The Week in Chess 679

THE WEEK IN CHESS 679 12th November 2007 by Mark Crowther

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Games Section
Tal Memorial	15 games
Liga de Campeones	16 games
European Team Championships	267 games
USSR vs Yugoslavia Match	20 games
SPICE Cup	18 games
Spanish Championship	24 games
Indian Women's Championship	112 games
4NCL	96 games
Dutch Team Championship	99 games
US Chess League	8 games
First Saturday November	54 games
22nd Le Touquet Open	226 games
Belgian Team Championships	40 games
I Magistral Joan Casals	45 games
Total	1037 gamess

1) Introduction

My thanks to Holger Lieske, Alexis Harakis, Iosu Mena, Patricia Claros Aguilar, Prathamesh Mokal, Malcolm Armstrong, Visweswaran Kameswaran, David Llada, John Henderson, Miklos Orso, Fred Lucas, Emmanuel Variniac, Steve Giddins, Dave Clayton, Harald Grafenhofer, Susan Polgar, Vernel M. Lawas, Evgeny Klavir, Ülar Lauk, Doug Bake, Eldar Mukhametov, Harry Schaack, Peter Doggers, George Mastrokoukos, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Alfonso Vilches, Valery Maes, Aben Rudy, Richard Grijalva, Larry Kaufman and everyone else who helped with the issue.

Another very busy week of chess. It started with Russia winning the gold in the European Team Championships in both the men's and women's sections. The Liga de Campeones in Vitoria Gasteiz continues with Ruslan Ponomariov leading with 5.5/8 but Veselin Topalov is just half a point behind him. Sadly my fears for Anatoly Karpov came true as he is bottom with 2.5/8, I just don't think you can play an event of this strength without professional preparation and Karpov probably hasn't done any since 1990, talent isn't enough. In a stroll down memory lane we saw a team of veterans of the Yugoslav and USSR teams play in the Moscow Central Chess Club. We've had the good news of the Corus Wijk aan Zee A group for a few weeks but the strength of the B Group is a big surprise as it makes category XV and sees Etienne Bacrot, Gabriel Sargissian, Ivan Cheparinov, Sergey Movsesian, Pentala Harikrishna, Michal Krasenkow and Nigel Short all compete. Of course the Category XX Tal Memorial leads out with Vladimir Kramnik sharing the lead with Magnus Carlsen and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov after 3 rounds.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Tal Memorial

The Tal Memorial Tournament takes place in Moscow 9th-19th November 2007.

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

Tal Mem Moscow RUS (RUS), 10-19 xi 2007 cat. XX (2741)
Round 1 (November 10, 2007)
Kramnik, Vladimir	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	40	E05	Catalan
Alekseev, Evgeny	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	½-½	32	E60	King's Indian without Nc3
Lékó, Peter	- Shirov, Alexei	1-0	31	C78	Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Kamsky, Gata	- Gelfand, Boris	½-½	29	A22	English Opening
Jakovenko, Dmitry	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½-½	29	C76	Ruy Lopez Modern Steinitz
Round 2 (November 11, 2007)
Carlsen, Magnus	- Alekseev, Evgeny	½-½	45	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Gelfand, Boris	- Kramnik, Vladimir	½-½	31	D12	Slav Defence
Lékó, Peter	- Kamsky, Gata	½-½	39	B06	Modern Defence
Shirov, Alexei	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½-½	45	C72	Ruy Lopez Modern Steinitz
Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Jakovenko, Dmitry	½-½	31	C89	Ruy Lopez Marshall
Round 3 (November 12, 2007)
Kramnik, Vladimir	- Lékó, Peter	1-0	62	E05	Catalan
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	1-0	39	D43	Anti-Meran Gambit
Alekseev, Evgeny	- Gelfand, Boris	½-½	24	D43	Anti-Meran Gambit
Kamsky, Gata	- Shirov, Alexei	0-1	29	D00	Queen's Pawn Game
Jakovenko, Dmitry	- Carlsen, Magnus	0-1	41	E20	Nimzo Indian

Tal Mem Moscow RUS (RUS), 10-19 xi 2007 cat. XX (2741)
1.	Kramnik, Vladimir	g	RUS	2785	*	½	.	.	½	1	.	.	.	.	2	2860
2.	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2714	½	*	.	½	.	.	.	.	1	.	2	2862
3.	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	g	AZE	2752	.	.	*	.	.	.	½	.	½	1	2	2870
4.	Alekseev, Evgeny	g	RUS	2716	.	½	.	*	½	.	.	.	.	½	1½	2745
5.	Gelfand, Boris	g	ISR	2736	½	.	.	½	*	.	.	½	.	.	1½	2738
6.	Lékó, Peter	g	HUN	2755	0	.	.	.	.	*	1	½	.	.	1½	2746
7.	Shirov, Alexei	g	ESP	2739	.	.	½	.	.	0	*	1	.	.	1½	2740
8.	Kamsky, Gata	g	USA	2714	.	.	.	.	½	½	0	*	.	.	1	2618
9.	Jakovenko, Dmitry	g	RUS	2710	.	0	½	.	.	.	.	.	*	½	1	2626
10.	Ivanchuk, Vassily	g	UKR	2787	.	.	0	½	.	.	.	.	½	*	1	2601

3) Liga de Campeones

The "Chess Champions League" (Jesus de Lafuente memorial) takes place 1st-15th November 2007 in Vitoria Gasteiz.

The main event is the "Tournament of Champions" which is a 6 player, 10 round event which takes place 2nd-4th, 6th-7th, 9th-11th and 13th-14th Nov 2007.

