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No. 288, October 20, 2004
In this issue:
Mt Buller clarification:
The Organisers of the Mt Buller Chess Tournaments - Open, Junior, Schools Finals - would like to categorically state the following person and organisations are NOT involved in organising these events.
Therefore when deciding whether to play remember - they are NOT involved.
David Cordover
- George Howard
Olympiad begins: The 36th Olympiad is under way in Majorca, Spain. Australia got off to a flying start in round 1 - the men beat Japan 4-0 while the women beat Sri Lanka 3-0. In round 2, the men lost 3.5-0.5 against the strong Israeli side, while the women lost 3-0 to Germany. In round 3, the men beat Paraguay 3.5-0.5 and the women beat Lebanon 2-1. Australia's men lost to China 1.5-2.5 in the fourth round with IM Solomon (AUS 2435) defeating GM Zhang Zhong (CHN 2596) and IM Zong-Yuan Zhao (AUS 2410) drawing with GM Xu Jun (CHN 2589). The women's team lost 2-1 to Moldova. Round 5 saw Australia's women beat Finland 2-1, while the men lost 3-1 to Mexico.
Russia is the favourite - its team includes Morozevich, Svidler, Grischuk, Dreev, Khalifman and Zvjaginsev - but Ukraine and Israel have so far set the pace. Anand is making a rare Olympiad appearance for India.
Men's scores after 6 rounds (24 games): Ukraine 19.0;
Russia 18.0; India, Bulgaria 17.0; Israel, Azerbaijan, Spain A,
Armenia 16.5 ... Australia
Full details and games available from NetChessNews
Official Site |
Results |
Scores
Olympiad Appeal - donations needed urgently! The Olympiad Appeal have so far raised
only $1630. The ACF Council encourages and urges chess players in Australia
to donate to the Olympiad Appeal. Cheques/money orders should be made out to "Australian Chess Federation" and sent to: ACF Treasurer Norm Greenwood,
P.O. Box 1840,
Westfield Hornsby Post Office 1635.
Corporations or business sponsors please call ACF President George Howard on 0414 841575.
Round 6: Australia 2.5 - Tajikstan 1.5
Rogers, I (2593) -- Khamdamov, S (2150) 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nf3 a6 5.Be2 b5 6.O-O Bb7 7.Re1 b4 8.Nd5
e6 9.Nxb4 a5 10.Nd3 Bxe4 11.Ng5 Bc6 12.Bg4!? Nh6 13.Bxe6!!
Isaev, J (2424) -- Johansen, D (2483) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 b6 5.Qg4 Bf8 6.Nf3 Qd7 7.Bd2 Ne7 8.a4 a5 9.h4 h5 10.Qf4 Ng6 11.Qg3 Ba6 12.Nb5 c6 13.Nd6+ Bxd6 14.exd6 Bxf1 15. Kxf1 c5 16.Bc3 c4 17.Rh3 Nc6 18.Rb1 O-O 19.Bd2 Rad8 20.b3 Qxd6 21.Qg5 e5 22.Qxh5 Nf4 23.dxe5 Qg6 24.Qxg6 Nxg6 25.bxc4 Ncxe5 26.Rxb6 Nxc4 27.Rb5 Rfe8 28.h5 Nxd2+ 29.Nxd2 Nf4 30.Rh4 Re2 31.Nf3 Re4 32.Rxa5 Rc8 33.g3 Ne6 34.Rxe4 dxe4 35.Ne1 Nd4 36.Re5 f5 37.g4 fxg4 38.Rxe4 Nf3 39.Re2 Rc4 40.Kg2 Nh4+ 41.Kg3 Nf5+ 42.Kh2 Rxa4 43.Re5 Nd6 44.Nd3 Rc4 45.Rc5 Rd4 46.Rc6 Ne4 47.Rg6 Nf6 48.h6 Kh7 49.Ne5 Rd5 50.hxg7 Rxe5 51.Rxf6 Rc5 52.Rg6 Kg8 53. Rxg4 Rxc2 54.Kg3 Rc7 55.Rg5 Rc4 56.f4 Rc7 57.Kg4 Rf7 58.Rg6 Ra7 59.Kh5 Ra5+ 60.Kh6 Rf5 61.Rg4 Rxf4 62.Rxf4 1/2-1/2
Lane, G (2442) -- Khouseinov, R (2343) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qe7 3.Bc4 c6 4.O-O d6 5.d4 g6 6.a4 Nh6 7.h3 f6 8.Nc3 Nf7 9.b3 Qc7 10.a5 Nd7 11.Qd3 b5 12.axb6 Nxb6 13.Rd1 Be7 14.b4 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 Qb7 16.b5 Bd7 17.bxc6 Qxc6 18.Qd3 a5 19.Nd5 Bd8 20.Ba3 O-O 21.c4 Re8 22.Rac1 Qa6 23.dxe5 fxe5 24.Nh2 Ba4 25.Rf1 Rb8 26.Ng4 Kg7 27.f4 Rb3 28.Rc3 Qa7+ 29.Kh1 Rxc3 30.Qxc3 Qd4 31.fxe5 Qxc3 32.Nxc3 Bb3 33.exd6 Bxc4 34.Rb1 h5 35.Ne3 Bd3 36.Rb8 Bxe4 37.d7 Re6 38.Nxe4 Rxe4 39.Bc5 Bg5 40.Re8 Ra4 41. Bb6 h4 42.Kg1 Ra2 43.d8=Q Nxd8 44.Bxd8 Kf7 45.Re4 Bxd8 46.Nc4 Be7 47.Kf1 g5 48.Ne5+ Kg7 49.Nd3 Bf8 50.Re5 Kf6 51.Rb5 a4 52.Nf2 Be7 53.Ne4+ Kg6 54. Re5 Bf6 55.Ra5 Be7 56.Re5 Bb4 57.Rxg5+ Kh6 58.Rg4 a3 59.Nf6 Bc3 60.Nd5 Ra1+ 61.Kf2 Be1+ 62.Ke2 a2 63.Ne7 Bc3 0-1
