THE WEEK IN CHESS 675 15th October 2007 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Essent Chess Tournament
3) European Club Cup
4) World Juniors
5) US Chess League
6) 27th Munich Open
7) II Patrimonio de la Humanidad Open
8) 7th Winterthur Chess Week
9) First Saturday October
10) 2nd ITT Villa Martelli
11) 3rd Arctic Cup
12) ENDESA ITT
13) IV Calvià Chess Festival
14) Nelson International Open
15) Mecking - Diamant Match
16) Copa Puma 2007
17) ECU Bidding Story
18) Forthcoming Events and Links

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Games Section
Essent Chess Tournament 156 games
European Club Cup 574 games
World Juniors 355 games
US Chess League 24 games
27th Munich Open 88 games
II Patrimonio de la Humanidad Open 295 games
7th Winterthur Chess Week 122 games
First Saturday October 86 games
2nd ITT Villa Martelli 45 games
3rd Arctic Cup 150 games
ENDESA ITT 66 games
IV Calvià Chess Festival 108 games
Nelson International Open 193 games
Mecking - Diamant Match 4 games
Total 2262 games

1) Introduction

My thanks to Gary Suffield, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Zenón Franco Ocampos, Jesús Mena, Geurt Gijssen, Miklos Orso, Andrey Terekhov, Dennis Monokroussos, Carlos H. García Palermo, Lahcene Chemali, Justin Davis, Mathew King, Michiel Abeln, Hiddo Zuiderweg, and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The main news was the win for Linex Magic of Merida in the European Club Cup with Gata Kamsky on top board. Favourites OSC Baden-Baden e.V with World Champion Viswanathan Anand on top board probably suffered from the proximity of the event to the World Championships in Mexico. I gather that the games files from this event especially on the lower boards may not be all they appear to be with moves missing and possibly also some players misidentified. The Essent Chess Tournament started yesterday and this nice 4 player double round robin is led by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov at a very early stage. I'm still experimenting with the use of tables which I hope to get a little better than I managed this week but it does slow the production of the magazine down quite a lot.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Essent Chess Tournament

The 11th edition of the Essent Chess Tournament takes place 12th-20th October 2007. The location is the city of Hoogeveen. Just like last year there are several competitions: a Crown Group, a strong Essent Open, an Amateur Tournament and an event for youth.

Official site: http://www.essentchess.nl/ tournament info: http://www.essentchess.nl/info_eng.htm

Round 1 (October 14, 2007)
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 41 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Andriasian, Zaven 1-0 36 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Round 2 (October 15, 2007)
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Andriasian, Zaven 1-0 34 A53 Old Indian Defence
Van Wely, Loek - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 25 D37 QGD 5.Bf4

11th Essent Crown Group 14th-20th October 2007
1 2 3 4
1 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2752 * * . . 1 . 1 . 2 1
2 Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2705 . . * * ½ . 1 . 1½ 2 2806
3 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2680 0 . ½ . * * . . ½ 3 2535
4 Andriasian, Zaven g ARM 2546 0 . 0 . . . * * 0 4

Essent Open Hoogeveen NED (NED), 12-20 x 2007
Round 4 Standings:
1 Werle, Jan GM NED 4.0 2568
2 Postny, Evgeny GM ISR 3.5 2599
3 Nijboer, Friso GM NED 3.5 2559
4 Gofshtein, Leonid GM ISR 3.5 2542
5 Winants, Luc GM BEL 3.5 2504
6 L'Ami, Erwin GM NED 3.0 2577
7 Hillarp Persson, Tiger GM SWE 3.0 2567
8 Smeets, Jan GM NED 3.0 2558
9 Reinderman, Dimitri GM NED 3.0 2510
10 Hort, Vlastimil GM GER 3.0 2483
11 Smerdon, David IM AUS 3.0 2466
12 Simutowe, Amon IM ZAM 3.0 2421
13 Grooten, Herman IM NED 3.0 2350
14 Humphrey, Jonathan FM AUS 3.0 2284
15 Mamedjarova, Turkan WGM AZE 3.0 2227
16 Pijpers, Arthur NED 3.0 2000
78 players

3) European Club Cup

The 23rd European Club Cup for Men, 12th European Club Cup for Women took place 2nd-10th October 2007, Kemer-Antalya, Turkey. Linux Magic won the cup after beating Economist SGSEU-1 Saratov in the final round. The favourites OCS Baden-Baden only finished 4th.

Official site: http://euroclub2007.tsf.org.tr/

English Page of the Turkish Chess Federation

Men's Final Round 7 Standings:
Rank Team Gam. + = - MP Pts.
1 Linex Magic - Merida 7 6 1 0 13 28½
2 Ural Sverdlovskaya 7 5 2 0 12 31
3 Tomsk-400 7 5 1 1 11 29
4 OSC Baden-Baden e.V. 7 4 3 0 11 28½
5 Chess Club Zagreb 7 5 0 2 10 31½
6 Economist SGSEU-1 Saratov 7 5 0 2 10 28
7 Chess Club Zeljeznicar Sarajevo 7 5 0 2 10 28
8 Keystone 7 5 0 2 10 27½
9 Bosna Sarajevo 7 4 2 1 10 26
10 Aquaprofit Chess Club Nagykanisza 7 5 0 2 10 26
11 Bank King Yerevan 7 3 3 1 9 26
12 Clichy Echecs 92 7 4 1 2 9 25
13 Gros Xake Taldea 7 4 1 2 9 24½
14 1. Novoborsky SK 7 4 1 2 9 22
15 Sollentuna Chessclub 7 4 1 2 9 21
16 Vesnianka Gran 7 4 1 2 9 20½
17 Schachfreunde Reichenstein 7 4 0 3 8 26½
18 Reykjavik Chess Club 7 4 0 3 8 25½
19 Cercle d'Echecs de Strasbourg 7 4 0 3 8 25
20 Alkaloid 7 4 0 3 8 24½
56 Teams