The event is called the "Chess Champions League - Playing for a better world". This is because: a) Initially, only former world players were invited to take place (plus Judit, as the best woman ever) b) The aim behind the tournament is to get funds to build up and/or send equipment to a Hospital in Mbuji-Mayi, one of the poorest regions in the Congo. Side events which aim to raise this money include: To begin with, the the Moscow Orchestra will play several times in Vitoria duting the tournament (including at the opening ceremony), and they will donate all the benefits they got from the concerts to the project. -- The models and fashion designers from the Pasarela Cibeles Fashion Show (Madrid) will make an special appearance in the tournament, and some of the most famous fashion designers and models will offer a fashion show next to the playing hall. They will then give us the dresses and customs to be sold at auction. -- Some of the best Spanish sportsmen (the likes of Rafa Nadal and Miguel Indurain) will donate some items to be sold at auction. Topalov, for instance, has donated the medal he got when he became World Junior Champion in Puerto Rico 1989!

Website http://www.ajedrez-hotelakua.com/ - David Llada's Blog

Chess Champions League Vitoria Gasteiz ESP (ESP), 2-14 xi 2007 cat. XIX (2702)
					1		2		3		4		5		6
1.	Ponomariov, Ruslan	g	UKR	2705	*	*	½	.	1	1	½	½	½	.	1	½	5½	2834
2.	Topalov, Veselin	g	BUL	2769	½	.	*	*	0	.	½	1	1	½	1	½	5	2778
3.	Polgar, Judit	g	HUN	2708	0	0	1	.	*	*	½	.	1	½	½	1	4½	2738
4.	Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	g	ROU	2668	½	½	½	0	½	.	*	*	½	1	½	.	4	2713
5.	Kasimdzhanov, Rustam	g	UZB	2690	½	.	0	½	0	½	½	0	*	*	½	.	2½	2567
6.	Karpov, Anatoly	g	RUS	2670	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	.	½	.	*	*	2½	2574

Chess Champions League Results
Round 8 (November 11, 2007)
Ponomariov, Ruslan	- Karpov, Anatoly	½-½	29	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Topalov, Veselin	- Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	1-0	51	D20	QGA
Polgar, Judit	- Kasimdzhanov, Rustam	½-½	69	C78	Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Round 7 (November 10, 2007)
Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	- Ponomariov, Ruslan	½-½	32	B33	Sicilian Sveshnikov
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam	- Topalov, Veselin	½-½	46	D58	Queens Gambit Tartakover
Karpov, Anatoly	- Polgar, Judit	0-1	43	E17	Queens Indian
Round 6 (November 9, 2007)
Ponomariov, Ruslan	- Polgar, Judit	1-0	36	E21	Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	- Kasimdzhanov, Rustam	1-0	75	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Topalov, Veselin	- Karpov, Anatoly	½-½	53	E13	Queens Indian 5.Bg5
Round 1 Delayed Game (November 8, 2007)
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam	- Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	½-½	27	A56	Old Indian Defence
Round 5 (November 7, 2007)
Ponomariov, Ruslan	- Topalov, Veselin	½-½	37	E97	King's Indian Classical
Polgar, Judit	- Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	½-½	27	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Karpov, Anatoly	- Kasimdzhanov, Rustam	½-½	23	E90	King's Indian Classical
Round 4 (November 6, 2007)
Topalov, Veselin	- Polgar, Judit	0-1	34	C42	Petroff's Defence
Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	- Karpov, Anatoly	½-½	27	C42	Petroff's Defence
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam	- Ponomariov, Ruslan	½-½	36	D55	Queens Gambit Old Lasker Variation
Round 3 (November 4, 2007)
Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	- Topalov, Veselin	½-½	32	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Karpov, Anatoly	- Ponomariov, Ruslan	0-1	37	D12	Slav Defence
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam	- Polgar, Judit	0-1	36	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Round 2 (November 3, 2007)
Topalov, Veselin	- Kasimdzhanov, Rustam	1-0	42	E15	Queens Indian
Ponomariov, Ruslan	- Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	½-½	40	A33	English Symmetrical
Polgar, Judit	- Karpov, Anatoly	½-½	48	C83	Ruy Lopez Open
Round 1 (November 2, 2007)
Karpov, Anatoly	- Topalov, Veselin	0-1	48	E36	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Polgar, Judit	- Ponomariov, Ruslan	0-1	45	C78	Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence

4) European Team Chess Championships

The European Team Chess Championships (ETCC) took place 27th October - 7th November 2007 in the luxurious Creta Maris Conference Hotel in Crete, Greece. Russia took first place in both the men's and women's events.

The event received high praise from the Association of Chess Professionals: http://www.chess-players.org/eng/news/viewarticle.html?id=674

Official site: http://www.euroteams2007.org there are now interviews including with Veselin Topalov at: http://videos.chessdom.com/ and one of the closing ceremony http://videos.chessdom.com/etcc-closing-ceremony. Also check out Etienne Bacrot's blog site (under "My Tournaments") commented games day by day in French then translated into English.