Ziyaev, N (2295) -- Smerdon, D (2425) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 b5 5.dxe6 fxe6 6.Bg5 b4 7.Ne4 d5 8.
Nxf6+ gxf6 9.Bh4 Be7 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nd2 Qd5 12.Bc4 Qf5 13.Qe2 Nc6 14.Bb5
Bb7 15.Nxe4 O-O-O 16.c3 Rhg8 17.Bg3 Ne5 18.Ba6 c4 19.Bxb7+ Kxb7 20.O-O Nd3
21.cxb4 h5 22.Nc5+ Bxc5 23.bxc5 h4 24.Bxh4
World Senior Teams: Australia's team of Srboljub Zaric, Phillip Viner, Slobodan Krstic and Lachlan Benson performed very creditably at this event on the Isle of Man in the UK, which featured some of the best-known players of yesteryear, such as Korchnoi and Uhlmann. Leading final scores, 8 rounds/32 games: Israel, Germany 26.5; Switzerland 20; Italy, England-1 19; Australia 17.5; England-2 17; Essex 12.5; Britain-3 10.5; South Africa 9.5; Chessmann 9; Black & White Magazine 5. Australoian player scores: S.Zaric (SA) 4.5, P. Viner (NSW) 3, S. Krstic (VIC) 5, L. Benson (NSW) 5 There are some nice reports about the event on the official Site | View games Bridging the gap: The Chess Association of WA is investigating the possibility of WA players competing in eastern state tournaments in real-time via the internet - and vice versa. The distance and expense of interstate competition is always a big issue for WA's players, says CAWA President Hadyn Barber. I think it's a great idea, and would strongly urge eastern state tourney organisers to give the matter some thought. The practical issue is that you'd probably need a couple of computer terminals or laptops, and internet connectivity to handle them, plus some scrutiny to prevent cheating. One obvious benefit for organisers would be higher tournament entries. Latvian GM Normunds Miezis is interested in playing in the Australian Open and has asked for any suggestions for other tournaments that he could play in while he is here. This is an important consideration for professional players - when they travel around the world they like to maximise the opportunity. I will forward GM Miezis the ACF tournament list, but could I ask all tournament directors to consider whether there are any events that could appeal to a GM, and to email GM Miezis with details? Thanks-Ed NSW News: George Xie (2319) retained his 100% score in the sixth round of the NSW State Championship by defeating Joel Harp (1906). Leading scores (16 players, 9 rounds) G.Xie 6, B.Murray, R.Capilitan, G.Canfell, R.Yu, M.Fuller 3.5 Grandmaster Dejan Antic (Serbia and Montenegro rating 2488) and FIDE Master George Xie are the top two seeds in the Fishers Ghost, Campbelltown tournament on Monday evenings. - Peter Parr
Letters:
Hi Paul Regards - Nenad