Women's Final Round 7 Standings:
1 Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo 7 5 1 1 11 20
2 AVS Krasnoturinsk 7 5 1 1 11 19
3 MIKA Yerevan 7 5 0 2 10 19
4 Southern Ural Cheliabinsk 7 5 0 2 10 18
5 Finec St.Petersburg 7 5 0 2 10 18
6 Economist Saratov 7 4 0 3 8 17½
7 SK T-Com Podgorica 7 3 2 2 8 16
8 Interplast Tbilisi 7 3 2 2 8 15½
9 Utrecht 7 3 1 3 7 14
10 Ladya Kazan 7 3 1 3 7 13
11 SK Bihac - Capital Brokers 7 3 1 3 7 13
12 USV Volksbank Halle 7 2 2 3 6 12
13 Turk Hava Yollari 7 2 2 3 6 10½
14 BGU Minsk 7 2 1 4 5 12
15 Besiktas Jimnastik Kulubu 7 2 1 4 5 11
16 Antalya Deniz Genclik 7 2 0 5 4 11½
17 Vandoeuvre 7 1 1 5 3 9
18 Tarsus Zeka Satranc SK 7 0 0 7 0 3

4) World Juniors

The World Juniors and Girls Chess Championships takes place in Yerevan, October 2nd-17th 2007.

Official site: http://www.armchess.am/WJGCC07/wjgcc.html

Juniors Leading Round 12 (of 13) Standings:
Rank SNo.   Name Rtg FED Pts RtgØ
1 11 GM Popov Ivan 2539 RUS 9.0 2515
2 21 GM Adly Ahmed 2494 EGY 9.0 2492
3 9 GM Meier Georg 2558 GER 8.5 2536
4 1 GM Wang Hao 2643 CHN 8.5 2527
5 10 GM Andreikin Dmitry 2555 RUS 8.5 2512
6 12 GM Pashikian Arman 2534 ARM 8.0 2521
7 17 IM Romanov Evgeny 2515 RUS 8.0 2484
8 25 IM Grigoryan Avetik 2489 ARM 7.5 2534
9 34 IM Jojua Davit 2434 GEO 7.5 2532
10 2 GM Stellwagen Daniel 2639 NED 7.5 2529
11 3 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2615 ISR 7.5 2521
12 18 GM Negi Parimarjan 2514 IND 7.5 2505
13 5 GM Jones Gawain C. B. 2567 ENG 7.5 2475
14 28 IM Gupta Abhijeet 2470 IND 7.5 2453
15 27 Ashwin Jayaram 2478 IND 7.5 2450
16 19 IM Corrales Jimenez Fidel 2513 CUB 7.5 2427
17 7 GM Amin Bassem 2561 EGY 7.5 2420
18 15 GM Howell David Wei Ling 2527 ENG 7.0 2492
19 24 IM Rohit Gogineni 2491 IND 7.0 2445
20 6 GM Khairullin Ildar 2567 RUS 7.0 2375
21 26 IM Brandenburg Daan 2483 NED 7.0 2369
80 players

Girls Leading Round 12 (of 13) Standings:
1 6 WIM Nebolsina Vera 2349 RUS 9.5 2294
2 1 IM Harika Dronavalli 2480 IND 8.5 2292
3 3 WGM Mongontuul Bathuyag 2389 MGL 8.5 2292
4 4 WGM Zawadzka Jolanta 2371 POL 8.5 2279
5 2 IM Tairova Elena 2391 RUS 8.5 2198
6 5 WGM Melia Salome 2364 GEO 8.5 2186
7 16 WIM Dauletova Gulmira 2240 KAZ 8.0 2237
8 8 WGM Vega Gutierrez Sabrina 2331 ESP 7.5 2263
9 13 WGM Arutyunova Diana 2256 UKR 7.5 2229
10 21 WFM Gasik Anna 2191 POL 7.5 2183
11 15 WIM Soumya Swaminathan 2244 IND 7.5 2182
12 27 Priya Panneer Ramachandran 2129 IND 7.5 2128
13 7 WGM Karavade Eesha Sanjay 2331 IND 7.0 2263
14 10 WFM Guramishvili Sopiko 2305 GEO 7.0 2253
15 9 WGM Khotenashvili Bela 2307 GEO 7.0 2191
16 22 WFM Pertlova Sona 2169 CZE 7.0 2171
17 12 WIM Gomes Mary Ann 2262 IND 7.0 2154
18 33 Darbinyan Nune 2089 ARM 7.0 2133
19 24 Limontaite Simona 2141 LTU 7.0 2121
20 25 WFM Kulon Klaudia 2139 POL 7.0 2084
21 26 WFM Bokuchava Madona 2130 GEO 7.0 2068
58 players

5) US Chess League

The new US Chess League takes place August 27th - October 31st 2007 with playoffs on 7th, 14th and 28th November 2007. Games are played on ICC. My thanks to Greg Shahade.