European Team Championships Leading Final Round 9 Standings
Rk.	SNo		Team	Team	Games	+	=	-	MP	GP	Buc
1	1	RUS	RUSSIA	RUS	9	8	1	0	17	25,0	180,5
2	4	ARM	ARMENIA	ARM	9	6	2	1	14	21,5	175,0
3	3	AZE	AZERBAIJAN	AZE	9	6	1	2	13	20,5	183,5
4	10	POL	POLAND	POL	9	5	2	2	12	21,5	165,0
5	2	UKR	UKRAINE	UKR	9	4	4	1	12	21,0	159,0
6	8	ISR	ISRAEL	ISR	9	5	2	2	12	20,5	181,5
7	5	BUL	BULGARIA	BUL	9	5	1	3	11	22,0	178,0
8	19	SLO	SLOVENIA	SLO	9	5	1	3	11	20,5	172,0
9	6	FRA	FRANCE	FRA	9	5	1	3	11	20,0	186,5
10	12	HUN	HUNGARY	HUN	9	5	1	3	11	20,0	181,5
11	7	ESP	SPAIN	ESP	9	3	5	1	11	19,0	184,0
12	20	DEN	DENMARK	DEN	9	5	1	3	11	19,0	167,0
13	11	GEO	GEORGIA	GEO	9	4	2	3	10	21,5	154,5
14	17	GRE	GREECE	GRE	9	5	0	4	10	21,0	147,0
15	13	CZE	CZECH REPUBLIC	CZE	9	4	2	3	10	20,0	179,0
16	16	ENG	ENGLAND	ENG	9	4	2	3	10	19,5	168,5
17	26	MKD	FYROM	MKD	9	4	2	3	10	18,0	174,5
18	25	LTU	LITHUANIA	LTU	9	4	1	4	9	20,5	147,0
19	9	NED	NETHERLANDS	NED	9	3	3	3	9	19,5	168,5
20	31	ISL	ICELAND	ISL	9	4	1	4	9	19,0	169,5
21	14	SRB	SERBIA	SRB	9	4	1	4	9	19,0	165,5
22	27	NOR	NORWAY	NOR	9	3	3	3	9	19,0	161,5
23	15	GER	GERMANY	GER	9	3	2	4	8	19,5	153,0
24	30	MNE	MONTENEGRO	MNE	9	3	2	4	8	18,0	164,0
25	28	SUI	SWITZERLAND	SUI	9	3	2	4	8	17,0	160,5
26	18	CRO	CROATIA	CRO	9	3	2	4	8	17,0	159,5
27	21	SWE	SWEDEN	SWE	9	2	4	3	8	16,5	184,5
28	33	EST	ESTONIA	EST	9	4	0	5	8	16,5	162,5
29	29	ITA	ITALY	ITA	9	2	4	3	8	16,0	163,5
30	32	AUT	AUSTRIA	AUT	9	3	1	5	7	18,5	146,5
31	34	FIN	FINLAND	FIN	9	2	3	4	7	16,5	159,0
32	36	SCO	SCOTLAND	SCO	9	3	1	5	7	13,0	147,5
33	24	ROU	ROMANIA	ROU	9	2	2	5	6	16,0	152,5
34	23	TUR	TURKEY	TUR	9	2	2	5	6	15,0	157,0
35	35	BEL	BELGIUM	BEL	9	2	2	5	6	14,0	154,0
36	37	LUX	LUXEMBOURG	LUX	9	2	2	5	6	14,0	127,5
37	38	WLS	WALES	WLS	9	1	3	5	5	10,0	140,5
38	40	CYP	CYPRUS	CYP	9	1	2	6	4	10,0	130,5
39	39	MNC	MONACO	MNC	9	0	1	8	1	9,0	143,0
40	22	BIH	BOSNIA & HERCEGOVINA	BIH	0	0	0	0	0	0,0	21,0

Best Performers by ELO
No.			Name	Rtg	Team	Rp	Pts.	Games	%	Bo.
1	RUS	GM	Svidler Peter	2732	RUSSIA	2989	6,0	7	85,7	1
2	RUS	GM	Morozevich Alexander	2755	RUSSIA	2855	6,0	8	75,0	1
3	ISR	GM	Roiz Michael	2644	ISRAEL	2855	5,5	7	78,6	2
4	ENG	GM	Adams Michael	2729	ENGLAND	2800	5,5	8	68,8	1
5	AZE	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2752	AZERBAIJAN	2798	5,0	8	62,5	1
6	BUL	GM	Topalov Veselin	2769	BULGARIA	2797	3,0	4	75,0	1
7	CZE	GM	Navara David	2656	CZECH REPUBLIC	2792	6,0	9	66,7	1
8	ESP	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	2660	SPAIN	2782	6,5	9	72,2	1
9	FRA	GM	Bacrot Etienne	2695	FRANCE	2781	5,0	8	62,5	1
10	RUS	GM	Alekseev Evgeny	2716	RUSSIA	2760	5,0	7	71,4	3
11	UKR	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2694	UKRAINE	2758	4,5	7	64,3	1
12	NOR	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2714	NORWAY	2757	6,5	9	72,2	1
13	ARM	GM	Sargissian Gabriel	2673	ARMENIA	2742	6,5	9	72,2	2
14	POL	GM	Gajewski Grzegorz	2573	POLAND	2739	5,5	7	78,6	2
15	NED	GM	Sokolov Ivan	2673	NETHERLANDS	2738	3,5	5	70,0	2
16	CZE	GM	Hracek Zbynek	2598	CZECH REPUBLIC	2737	5,5	8	68,8	2
17	AZE	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2742	AZERBAIJAN	2735	5,5	9	61,1	1
18	BUL	GM	Cheparinov Ivan	2670	BULGARIA	2728	5,5	9	61,1	1
19	BUL	GM	Delchev Aleksander	2613	BULGARIA	2726	5,5	8	68,8	3
20	RUS	GM	Jakovenko Dmitry	2710	RUSSIA	2724	5,5	8	68,8	4

