay Ralph Seberry 040-399-1730 http://www.nswca.org.au
T21 QLD 3 18 / 19 Sep Gold Coast Classic Somerset College Graeme Gardiner 07-5522-7221 ggardiner@gardinerchess.com ggardiner@gardinerchess.com
T22 NSW 3 2 / 4 Oct Ryde Eastwood Open Ryde Eastwood Ralph Seberry 040-399-1730 http://www.nswca.org.au
T23 QLD 2 / 3 Oct Redcliffe Challenge Redcliffe State High School Bob Goodwin
T24 NSW 16 / 17 Oct Tweed Heads Open Tweed Heads Civic Centre Audie Pennefather
T25 NSW 1 30 /31 Oct Laurieton Open Laurieton Endel Lane 02-6559-9060
T26 NSW 2 13 / 14 Nov Coffs Harbour Inaugural Open Coffs Harbour Catholic Club Bill Ross 02-6651-8855 billrossincoffs@bigpond.com
T27 NSW 20 /21 Nov November Weekender North Sydney Leagues Club Ralph Seberry 040-399-1730 http://www.nswca.org.au
T28 NSW 3 10 / 11 Dec Fairfield Summer Cup Fairfield Rolando Atenzia
Drouin Open Chess Championship
ACF Grand Prix Category 1 Tournament
Saturday/Sunday, 21st & 22nd February
Old Council Chambers
Young St, Drouin
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Dubbo RSL Open (NSW)
Class 1 Grand Prix Event
Incorporating the NSW Country Championship
(NSWCA country members eligible for Country title)
Dubbo RSL Club
Corner Brisbane and Wingewarra Streets, Dubbo
13-14 March 2004
The Italo-Australian Club 42nd Doeberl Cup
A Class 3 ACF Grand Prix Event
9-12 April 2004
Location: The Italo-Australian Club,
78 Franklin Street, Forrest, Canberra, ACT.
Total Prizes: $10,000
Premier Division (FIDE-rated;
Rated over 1600 only): First $2200
Full details
Gold Coast Open
Cat 3
Robina Town Centre
26/27 June
Graeme Gardiner 07 5522 7221 ggardiner@gardinerchess.com
Gold Coast Classic
Cat 3
Somerset College
18/19 September
Graeme Gardiner 07 5522 7221 ggardiner@gardinerchess.com
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