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

Week 7 Results
Philadelphia vs New Jersey 8/10/2007
1 GM Sergey Kudrin PHI vs GM Joel Benjamin NJ 1/2
2 IM Dean Ippolito NJ vs IM Bryan Smith PHI 1/2
3 IM Richard Costigan PHI vs FM Aviv Friedman NJ 1/2
4   Jayson Lian NJ vs NM Daniel Yeager PHI 0-1
Boston vs New York 10/10/2007
1 SM Jorge Sammour-Hasbun BOS vs GM Hikaru Nakamura NY 1/2
2 GM Pascal Charbonneau NY vs FM William Kelleher BOS 1-0
3 NM Denys Shmelov BOS vs IM Jay Bonin NY 1-0
4 WFM Irina Zenyuk NY vs NM Chris Williams BOS 1-0
Baltimore Kingfishers vs Queens Pioneers 10/10/2007
1 GM Pawel Blehm BAL vs IM Eli Vovsha QNS 1/2
2 IM Dmitry Schneider QNS vs FM Bruci Lopez BAL 1-0
3 IM Larry Kaufman BAL vs NM Peter Bierkens QNS 1-0
4 Michael Thaler QNS vs WIM Tsaagan Battsetseg BAL 1-0
Carolina Cobras vs Tennessee Tempo 10/10/2007
1 IM Lev Milman CAR vs IM Ron Burnett TEN 0-1
2 FM Todd Andrews TEN vs IM Jonathan Schroer CAR 1-0
3 FM Oleg Zaikov CAR vs FM Peter Bereolos TEN 1-0
4 FM John Bick TEN vs Udayan Bapat CAR 0-1
San Francisco Mechanics vs Miami Sharks 10/10/2007
1 IM Josh Friedel SF vs GM Julio Becerra MIA 0-1
2 FM Marcel Martinez MIA vs IM Dmitry Zilberstein SF 1/2
3 IM David Pruess SF vs NM Miguel Espino MIA 1-0
4 NM Eric Rodriguez MIA vs Daniel Naroditsky SF 1-0
Seattle Sluggers vs Dallas Destiny 10/10/2007
1 GM Gregory Serper SEA vs IM Drasko Boskovic DAL 1/2
2 IM John Bartholomew DAL vs IM Eric Tangborn SEA 1/2
3 FM Slava Mikhailuk SEA vs FM Andrei Zaremba DAL 1-0
4 NM Ryan Milisits DAL vs Joshua Sinanan SEA 1/2
Week 7 Standings:
EASTERN DIVISION W L Game   Opp Avg Rating Opps Record
      Points      
Boston 5 2 17.0/28 (61%)    2407 20.5-19.5 (51%)
Philadelphia 4 3 13.5/28 (48%)   2385 22.5-19.5 (54%)
Baltimore 3.5 3.5 14.5/28 (52%)   2357 20-22 (48%)
New Jersey 3.5 3.5 14.0/28 (50%)   2374                   16.5-23.5 (41%)
New York                        3 4 13.0/28 (46%)   2379                24-16 (60%)
Queens                           3 4 12.5/28 (45%)   2408 22.5-17.5 (56%)
             
WESTERN DIVISION W L Game   Opp Avg Rating Opps Record  
      Points      
Dallas 5 2 16.5/28 (59%)   2375 20-22 (48%)
Seattle 4.5 2.5 17.0/28 (61%)    2367                    21-21 (50%)
Carolina 3.5 3.5 14.0/28 (50%)   2374 20-22 (48%)
San Francisco 3 4 15.0/28 (54%)   2364 21-21 (50%)
Miami 2.5 4.5 12.0/28 (43%)   2369 20-22 (48%)
Tennessee 1.5 5.5 9.0/28 (32%)   2363 20-22 (48%)

6) 27th Munich Open

The 27th Munich Open took place 29th September - 7th October 2007. The tournament was won by GM Cyril Marcelin (France) with 7.5 out of 9. Half a point behind him there were 4 players with 7 out of 9, who shared places from 2nd to 5th, 3 players with 6.5 out of 9 sharing places from 6th to 8th and 6 people sharing places from 9th to 14th with 6 out of 9. There were 10 prizes, so the final standing was determined according to Buchholz ranking. News: Andrey Terekhov.

Official site: http://schachbezirk-muenchen.de/ois07/ - Final table: http://schachbezirk-muenchen.de/ois07/OIS_2007_A-Fort.HTM

27th Munich Open 29th September - 7th October 2007. Final Round 9 Standings
Nr. TNr Player Title Pts. Buchh
1. 1. Marcelin,Cyril GM 7.5 52.0
2. 3. Fedorovsky,Michael 7.0 53.5
3. 9. Terekhov,Andrey 7.0 52.0
4. 5. Lammers,Markus 7.0 51.5
5. 14. Lentrodt,Thomas FM 7.0 47.0
6. 2. Wohl,Alexander IM 6.5 46.5
7. 11. Vogel,Robert FM 6.5 44.5
8. 7. Deglmann,Ludwig FM 6.5 42.5
9. 15. Kindtner,Ulrich 6.0 52.5
10. 10. Köpke,Christian FM 6.0 49.0
11. 6. Jorczik,Julian FM 6.0 48.5
12. 19. Testor,Sebastian 6.0 47.0
13. 38. Englert,Jan 6.0 44.0
14. 31. Raykhman,Alexander 6.0 43.0
15. 30. Skinke,Katrina 5.5 49.5
16. 4. Singer,Christoph FM 5.5 47.0
17. 35. Kretschel,Klaus 5.5 47.0
18. 12. de Francesco,Klaus 5.5 46.5
19. 20. Keller,Manfred CM 5.5 46.0
20. 28. Schulz,Juergen 5.5 45.5
21. 16. Schmitz,Thorsten 5.5 45.5
22. 13. Zach,Andreas 5.5 45.0
23. 46. Ankerst,Milka WIM 5.5 43.0
24. 22. Reis,Thomas 5.5 39.5
25. 72. Höfelsauer,Thomas 5.5 37.0
26. 24. Kunze,Holger 5.5 35.5
27. 25. Kaiser,Matthias 5.5 35.5
28. 27. Wuenderlich,Robin 5.5 31.5
98 players

7) II Patrimonio de la Humanidad Open

The II Patrimonio de la Humanidad Open takes place in Alcala de Henares 7th-15th October 2007. There is a four way tie on 6.5/8 with a round to go.