European Team Championships Best Board Performances % Medals
Board 1 Men
Rank		Name	Rtg	Team	%	Gms	Pts.	Rp
1	GM	Svidler Peter	2732	RUSSIA	85,7	7	6	2989
2	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2714	NORWAY	72,2	9	6½	2757
3	GM	Adams Michael	2729	ENGLAND	68,8	8	5½	2800
4	IM	Ragger Markus	2528	AUSTRIA	68,8	8	5½	2635
5	GM	Navara David	2656	CZECH REPUBLIC	66,7	9	6	2792
6	GM	Nyback Tomi	2565	FINLAND	64,3	7	4½	2683
7	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2752	AZERBAIJAN	62,5	8	5	2798
8	GM	Bacrot Etienne	2695	FRANCE	62,5	8	5	2781
9	GM	Jobava Baadur	2644	GEORGIA	62,5	8	5	2673
10	GM	Efimov Igor	2446	MONACO	62,5	8	5	2538
11	GM	Aronian Levon	2741	ARMENIA	56,3	8	4½	2700
12	GM	Ivanisevic Ivan	2607	SERBIA	56,3	8	4½	2647
13	GM	Sulskis Sarunas	2527	LITHUANIA	56,3	8	4½	2632
14	GM	Tiviakov Sergei	2643	NETHERLANDS	50,0	9	4½	2651
15	GM	Pelletier Yannick	2609	SWITZERLAND	50,0	9	4½	2563
16	GM	Beliavsky Alexander G	2646	SLOVENIA	50,0	8	4	2684
17	GM	Shirov Alexei	2739	SPAIN	50,0	8	4	2676
18	GM	Sutovsky Emil	2655	ISRAEL	50,0	8	4	2675
19	GM	Socko Bartosz	2646	POLAND	50,0	8	4	2634
20	GM	Nielsen Peter Heine	2626	DENMARK	50,0	8	4	2633
21	GM	Georgiev Vladimir	2576	FYROM	44,4	9	4	2592
22	GM	Almasi Zoltan	2691	HUNGARY	43,8	8	3½	2589
23	GM	Djukic Nikola	2528	MONTENEGRO	43,8	8	3½	2573
24	GM	Naiditsch Arkadij	2639	GERMANY	43,8	8	3½	2561
25	GM	Kotronias Vasilios	2614	GREECE	43,8	8	3½	2515
26	GM	Godena Michele	2535	ITALY	43,8	8	3½	2508
27	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2787	UKRAINE	42,9	7	3	2623
28	GM	Stefansson Hannes	2574	ICELAND	42,9	7	3	2576
29	GM	Kozul Zdenko	2609	CROATIA	42,9	7	3	2556
30	GM	Kulaots Kaido	2547	ESTONIA	38,9	9	3½	2482
31	GM	Gurevich Mikhail	2627	TURKEY	37,5	8	3	2525
32	GM	Winants Luc	2504	BELGIUM	35,7	7	2½	2438
33	GM	Berg Emanuel	2593	SWEDEN	33,3	9	3	2514
34	GM	Nevednichy Vladislav	2531	ROMANIA	33,3	6	2	2471
35	FM	Jones Richard S	2327	WALES	31,3	8	2½	2344
36	IM	Muir Andrew J	2367	SCOTLAND	25,0	8	2	2278
37	IM	Berend Fred	2344	LUXEMBOURG	25,0	8	2	2236
38	CM	Savva Panikos	2099	CYPRUS	0,0	6	0	1792
Board 2 Men
Rank		Name	Rtg	Team	%	Gms	Pts.	Rp
1	GM	Morozevich Alexander	2755	RUSSIA	75,0	8	6	2855
2	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	2660	SPAIN	72,2	9	6½	2782
3	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2694	UKRAINE	68,8	8	5½	2758
4	GM	Gustafsson Jan	2606	GERMANY	64,3	7	4½	2650
5	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2742	AZERBAIJAN	61,1	9	5½	2735
6	GM	Cheparinov Ivan	2670	BULGARIA	61,1	9	5½	2728
7	IM	Steingrimsson Hedinn	2533	ICELAND	61,1	9	5½	2646
8	IM	Bakalarz Mietek	2342	LUXEMBOURG	58,3	6	3½	2418
9	GM	Mitkov Nikola	2528	FYROM	57,1	7	4	2629
10	GM	Hansen Lars Bo	2572	DENMARK	57,1	7	4	2583
11	GM	Halkias Stelios	2590	GREECE	57,1	7	4	2569
12	GM	Pavasovic Dusko	2597	SLOVENIA	56,3	8	4½	2709
13	GM	Akopian Vladimir	2713	ARMENIA	56,3	8	4½	2663
14	GM	Rozentalis Eduardas	2581	LITHUANIA	56,3	8	4½	2565