Alkin,J - Edwards,J [A40] Kramnik survives - Superb last-gasp win to retain world championship title: Kramnik pulled out a stunning positional victory in the final - multiple pawn sacrifices followed by a mating attack in a bare-bones endgame - to save the match and retain his world championship title. Few would have dared to take a must-win game into what looked like a drawish ending, but Kramnik piled on the pressure, offering pawn after pawn for a growing positional edge. Eventually the combined assault by rook, knight, king and pawn forced Leko's resignation on move 41. Official Site | View Championship games | Earlier games between Kramnik and Leko The final score was 7-7, leaving the title unchanged. Congratulations, Mr Kramnik. Hungarian challenger Peter Leko leaves the match with a moral victory, having led for much of the contest and saved many tough games with superb defensive skill. He joins a long line of challengers to tie a match but miss out on the title. After the match concluded, both players made typically gracious remarks. "I had to give everything, especially at the end, to win against such an opponent," Kramnik said. "Peter Leko is an incredible defender. For me it was more difficult than my match against Kasparov in the year 2000." - a remark born out by the fact that Kramnik comfortably beat Kasparov but struggled against Leko, as reflected in the scores. Leko commented: "It was a very hard fight. In the end it was not enough for me to win the title. I'm disappointed, but I'm looking forward to the future. I'm 25 years old, and I hope to get a new chance to become world champion." Kramnik will now defend his title in a "reunification match" against the winner of an upcoming bout between former world champion Kasparov and FIDE knockout champion Kasimdzhanov. The reunification match will be held in January in the "Dubai Chess City" now being built. Incidentally, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov last week unveiled more details of this development. The Chess City will feature clusters of hotels shaped like giant chess pieces - and up to 16 black and 16 white hotels will sit on a 64-hectare plot of land resembling a chessboard. "So far we plan either to copy a Bobby Fischer game or possibly one of Kasparov's," Ilyumzhinov said. 50-storey pawn-shaped hotels will offer 3- to 4-star class accommodation; rooks, knights and bishops will be 60- storey with five stars, and four super-luxury hotels representing kings and queens will tower 70 storeys high. The complex will also house the headquarters of the International Chess Association. The cornerstone is due to be laid in January when Kasparov and Uzbek chess master Rustam Kasimdzhanov play in Dubai. Intriguingly, Ilyumzhinov also announced plans for a "mini Chess City" in Australia, according to the above press report ... I assume that's a mistake? Sokolov leads Essent/Crown Group: After a poor start, young Magnus Carlsen beat Short in round 3. Sokolov leads by 2 points! Scores after 3 rounds: Sokolov 3.0; Stellwagen, Short, Carlsen 1.0. Site | View games Essent/Hoogeveen Open: Players include Gurevich, Baklan, Khenkin, Goloshchapov, Romanishin and Erenburg. Some upsets in round 1 as Dutch GM Sipke Ernst lost against Alexander van Beek, GM Dennis de Vreugt was beaten by 15 year old Robin Swinkels, and Dennis Ruijgrok (2255) beat Chinese GM Shilong Li (2526). Leading scores after 4 rounds: Khenkin 4.0; Gurevich, Goloshchapov, Zhang, Smeets 3.5; Brodsky, Li, L'Ami, Grooten, Erwich, Van Beek 3.0. Site | View games Fischer threat: Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer, wanted by Washington and detained in Japan since July, may file a lawsuit in the United States on the grounds that the executive order he violated by playing chess in Yugoslavia in 1992 was unconstitutional, his U.S. lawyer says. Reuters report World news including games updated daily at NetChessNews.