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

II Patrimonio de la Humanidad Open in Alcala de Henares. Standings: Round 8 (of 9)
Rank SNo. Name Rtg FED Pts BH.
1 2 GM Korneev Oleg 2587 RUS 6½ 34½
2 8 GM Suba Mihai 2502 ROM 6½ 31
3 12 IM Rizouk Aimen 2470 ALG 6½ 30
4 16 FM Almagro Llamas Pablo 2429 ESP 6½ 28
5 6 FM Kovalyov Anton 2510 ARG 6 32½
6 5 GM Mirzoev Azer 2545 AZE 6 32
7 14 IM Roa Alonso Santiago 2451 ESP 6 30
8 7 GM Dgebuadze Alexandre 2505 BEL 6 29½
9 9 IM Herraiz Hidalgo Herminio 2484 ESP 6 29
10 13 IM Moreno Ruiz Javier 2466 ESP 6 27½
11 3 GM Guliyev Namig 2560 AZE 5½ 33½
12 17 IM Barria Zuñiga Daniel 2427 CHI 5½ 32
13 28 Arribas Lopez Angel 2312 ESP 5½ 32
14 1 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A 2645 UKR 5½ 31½
15 10 GM Krivoshey Sergei 2484 UKR 5½ 31½
16 15 IM Iturrizaga Eduardo 2435 VEN 5½ 31
17 11 IM Abreu Delgado Aryam 2479 CUB 5½ 30
18 20 IM Gongora Reyes Maikel 2410 CUB 5½ 29½
19 21 Valles Moreno Ivan 2402 ESP 5½ 28
20 38 Sanchez Nicolas 2201 FRA 5½ 27½
21 33 FM Lacrosse Marc 2254 BEL 5½ 26
22 34 Rivas Vila David 2241 ESP 5½ 25
145 players

8) 7th Winterthur Chess Week

The 7th Winterthur Chess Week took place October 5th-13th, 2007. Rainer Buhmann edged out Vadim Malakhatko on tie-break after both finished on 7.5/9. Fabiano Caruana was a point further behind.

Official site: http://www.svwinterthur.ch/schachwoche/indexEngl.html

7th Winterthur Chess Week ctober 5th-13th, 2007. Final Round 9 Standings:
1. Buhmann,Rainer GM 2567 GER 7.5 48.0
2. Malakhatko,Vadim GM 2603 BEL 7.5 47.0
3. Jenni,Florian GM 2511 SUI 7.0 48.5
4. Caruana,Fabiano GM 2594 ITA 6.5 52.5
5. Galyas,Miklos IM 2433 HUN 6.5 47.5
6. Filipovic,Branko IM 2422 CRO 6.5 45.5
6. Zozulia,Anna WGM 2347 BEL 6.5 45.5
8. Mede,Istvan 2233 HUN 6.5 45.0
9. Eschmann,Patrick 2191 SUI 6.5 43.0
10. Känel,Hansjürg IM 2388 SUI 6.5 42.5
11. Ballmann,Martin IM 2403 SUI 6.0 51.0
12. Bradford,Joseph FM 2402 USA 6.0 48.5
13. Leutwyler,Martin 2196 SUI 6.0 48.0
14. Wyss,Thomas 2266 SUI 6.0 47.5
15. Schmid,Michael 2200 GER 6.0 44.0
16. Blasko,Istvan FM 2325 HUN 6.0 43.5
17. Macak,Stefan 2384 SVK 6.0 42.5
123 players

9) First Saturday October

The First Saturday tournaments for October takes place 6th-16th October 2007.

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

FSGM October Budapest HUN UN), 6-16 x 2007 cat. VIII (2429)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Prohaszka, Peter m HUN 2470 * 1 ½ . ½ ½ . 1 . . 1 1 5½ 2648
2. Szabo, Krisztian1 m HUN 2492 0 * . . . 1 1 ½ ½ . 1 1 5 2569
3. Kosic, Dragan g MNE 2482 ½ . * ½ ½ . ½ ½ 1 1 . . 4½ 2541
4. Bui Vinh m VIE 2461 . . ½ * 1 ½ ½ . . ½ ½ 1 4½ 2518
5. Fogarasi, Tibor g HUN 2428 ½ . ½ 0 * . ½ . ½ 1 1 . 4 2484
6. Hoang Thanh Trang g HUN 2466 ½ 0 . ½ . * . ½ 1 ½ . 1 4 2472
7. Bromberger, Stefan m GER 2491 . 0 ½ ½ ½ . * ½ . ½ . 1 3½ 2428
8. Fodor, Tamas jr f HUN 2422 0 ½ ½ . . ½ ½ * . . ½ ½ 3 2383
9. Arjun, Vishnuvardhan IND 2394 . ½ 0 . ½ 0 . . * 1 ½ ½ 3 2366
10. Rajlich, Iweta m POL 2411 . . 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ . 0 * 1 . 2½ 2334
11. Brustkern, Juergen f GER 2332 0 0 . ½ 0 . . ½ ½ 0 * . 1½ 2209
12. Wittmann, Walter m AUT 2304 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 ½ ½ . . * 1 2147