15	GM	Jenni Florian	2511	SWITZERLAND	55,6	9	5	2582
16	GM	Caruana Fabiano	2594	ITALY	50,0	8	4	2566
17	GM	Palac Mladen	2567	CROATIA	50,0	8	4	2564
18	GM	Lupulescu Constantin	2562	ROMANIA	50,0	7	3½	2541
19	IM	Atlas Valery	2482	AUSTRIA	50,0	7	3½	2468
20	GM	Lie Kjetil A	2563	NORWAY	44,4	9	4	2517
21	GM	Laznicka Viktor	2610	CZECH REPUBLIC	43,8	8	3½	2603
22	GM	Jones Gawain C B	2567	ENGLAND	43,8	8	3½	2521
23	GM	Gelashvili Tamaz	2623	GEORGIA	43,8	8	3½	2491
24	IM	Agopov Mikael	2440	FINLAND	43,8	8	3½	2481
25	GM	Avrukh Boris	2641	ISRAEL	42,9	7	3	2588
26	GM	Tkachiev Vladislav	2661	FRANCE	42,9	7	3	2583
27	GM	Miton Kamil	2628	POLAND	42,9	7	3	2496
28	CM	Antoniou Antonis	2163	CYPRUS	42,9	7	3	2331
29	GM	Gyimesi Zoltan	2610	HUNGARY	41,7	6	2½	2533
30	IM	Polaczek Richard	2425	BELGIUM	41,7	6	2½	2375
31	GM	Atalik Suat	2599	TURKEY	37,5	8	3	2473
32	FM	Ruxton Keith	2314	SCOTLAND	37,5	8	3	2308
33	IM	Sepp Olav	2457	ESTONIA	33,3	9	3	2389
34		Kett Tim	2257	WALES	21,4	7	1½	2157
35	FM	Van Hoolandt Patrick	2245	MONACO	6,3	8	½	1959
Board 3 Men
Rank		Name	Rtg	Team	%	Gms	Pts.	Rp
1	GM	Roiz Michael	2644	ISRAEL	78,6	7	5½	2855
2	GM	Gajewski Grzegorz	2573	POLAND	78,6	7	5½	2739
3	GM	Pantsulaia Levan	2617	GEORGIA	75,0	8	6	2690
4	GM	Sargissian Gabriel	2673	ARMENIA	72,2	9	6½	2742
5	GM	Hracek Zbynek	2598	CZECH REPUBLIC	68,8	8	5½	2737
6	GM	Cicak Slavko	2569	SWEDEN	64,3	7	4½	2663
7	GM	Banikas Hristos	2591	GREECE	64,3	7	4½	2595
8	GM	Jianu Vlad-Cristian	2535	ROMANIA	64,3	7	4½	2589
9	GM	Georgiev Kiril	2649	BULGARIA	62,5	8	5	2697
10	GM	Miladinovic Igor	2603	SERBIA	62,5	8	5	2638
11	GM	Danielsen Henrik	2491	ICELAND	62,5	8	5	2633
12	GM	Volokitin Andrei	2678	UKRAINE	61,1	9	5½	2658
13	GM	Tratar Marko	2502	SLOVENIA	57,1	7	4	2632
14	GM	Illescas Cordoba Miguel	2598	SPAIN	56,3	8	4½	2633
15	GM	Balogh Csaba	2561	HUNGARY	56,3	8	4½	2619
16	IM	Brunello Sabino	2489	ITALY	56,3	8	4½	2554
17	GM	Gashimov Vugar	2663	AZERBAIJAN	50,0	8	4	2630
18	GM	Stellwagen Daniel	2639	NETHERLANDS	50,0	8	4	2571
19	GM	Gallagher Joseph G	2497	SWITZERLAND	50,0	8	4	2524
20	IM	Karttunen Mika	2427	FINLAND	50,0	8	4	2489
21	GM	Kveinys Aloyzas	2517	LITHUANIA	50,0	8	4	2471
22	GM	Fressinet Laurent	2654	FRANCE	50,0	6	3	2646
23	IM	Lie Espen	2421	NORWAY	44,4	9	4	2478
24	GM	Drasko Milan	2557	MONTENEGRO	43,8	8	3½	2554
25	IM	Weiss Christian	2460	AUSTRIA	42,9	7	3	2341
26	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2715	RUSSIA	41,7	6	2½	2580
27	GM	Kritz Leonid	2596	GERMANY	41,7	6	2½	2430
28	IM	Dutreeuw Marc	2391	BELGIUM	41,7	6	2½	2331
29	FM	Lauk Ular	2414	ESTONIA	38,9	9	3½	2388
30	GM	Nedev Trajce	2528	FYROM	37,5	8	3	2511
31	GM	Zelcic Robert	2578	CROATIA	37,5	8	3	2430
32	IM	Haznedaroglu Kivanc	2468	TURKEY	35,7	7	2½	2401
33	FM	Brittner Serge	2274	LUXEMBOURG	35,7	7	2½	2219
34	GM	Hansen Sune Berg	2564	DENMARK	33,3	6	2	2383
35		Morris Charles F	2198	WALES	33,3	6	2	2237
36		Grant Jonathan	2261	SCOTLAND	31,3	8	2½	2257
37		Iclicki Willy	2147	MONACO	12,5	8	1	2051
38		Aristotelous Vassilis	1960	CYPRUS	0,0	6	0	1716