Games: These games can be played through online with the Palview viewer - click here.
Kramnik, V (2770) -- Leko, P (2741) Kramnik demonstrates why he is a worthy champion in this game: in a must-win situation, he pulls out a very nice win. 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5!?
Ukrainian GM Vassily Ivanchuk has been in electrifying form at the Olymiad:
Morozevich, A (2758) -- Ivanchuk, V (2705) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.f4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.Be3 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Ne7 8.
Bb5+ Nd7 9.O-O a6 10.Be2 g5!? 11.g4 gxf4 12.gxf5 Nxf5 13.Nxf5 fxe3 14.Nc3
!? Rg8+ 15.Kh1 Qg5 16.Bf3 Nxe5 17.Qe2 Qxf5 18.Bxd5 Qh3 19.Bxb7 Ra7 20.Bf3
Bh6 21.Ne4 Ke7 22.Qe1 f5 23.Qb4+ Kf7 24.Qd4 Nxf3 25.Qf6+ Ke8 26.Qxe6+ Kf8
27.Qf6+ Rf7 28.Qd6+ Kg7 29.Rg1+ Kh8 30.Nf6 0-1
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2705) -- Navara, David
(2620) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Bc4 Bd7 8.Bb3 Be7 9.Qe2 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Bc6 11.O-O-O Qa5 12.f4 e5 13.Be3!? O-O 14.g4 !?
21.Rxg7+!!
Ivanchuk, V (2705) -- Radjabov, T (2663) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 b5 8.
Nd5 Nce7 9.Nb4!?
Volokitin, Andrei (2652) -- Babula, Vlastimil
(2571) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.f4 a6 9.a4 Nc6 10.Be3 Qc7 11.Kh1 Re8 12.Qd2 Rb8 13.a5!? Nxa5 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nd7
30.Nf5!! exf5 31.Rd8+ Ne8 32.Re1 1-0
The ACF presents:
Where: Mt Buller, Victoria Support the Team! All Aussie chess lovers are asked to donate to the 2004 Olympiad Appeal - don't leave it to the last minute! Cheques/money orders should be made out to "Australian Chess Federation" and sent to: ACF Treasurer Norm Greenwood, P.O. Box 1840, Westfield Hornsby Post Office 1635. Corporations or business sponsors please call George Howard on 0414 841575 - George Howard, ACF President The Correspondence Chess League of Australia has been chosen to organise the International Correspondence Chess Federation's next World Cup Tournament. Aussie players paying the $24 entry fee will get an annual subscription to the CCLA - normally $16 - which entitles you to a newsletter and allows you to play in CCLA events. More... Selection panel: The ACF Council is reviewing its Selection Panel. If you're interested in joining the panel please email Kevin Bonham briefly stating why you would make a good selector. - Kevin Bonham, ACF Selections Co-Ordinator (Senior Events)
Grand Prix tournaments:
These details are provisional. For up-to-date details of these events, please visit the Grand Prix website. The new GP co-ordinator is Garvin Gray, email: ggrayggray@hotmail.com
Laurieton Open NSW; 1; October 30-31; Laurieton; Endel Lane 02-6559-9060
Full details - see upcoming tournaments on the website.
Liberec Open: October 23-30; Czech Republic; Website; Email
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