FSIM October Budapest HUN UN), 6-16 x 2007 cat. I (2274)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Toth, Ervin f HUN 2348 * . . ½ ½ ½ . 1 . . . 1 1 1 5½ 2498
2. Paschall, William M m USA 2352 . * 0 ½ . . 1 ½ ½ 1 1 . . . 4½ 2383
3. Hanssen, Gunnar Berg NOR 2253 . 1 * . . ½ ½ . . ½ ½ ½ . 1 4½ 2345
4. Pitl, Gregory m GER 2403 ½ ½ . * . . . . ½ 1 0 1 ½ . 4 2325
5. Werner, Dimo m GER 2346 ½ . . . * ½ ½ . . . ½ ½ ½ 1 4 2288
6. Gauri, Shankar IND 2251 ½ . ½ . ½ * . 0 1 . . ½ ½ . 3½ 2285
7. Forsaa, Espen NOR 2263 . 0 ½ . ½ . * ½ ½ ½ . . 1 . 3½ 2284
8. Vegh, Endre m HUN 2303 0 ½ . . . 1 ½ * . . ½ ½ . ½ 3½ 2256
9. Lengyel, Bela m HUN 2263 . ½ . ½ . 0 ½ . * ½ ½ . . 1 3½ 2263
10. Cooke, Eric USA 2253 . 0 ½ 0 . . ½ . ½ * 1 . . 1 3½ 2265
11. Royset, Paal NOR 2230 . 0 ½ 1 ½ . . ½ ½ 0 * . . . 3 2260
12. Farago, Sandor m HUN 2261 0 . ½ 0 ½ ½ . ½ . . . * 1 . 3 2253
13. Ignacz, Maria wm HUN 2223 0 . . ½ ½ ½ 0 . . . . 0 * 1 2½ 2178
14. Charpenel Elorduy, Mauricio MEX 2092 0 . 0 . 0 . . ½ 0 0 . . 0 * 0½ 1862

10) 2nd ITT Villa Martelli

The 2nd ITT Villa Martelli took place 22nd-29th September 2007. Daniel Fernandez and German Della Morte finished with 6.5/9. Now the XIV Abiero Pro-Am takes place 9th-18th October 2007.

Official site: http://www.ajedrezmartelli.org.ar/magistrales/mag2007/martelli2.htm and http://www.ajedrezmartelli.org.ar/proam/2007/proam07.html

2nd ITT Villa Martelli ARG (ARG), 22-29 ix 2007 cat. II (2297)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Fernandez, Daniel m USA 2447 * 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6½ 2446
2. Della Morte. German f ARG 2345 1 * 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 6½ 2458
3. Guerrero, Alvaro URU 2137 0 1 * 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 6 2440
4. Goldwaser, Cristian ARG 2352 ½ 1 0 * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 5½ 2371
5. Della Morte, Pablo f ARG 2283 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 0 1 1 4 2255
6. Perdomo, Leandro m ARG 2391 0 0 0 1 1 * ½ 1 0 ½ 4 2243
7. Moskow, Eric USA 2254 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 3½ 2222
8. Paglilla, Carlos m ARG 2367 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ * 1 ½ 3½ 2209
9. Zuriel, Marisa wm ARG 2184 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 * ½ 3 2184
10. Shcherbine, Andrei RUS 2213 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * 2½ 2140
XIV Abiero Pro-Am 9-18 x 2007 Round 6 0f 9 Standings:
Nr Nombre Pts Elo
1 GM Rodriguez Vila, Andres 5.0 2541
2 GM Zarnicki, Pablo 4.5 2509
3 GM Slipak, Sergio 4.5 2437
4 IM Pierrot, Facundo 4.0 2450
5 FM Della Morte, German 4.0 2370
6 Goldwaser, Cristian 4.0 2331
7 Barrionuevo, Pablo 4.0 2319
8 WFM Amed, Stephanie 4.0 2040
9 IM Valerga, Diego 3.5 2469
10 IM Scarella, Enrique 3.5 2338
11 FM Iermito, Sebastian 3.5 2334
12 FM Prates, Fabiano Fortes 3.5 2311
13 Gibson, Tomas 3.5 2236
14 Radoszta, Armando E. 3.5 2108
15 Aberbach, Angel 3.5 2079
16 Nejanky Maisa 3.5 2068
17 IM Diaz, Nahuel 3.0 2435
18 FM Della Morte, Pablo 3.0 2288
19 IM Malbran, Guillermo 3.0 2267
20 Lalanne, Pablo 3.0 2225
21 Mavrich, Leandro 3.0 2205
22 Juarez, Carlos Eleodoro 3.0 2180
23 Zeta, Rodrigo 3.0 2136
24 Alvarez, Roberto 3.0 2108
25 Perez, Mario Abel 3.0 2045
26 Franco, Gaston 3.0 2035
27 Galli, Gabriel 3.0 2032
28 Di Pasquale, Luciano 3.0 2015
29 Tropea, Tobias 3.0 0
72 players

11) 3rd Arctic Cup

The 3rd Arctic Cup takes place in the capital of the Yamal-Nenets District, Salekhard October 8th-18th 2007. The Yamal-Nenets District is located in Siberia. 12 youth teams take part in this event. In previous years only two foreign team were among the participating teams. This year four teams from abroad are present: India, Slovakia, Czech Republic and The Netherlands. The organizers have the intention to increase the number of foreign teams in the future events. News: Geurt Gijssen.

No. Surname, name Title Rating
Khanty-Mansiysky Autonomous District
1 Chenchik, Andrey 2097
2 Barbarosh, Evgeny 1952
3 Karpova, Lyudmila WFM 2149
4 Cherniuk, Mikhail 2126
5 Gordeev, Sergey    
Vologda region
6 Rozum, Ivan 2411
7 Veselov, Andrey 2036
8 Zapankova, Galina 1857
9 Gogolev, Artem    
10 Mamedov, Elmin 1850
Tyumen region
11 Kopylov, Alexander A. FM 2328
12 Musakaev, Emil 2335
13 Kopylova, Natalia 1842
14 Yuffa, Daniil 2093
15 Popov, Mikhail    
Samara region
16 Matorkin, Dmitry    
17 Stepanov, Nikita 1632
18 Yakovich, Yuliya WFM 2136
19 Bukavshin, Ivan FM 2248
20 Sanzhaev, Darsen 2015
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District
21 Potapov, Pavel IM 2379
22 Matvienko, Ivan 2247
23 Semenova, Elena 1948
24 Savitskiy, Sergey 2095
25 Sokolov, Ivan 1902
Kurgan region
28 Korjakin, Artem 2196
27 Yamszhchikov, Alexey 2095
26 Zykova, Anastasia    
29 Fomin, Evgeny    
30 Testova, Nika    
Sverdlovsk region
31 Shcherbin, Matvei 2229
32 Gusarov, Grigory 2159
33 Rassokhina, Ekaterina 1984
34 Lobastov, Alexander    
35 Gladkov, Dmitry    
Komi Republik
36 Salnikov, Pavel 2146
37 Ivanov, Gleb E. 1956
38 Filonenko, Elena    
39 Mironov, Vadim    
40 Savchenko, Alexey    
India
41 Borate, Suraj 1918
42 Iyer, Siddarth 1825
43 Lokhande Sanika Sunil    
44 Lokhande Siddhi Sunil    
45 Jalgaonkar Ankit Rajesh    
Netherlands
46 Burg, Twan FM 2275
47 Tan, Jonathan 2138
48 Munnik, Talitha 1982
49 Obels, Pepijn    
50 Bijlsma, Nick    
Czech Republic
51 Rojicek, Vojtech FM 2355
52 Mitura, Karel 2010
53 Nemcova, Katerina WIM 2255
54 Volcik, Ludek 2032
55 Langner, Jakub 1813
Slovakia
56 Hrabusa, Matej 2304
57 Straka, Josef Jr. 2039
58 Motycakova, Monika 1883
59 Pagerka, Martin 2099
60 Sosovicka, Matej 1899