Board 4 Men
Rank		Name	Rtg	Team	%	Gms	Pts.	Rp
1	IM	Liiva Riho	2442	ESTONIA	72,2	9	6½	2606
2	GM	Alekseev Evgeny	2716	RUSSIA	71,4	7	5	2760
3	GM	Delchev Aleksander	2613	BULGARIA	68,8	8	5½	2726
4	GM	Berkes Ferenc	2606	HUNGARY	68,8	8	5½	2722
5	IM	Lenic Luka	2531	SLOVENIA	68,8	8	5½	2697
6	GM	Mastrovasilis Dimitrios	2559	GREECE	68,8	8	5½	2582
7	GM	Wojtaszek Radoslaw	2635	POLAND	64,3	7	4½	2602
8	GM	Arutinian David	2574	GEORGIA	64,3	7	4½	2566
9	GM	Vachier-Lagrave Maxime	2634	FRANCE	62,5	8	5	2661
10	GM	Blagojevic Dragisa	2513	MONTENEGRO	56,3	8	4½	2549
11	GM	Markus Robert	2586	SERBIA	56,3	8	4½	2544
12	GM	Schandorff Lars	2520	DENMARK	56,3	8	4½	2535
13	GM	Buhmann Rainer	2567	GERMANY	56,3	8	4½	2528
14	GM	Hebden Mark L	2542	ENGLAND	55,6	9	5	2574
15	IM	Hammer Jon Ludvig	2402	NORWAY	50,0	9	4½	2502
16	GM	Asrian Karen	2623	ARMENIA	50,0	8	4	2572
17	IM	D'amore Carlo	2477	ITALY	50,0	8	4	2510
18	GM	Malisauskas Vidmantas	2495	LITHUANIA	50,0	8	4	2433
19	GM	Babula Vlastimil	2596	CZECH REPUBLIC	50,0	7	3½	2576
20	GM	Guseinov Gadir	2614	AZERBAIJAN	50,0	7	3½	2575
21	IM	Kristjansson Stefan	2458	ICELAND	50,0	7	3½	2527
22	FM	Klerides Paris	2183	CYPRUS	50,0	7	3½	2302
23	GM	Khamrakulov Ibragim S	2604	SPAIN	50,0	6	3	2586
24	GM	Van Den Doel Erik	2593	NETHERLANDS	50,0	6	3	2559
25	GM	Smirin Ilia	2639	ISRAEL	50,0	6	3	2550
26	GM	Brkic Ante	2577	CROATIA	50,0	6	3	2465
27	IM	Esen Baris	2453	TURKEY	50,0	6	3	2417
28	FM	Morrison Graham	2322	SCOTLAND	43,8	8	3½	2294
29	IM	Laurent Bruno	2359	BELGIUM	42,9	7	3	2352
30	GM	Berescu Alin	2508	ROMANIA	41,7	6	2½	2417
31	GM	Hillarp Persson Tiger	2567	SWEDEN	25,0	6	1½	2415
32	GM	Westerinen Heikki M J	2371	FINLAND	16,7	6	1	2245
33		Spice Alan	2170	WALES	16,7	6	1	2097
34		Rapaire Jean-Michel	1966	MONACO	6,3	8	½	1917
Board 5 Men
Rank		Name	Rtg	Team	%	Gms	Pts.	Rp
1	GM	Jakovenko Dmitry	2710	RUSSIA	68,8	8	5½	2724
2	GM	Areshchenko Alexander	2638	UKRAINE	68,8	8	5½	2671
3	GM	Carlsson Pontus	2481	SWEDEN	66,7	9	6	2686
4	GM	Ruck Robert	2561	HUNGARY	66,7	6	4	2683
5	GM	Stanojoski Zvonko	2467	FYROM	64,3	7	4½	2677
6	GM	Bartel Mateusz	2608	POLAND	64,3	7	4½	2627
7	GM	Baramidze David	2569	GERMANY	64,3	7	4½	2598
8	IM	Rasmussen Karsten	2495	DENMARK	64,3	7	4½	2584
9	GM	Rodshtein Maxim	2615	ISRAEL	62,5	8	5	2642
10	GM	Kosic Dragan	2482	MONTENEGRO	61,1	9	5½	2564
11	GM	Conquest Stuart C	2540	ENGLAND	58,3	6	3½	2562
12	GM	Papaioannou Ioannis	2573	GREECE	58,3	6	3½	2410
13	GM	Bauer Christian	2634	FRANCE	57,1	7	4	2577
14	GM	Jankovic Alojzije	2548	CROATIA	57,1	7	4	2552
15	GM	L'ami Erwin	2577	NETHERLANDS	56,3	8	4½	2589
16	GM	Sedlak Nikola	2605	SERBIA	50,0	8	4	2479
17	FM	Keskinen Sauli	2298	FINLAND	50,0	7	3½	2482
18	IM	Erdogdu Mert	2440	TURKEY	50,0	7	3½	2454
19		Gengler Pierre	2195	LUXEMBOURG	50,0	7	3½	2337
20	GM	Chatalbashev Boris	2581	BULGARIA	42,9	7	3	2513
21	FM	Gulbas Cemil	2365	BELGIUM	25,0	6	1½	2250
22	GM	Murariu Andrei	2503	ROMANIA	25,0	6	1½	2200
23		Kassinopoullos Doros	2121	CYPRUS	25,0	6	1½	2115

European Team Championships Women's Leading Final Round 9 Standings
Rk.	SNo		Team	Team	Games	+	=	-	MP	GP	Buc
1	1	RUS	RUSSIA	RUS	9	6	3	0	15	25,0	184,5
2	6	POL	POLAND	POL	9	5	3	1	13	23,5	179,5
3	10	ARM	ARMENIA	ARM	9	5	3	1	13	21,0	176,0
4	3	UKR	UKRAINE	UKR	9	5	2	2	12	22,5	172,5
5	2	GEO	GEORGIA	GEO	9	5	2	2	12	22,5	166,5
6	11	SLO	SLOVENIA	SLO	9	5	2	2	12	20,5	171,0
7	5	HUN	HUNGARY	HUN	9	5	1	3	11	22,5	172,5
8	12	ROU	ROMANIA	ROU	9	4	3	2	11	20,0	162,5
9	22	CRO	CROATIA	CRO	9	4	2	3	10	21,0	132,0
10	18	AZE	AZERBAIJAN	AZE	9	4	2	3	10	19,0	173,0
11	7	GER	GERMANY	GER	9	4	2	3	10	19,0	170,5
12	8	NED	NETHERLANDS	NED	9	4	2	3	10	17,5	188,5
13	4	FRA	FRANCE	FRA	9	4	2	3	10	17,5	181,5
14	15	ESP	SPAIN	ESP	9	3	3	3	9	19,5	141,0
15	16	ISR	ISRAEL	ISR	9	4	1	4	9	16,5	175,5
16	13	GRE	GREECE 1	GRE1	9	3	2	4	8	19,0	152,0
17	21	CZE	CZECH REPUBLIC	CZE	9	3	2	4	8	18,5	150,5
18	14	BUL	BULGARIA	BUL	9	4	0	5	8	18,0	172,0
19	9	SRB	SERBIA	SRB	9	3	2	4	8	18,0	162,5
20	23	SUI	SWITZERLAND	SUI	9	2	4	3	8	18,0	134,0
21	17	LTU	LITHUANIA	LTU	9	2	4	3	8	16,5	173,0
22	20	ENG	ENGLAND	ENG	9	4	0	5	8	14,5	170,5
23	19	TUR	TURKEY	TUR	9	3	1	5	7	16,0	156,0
24	26	EST	ESTONIA	EST	9	2	3	4	7	14,5	156,0
25	27	MNE	MONTENEGRO	MNE	9	2	3	4	7	13,5	170,5
26	29	FIN	FINLAND	FIN	9	3	1	5	7	12,0	152,0
27	24	AUT	AUSTRIA	AUT	9	1	3	5	5	16,0	137,0
28	25	SWE	SWEDEN	SWE	9	1	3	5	5	15,5	139,0
29	30	GRE	GREECE 2	GRE2	9	0	1	8	1	6,5	157,0
30	28	BIH	BOSNIA & HERCEGOVINA	BIH	0	0	0	0	0	0,0	19,0