3rd Arctic Cup Round 5 0f 9 Standings:
1 Tyumen 10 (20.0)
2 Yamala-Nenets 10 (19.0)
3 Samara 7 (16.0)
4 Khanty-Mansiysky 7 (15.0)
5 Netherlands 5 (14.0)
6 Sverdlovsk 5 (13.0)
7 Slovakia 5 (13.0)
8 Czech Republic 5 (12.0)
9 Vologda 4 (10.0)
10 Kurgan 2 (8.0)
11 Komi 0 (4.0)
12 India 0 (1.0)

12) ENDESA ITT

The Torneo ITT Norma de Maestro Internacional Espacio ENDESA - Fundacion Chilena de Ajedrez took place 26th September - 6th October 2007. Alonso Salvador took clear first place with 8.5/11. Games now available.

Details: http://www.fenach.cl/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=97

Rank SNo. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts. Res.
1 9 im Alonso Salvador 2403 ARG * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ 0
2 12 fm Llorens Sepulveda Marcelo 2292 CHI 0 * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 7½ ½
3 6 Valdes Escobar Alvaro 2357 CHI ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 7½ ½
4 5 im Valenzuela Fuentealba Luis 2482 CHI ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 7 0
5 2 fm Casafus Ruben 2337 ARG ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 5½ 1
6 7 Luconi Cristian 2297 ARG ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 0
7 11 Diaz Villagran Robert 2347 CHI 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 0
8 3 fm Velasquez Ojeda Cesar 2319 CHI ½ 1 0 ½ 1 0 0 * ½ ½ 0 ½ 4½ 0
9 8 Arancibia Guzman Eduardo 2413 CHI 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 4 1
10 1 im Michel Yunis Christian D. 2366 PLE 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 4 1
11 10 fm Jorquera Cahuin Marcelo 2309 CHI 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ * ½ 4 1
12 4 Romero Pino Claudio 2323 CHI 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 3 0

13) IV Calvià Chess Festival

The IV Calvià Chess Festival takes place in Calvià, Mallorca (Spain) 6th-24th October 2007. Event including an International, Blitz, Senior, Amateur & Under-16 tournaments and the CECLUB Spanish Team Championship finals.

Details: http://www.calviafestival.com/

Amateur Section Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rank SNo. Name Rtg FED Pts BH.
1 27 Iglesias, Joachim 2127 FRA 7½ 50
2 1 Cruz Alvarez De Ron, Dan 2231 ESP 7 51
3 22 Fokin, Sergey 2143 RUS 7 49½
4 7 Barcelo, Pedro 2190 ESP 7 49
5 2 Pantin Soto, Jose Ramon 2231 ESP 7 46
6 29 Andersson, Lars 2104 SWE 6½ 51
7 26 Skorna, Ullrich 2130 GER 6½ 40
8 14 Ruiz Vinals, Matias 2164 ESP 6½ 37
9 39 Bergas Ferriol, Jeronimo 2058 ESP 6 42½
10 18 Martinez Vicario, Jose Maria 2151 ESP 6 41½
11 21 Suslin, Alexander 2144 RUS 6 41
12 19 Fleischer, Frank 2149 GER 6 39
13 23 Minescu, Dragos Olivar 2143 ROU 6 38½
14 5 Chasovnikova, Eugenia 2197 RUS 5½ 49½
15 13 Munoz Orts, German 2166 ESP 5½ 45½
16 12 Muratet Casadevall, Albert 2169 ESP 5½ 42
17 24 De Sallier, Francois 2134 FRA 5½ 41½
18 30 Schoder, Volker 2097 GER 5½ 37½
19 33 Juan Mas, Santiago 2090 ESP 5½ 37
20 10 Komysheva, Margarita 2174 RUS 5½ 35½
83 players

IV Calvià Chess Festival Open 15th-23rd October 2007 Leading Players
SNo. Name IRtg FED
1 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2660 ESP
2 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2635 POL
3 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil 2631 GEO
4 GM Damljanovic Branko 2608 SRB
5 GM Malakhatko Vadim 2596 BEL
6 GM Berg Emanuel 2593 SWE
7 GM Gagunashvili Merab 2584 GEO
8 GM Mikhalevski Victor 2584 ISR
9 GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2582 UKR
10 GM Mamedov Rauf 2582 AZE
11 GM Spraggett Kevin 2580 CAN
12 GM Hamdouchi Hichem 2576 MAR
13 GM Maze Sebastien 2576 FRA
14 GM Arencibia Rodriguez Walter 2562 CUB
15 IM Gharamian Tigran 2557 FRA
16 GM Strikovic Aleksa 2551 SRB
17 GM Romanishin Oleg M 2547 UKR
18 GM Peralta Fernando 2546 ARG
19 GM Jedynak Radoslaw 2543 POL
20 GM Godena Michele 2535 ITA
21 GM Movsziszian Karen 2531 ARM
22 GM Andersson Ulf 2528 SWE
23 GM Del Rio Angelis Salvador G 2512 ESP
24 FM Kovalyov Anton 2510 ARG
25 GM Heberla Bartlomiej 2502 POL
26 GM Cabrera Alexis 2499 COL
27 IM Cornette Matthieu 2494 FRA
28 IM Libiszewski Fabien 2486 FRA
29 GM Karlsson Lars 2485 SWE
30 GM Carlsson Pontus 2481 SWE
142 players

CECLUB Finals Calvia 20th-21st October 2007
Iretza - Gros
Morozevich Alexander
Van Wely Loek
Kasimdzhanov Rustam
Milov Vadim
Tkachiev Vladislav
Bauer Christian
Linex Magic
Aronian Levon
Mamedyarov Shakhryar
Adams Michael
Ponomariov Ruslam
Akopian Vladimir
Shirov Alexei
Cuna de Dragones
Svidler Peter
Jakovenko Dimitry
Almasi Zoltan
Alekseev Eugeny
Inarkiev Ernesto
Kobalia Mihail
Tiendas UPI
Ivanchuk Vasily
Bacrot Etienne
Malakhov Vladimir
Vallejo Pons Francisco
Volokitin Andrei
Jobava Baadur

14) Nelson International Open

The Nelson International Open took place in New Zealand 3rd-7th October 2007. Darrly Johansen won the event with 7.5/9. Ian Rogers was guest lecturer thoughtout the event.

Official site: http://www.chess.org.nz/

Nelson International Open NZL 3rd-7th October 2007. Final Round 9 Standings
1 JOHANSEN, DARRYL gm AUS 2446 7.5
2-3 CHANDLER, MURRAY gm ENG 2540 7
CONQUEST, STUART gm ENG 2540 7
4 SOLOMON, STEPHEN im AUS 2465 6.5
5-8 WASTNEY, SCOTT C fm NZL 2281 6
JOHNSON, QUENTIN J F NZL 2145 6
BAIDER, DANIEL NZL 2032 6
VAN GINKEL, JOHN P NZL 6
9-11 DIVE, RUSSELL J im NZL 2344 5.5
JONES, BRIAN fm AUS 2084 5.5
BENNETT, HILTON P NZL 2137 5.5
12-21 BURNS, CHRIS J NZL 2033 5
FUATAI, FUATAI NZL 2062 5
FLITNEY, ADRIAN AUS 1999 5
WILKINS, MARK NZL 5
MILLIGAN, HELEN NZL 2009 5
DAVIS, JUSTIN M NZL 1893 5
BENSON, CHRISTOPHER NZL 1938 5
KING, MATHEW J NZL 1950 5
MAROROA, SUE Y NZL 1935 5
WARD, SIMON NZL 1745 5
22-27 ALDRIDGE, ALAN L NZL 1956 4.5
FORSTER, WILLIAM NZL 1977 4.5
NIJMAN, ARIE J NZL 1945 4.5
LYNN, K WILLIAM NZL 1975 4.5
GAO, JUDY NZL 1925 4.5
HAMILTON, PAUL NZL 4.5
28-32 DOLEJS, DAN E NZL 1995 4
SCARF, REX NZL 4
SPILLER, PAUL S NZL 2028 4
DAVIES, GEOFF NZL 4
TAYLOR, STEPHEN NZL 4
33-36 LYNN, OSCAR NZL 3.5
SMITH, VIVIAN J NZL 1825 3.5
RICHARDSON, NIGEL J NZL 3.5
GLOISTEIN, BRUCE N NZL 1897 3.5
37-38 KEELING, ROY L NZL 3
CLEMENTS, SHANNON NZL 3
39-42 CAPPER, DAVID S NZL 2.5
COOPER, NIGEL NZL 2.5
DELLACA, BRUCE D NZL 2.5
MULLIGAN, ALLAN W NZL 2.5
43-46 DE MOULIN, CLAIRE NZL 2
WASTNEY, CHRIS NZL 2
PFAHLERT, DENIS NZL 2
JACKSON, L ROSS NZL 1981 2

15) Mecking - Diamant Match

Henrique Mecking defeated Andre Diamant in a match in Sao Paulo BRA 28th-30th September 2007. Mecking won both standard timerate games and also won the rapid match 1.5-0.5.

Match GM Mecking - IM Diamant (Sao Paulo, 28-30 Sep, 2007)
1 Diamant, Andre - Mecking, Henrique 0-1 62 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
2 Mecking, Henrique - Diamant, Andre 1-0 41 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
3 (rapid) Diamant, Andre - Mecking, Henrique 0-1 34 C96 Ruy Lopez
4 (radid) Mecking, Henrique - Diamant, Andre ½-½ 35 E62 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Name Ti NAT ELO 1 2 3 4
Mecking, Henrique g BRA 2565 1 1 1 ½ 3½ 1 2730
Diamant, Andre f BRA 2394 0 0 0 ½ 0½ 2 2243

16) Copa Puma 2007

The Argentinian Chess League, so called "Copa Puma", finished Saturday 6th October 2007 with the participation of several GMs and IMs and many strong players, representing 26 teams. "Art/Chess" (García Palermo, Lemos, Giardelli, Tempone, Dolezal y J. Szmetan took clear first place. I will round up the games when all 9 rounds are available, 7 are on the site below.

Official site: http://www.lna.org.ar/

Copa Puma Argentine Chess League 11th August - 6th October 2007
1 ART/CHESS 20.5
2 MARTELLI VICENTE LOPEZ 19.0
3 AEROPUERTOS ARG.2000 - FERRO 18.0
4 FRANCHISING GROUP 17.5
5 CAM 3 TRES DE FEBRERO 16.5
6 SAN ISIDRO PERFIL JAQUE 16.0
7 T y E SAN MARTIN 14.5
CIRCULO DE AJEDREZ MORENO 14.5
9 ZARATE 13.5
CLUB BANCO PROVINCIA 13.5
CORPORACION DEL SUR 13.5
MUNICIPALIDAD DE AVELLANEDA 13.5
NAJDORF POLVORINES 13.5
OPEN TRADING 13.5
15 CALICE LIGURIA 13.0
MAR DEL PLATA LOS LOBOS 13.0
WWW.VENTAJEDREZ.COM 13.0
18 ASOCIADOS CREDICOOP 12.5
FLORENCIO VARELA 12.5
SCHIPULL CNC 12.5
21 CIRCULO PATAGONICO 12.0
WWW.CHESSHOP.COM.AR 12.0
23 CLUB SOCIAL PERGAMINO 11.5
24 LUJAN 10.5
25 RONDI - MUPAS 10.0
26 SAN ANDRES 1.0

17) ECU Bidding Story

Ali Nihat Yazici, the President of the Turkish Chess Federation has called upon for the resignation of the President of the European Chess Union Boris Kutin and also started action against the ECU in Lausanne. Its too long to go into a great deal of detail but he alleges he was encouraged to bid for three event when a secret agreement said that Turkey could a) only get one of them and b) that the financial conditions of the one they did win had changed.

Download the PDF file at: Open_letter_of_TCF.pdf

18) Forthcoming Events and Links

Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008

The field for the 2008 Corus tournament in Wijk aan Zee has been announced at http://www.coruschess.com Five of the top 6 in the world are playing including the new World Champion Anand and new World number 2 Ivanchuk. Also Kramnik and Gelfand who finished 2nd in Mexico City.

The Corus Chess Tournament 2008 will be held from 11-27 January 2008 in Wijk aan Zee. The tournament venue is the De Moriaan Community Centre

Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008 A-Group 11th-27th January 2008
Name Year of birth Rating W rnk
GM Viswanathan Anand 1969 2801 1
GM Vassily Ivanchuk 1969 2787 2
GM Vladimir Kramnik 1975 2785 3
GM Veselin Topalov 1975 2769 4
GM Peter Leko 1979 2755 5
GM Shakhryar Mamedyarov 1985 2752 7
GM Teymour Radjabov 1987 2742 8
GM Levon Aronian 1982 2741 9
GM Boris Gelfand 1968 2736 11
GM Michael Adams 1971 2729 13
GM Magnus Carlsen 1990 2714 17
GM Judit Polgar 1976 2708 20
GM Pavel Eljanov 1983 2681 30
GM Loek van Wely 1972 2680 32
Average rating: 2741 (based on October figures) Category: 20

Corus Wijk aan Zee Participants honorary four-event match 2008
Name Year of birth Rating CCT victories
GM Viktor Kortchnoi 1931 2611 4
GM Lajos Portisch 1937 2530 4
GM Jan Timman 1951 2559 2
GM Ljubomir Ljubojevic 1950 2550 1

28th Bethune Open

The Bethune chess club is preparing his 28th International Open, Hall Olof Palme, Commercial centre La Rotonde, Bethune, France (Pas-de-Calais) from December 26 to 30. 9 rounds The tournament is divided in 2 tournaments: - Tournament A for players whose Elo rating is above or equal to 1600, 1st price : 1500 euros - Tournament B for players strictly below 1900, 1st price : 400 euros, Fischer pace 1h30+30s KO for each game in both tournaments. At least 6000 euros of prices, prices for Elo categories in both tournaments. Inscription fee : 40 euros (adults), 20 euros (youngsters under 20), free for IM, GM and FIDE Masters. Conditions for IM and GM and special conditions for GM>2600, contact us at open@bethunechess.com

For more information visit: http://www.bethunechess.com

Harmonie Chess Tournament

The Harmonie Chess Tournament takes place 21st-30th December 2007.

Official site: http://www.so-on.org/kerst2007/2007eng.html

European Team Chess Championships

The European Team Chess Championships (ETCC) takes place 27th October - 7th November 2007 in the luxurious Creta Maris Conference Hotel in Crete, Greece.

39 countries confirmed their participation for the European National Team Championships in Crete, Greece 27 October - 7 November 2007, including all the chess power houses of the continent.

The participants will include 7 of the World Top-10 GMs: V. Ivanchuk (UKR 2787, No. 2 in the world), V. Topalov (BUL 2769, No. 4), A. Morozevich (RUS 2755, No. 5-6), S. Mamedyarov (AZE 2752, No. 7), T. Radjabov (AZE 2742, No. 8), L. Aronian (ARM 2741, No. 9), A. Shirov (ESP 2739, No. 10). The Women's event will also feature world stars such as GMs Alexandra Kosteniuk, Maia Chiburdanidze, Tatiana Kosintseva, Antoaneta Stefanova, Elisabeth Paehtz and Almira Skripchenko.

Official site: http://www.euroteams2007.org

XVII Pampona International

The XVII Pampona International takes place 21st-29th December 2007.

Details: http://www.chesspamplona.com/

Chess.fm John Watson Book Show

The Chess.fm John Watson Book Show featured Jan Timman 9th October 2007. http://www.chessclub.com/chessfm/

Ivanchuk - Leko Rapid Match

A match between Vassily Ivanchuk and Peter Leko, takes place in Mukachevo, Ukraine 25th-28th October 2007. 12 round rapid match.

Official site: http://www.ivanchuk-leko2007.com/en/index.htm

Chigorin Memorial 2007

The Chigorin Memorial takes place in St