European Team Championships Best Board Performances Women
Board 1 Women
Rank		Name	Rtg	Team	%	Gms	Pts.	Rp
1	GM	Peng Zhaoqin	2419	NETHERLANDS	72,2	9	6½	2597
2	IM	Danielian Elina	2458	ARMENIA	72,2	9	6½	2573
3	GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	2515	RUSSIA	68,8	8	5½	2587
4	IM	Socko Monika	2473	POLAND	66,7	9	6	2561
5	IM	Atalik Ekaterina	2404	TURKEY	62,5	8	5	2423
6	GM	Lahno Kateryna	2459	UKRAINE	61,1	9	5½	2506
7	GM	Hoang Thanh Trang	2466	HUNGARY	61,1	9	5½	2490
8	IM	Cmilyte Viktorija	2464	LITHUANIA	61,1	9	5½	2475
9	IM	Skripchenko Almira	2438	FRANCE	56,3	8	4½	2470
10	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	2463	BULGARIA	56,3	8	4½	2420
11	WFM	Kulovana Eva	2305	CZECH REPUBLIC	56,3	8	4½	2413
12	IM	Peptan Corina-Isabela	2405	ROMANIA	55,6	9	5	2443
13	WGM	Muzychuk Anna	2469	SLOVENIA	50,0	9	4½	2425
14	IM	Houska Jovanka	2404	ENGLAND	50,0	9	4½	2376
15	WIM	Golubenko Valentina	2264	CROATIA	50,0	8	4	2318
16	IM	Moser Eva	2412	AUSTRIA	50,0	8	4	2305
17	GM	Chiburdanidze Maia	2500	GEORGIA	50,0	6	3	2429
18	IM	Paehtz Elisabeth	2452	GERMANY	44,4	9	4	2359
19	IM	Klinova Masha	2326	ISRAEL	44,4	9	4	2348
20	IM	Dembo Yelena	2448	GREECE 1	44,4	9	4	2297
21	WGM	Vega Gutierrez Sabrina	2331	SPAIN	43,8	8	3½	2316
22	WIM	Seps Monika	2290	SWITZERLAND	43,8	8	3½	2265
23	WIM	Agrest Svetlana	2255	SWEDEN	42,9	7	3	2271
24	WGM	Mamedjarova Zeinab	2326	AZERBAIJAN	38,9	9	3½	2340
25	WIM	Tsiganova Monika	2216	ESTONIA	37,5	8	3	2259
26	WGM	Bojkovic Natasa	2428	SERBIA	33,3	9	3	2258
27	WIM	Drljevic Ljilja	2270	MONTENEGRO	31,3	8	2½	2227
Board 2 Women
Rank		Name	Rtg	Team	%	Gms	Pts.	Rp
1	WIM	Nemcova Katerina	2255	CZECH REPUBLIC	83,3	9	7½	2548
2	IM	Rajlich Iweta	2411	POLAND	72,2	9	6½	2573
3	IM	Kosintseva Tatiana	2492	RUSSIA	68,8	8	5½	2517
4	WGM	Borsuk Angela	2301	ISRAEL	68,8	8	5½	2458
5	WGM	Zhukova Natalia	2452	UKRAINE	62,5	8	5	2475
6	WGM	Kadimova Ilaha	2311	AZERBAIJAN	61,1	9	5½	2432
7	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	2402	ARMENIA	61,1	9	5½	2428
8	IM	Vajda Szidonia	2407	HUNGARY	61,1	9	5½	2422
9	WGM	Chelushkina Irina	2351	SERBIA	61,1	9	5½	2388
10	IM	Javakhishvili Lela	2474	GEORGIA	57,1	7	4	2410
11	WFM	Kopinits Anna-Christina	2178	AUSTRIA	56,3	8	4½	2266
12	WIM	Krivec Jana	2315	SLOVENIA	55,6	9	5	2391
13	IM	Collas Silvia	2408	FRANCE	50,0	9	4½	2351
14	IM	Kachiani-G Ketino	2404	GERMANY	50,0	8	4	2319
15	WIM	Andersson Christin	2209	SWEDEN	50,0	7	3½	2258
16	WGM	Voiska Margarita	2294	BULGARIA	43,8	8	3½	2332
17	WIM	Fomina Tatyana	2248	ESTONIA	43,8	8	3½	2221
18	WGM	Medic Mirjana	2240	CROATIA	43,8	8	3½	2206
19	WGM	Calzetta Monica	2287	SPAIN	41,7	6	2½	2307
20	WGM	Hund Barbara	2216	SWITZERLAND	41,7	6	2½	2178
21	WIM	Daulyte Deimante	2222	LITHUANIA	38,9	9	3½	2264
22	WGM	Voicu Carmen	2333	ROMANIA	38,9	9	3½	2242
23	IM	Ciuksyte Dagne	2411	ENGLAND	38,9	9	3½	2215
24	WIM	Rantanen Tanja	2089	FINLAND	35,7	7	2½	2182
25		Vojinovic Jovana	2227	MONTENEGRO	31,3	8	2½	2147
26	WIM	Topel Zehra	2246	TURKEY	31,3	8	2½	2103
27	IM	Bosboom-Lanchava Tea	2379	NETHERLANDS	16,7	6	1	2080
28	WFM	Petraki Maria	2099	GREECE 2	12,5	8	1	1943
Board 3 Women
Rank		Name	Rtg	Team	%	Gms	Pts.	Rp
1	IM	Ushenina Anna	2486	UKRAINE	71,4	7	5	2451
2	WIM	Heinatz Dr Gundula	2193	SWITZERLAND	71,4	7	5	2350
3	IM	Kosintseva Nadezhda	2469	RUSSIA	68,8	8	5½	2494
4	IM	Madl Ildiko	2381	HUNGARY	68,8	8	5½	2460
5	WGM	Aginian Nelly	2261	ARMENIA	68,8	8	5½	2450
6	WGM	Srebrnic Ana	2278	SLOVENIA	66,7	9	6	2416
7	WGM	Michna Marta	2375	GERMANY	62,5	8	5	2360
8	WIM	Franciskovic Borka	2227	CROATIA	62,5	8	5	2286
9	WGM	Mamedjarova Turkan	2250	AZERBAIJAN	61,1	9	5½	2378
10	WGM	Muhren Bianca	2303	NETHERLANDS	56,3	8	4½	2379
11	IM	Khurtsidze Nino	2450	GEORGIA	56,3	8	4½	2349
12	WIM	Llaneza Vega Patricia	2272	SPAIN	56,3	8	4½	2296
13	WGM	Zawadzka Jolanta	2371	POLAND	55,6	9	5	2378
14	WGM	Makropoulou Marina	2243	GREECE 1	55,6	9	5	2333
15	WGM	Motoc Alina	2300	ROMANIA	55,6	9	5	2292
16	WFM	Mijovic Aleksandra	2198	MONTENEGRO	50,0	8	4	2247
17	WIM	Yildiz Betul Cemre	2220	TURKEY	50,0	8	4	2190
18	WIM	Lauterbach Ingrid	2124	ENGLAND	44,4	9	4	2223
19	WGM	Velcheva Maria	2255	BULGARIA	43,8	8	3½	2245
20	WGM	Milliet Sophie	2395	FRANCE	38,9	9	3½	2239
21	WGM	Benderac Ana	2328	SERBIA	37,5	8	3	2184
22	WIM	Blazkova Petra	2239	CZECH REPUBLIC	37,5	8	3	2145
23	WGM	Igla Bella	2291	ISRAEL	35,7	7	2½	2150
24	WIM	Johansson Viktoria	2203	SWEDEN	33,3	6	2	2040
25	WIM	Zaksaite Salomeja	2228	LITHUANIA	27,8	9	2½	2113
26		Pavlidou Ekaterini	2003	GREECE 2	25,0	8	2	2000
27		Puuska Heini	2016	FINLAND	21,4	7	1½	2000
28		Narva Regina R	2067	ESTONIA	6,3	8	½	1776
Board 4 Women
Rank		Name	Rtg	Team	%	Gms	Pts.	Rp
1	IM	Dzagnidze Nana	2416	GEORGIA	81,3	8	6½	2466
2	WIM	Sargac Rajna	2170	CROATIA	75,0	8	6	2296
3	WIM	Fakhiridou Ekaterini	2270	GREECE 1	72,2	9	6½	2424
4	WIM	Paulet Iozefina	2276	ROMANIA	72,2	9	6½	2333
5	WFM	Ohme Melanie	2274	GERMANY	68,8	8	5½	2380
6	WIM	Bashkite Viktoria	2188	ESTONIA	68,8	8	5½	2325
7	WGM	Gara Anita	2315	HUNGARY	64,3	7	4½	2403
8	WIM	Rozic Vesna	2277	SLOVENIA	62,5	8	5	2371
9	WIM	Stojanovic Andjelija	2274	SERBIA	62,5	8	5	2304
10	IM	Gaponenko Inna	2440	UKRAINE	58,3	6	3½	2319
11	WIM	Umudova Nargiz	2188	AZERBAIJAN	58,3	6	3½	2312
12	WIM	Hernandez Yudania	2263	SPAIN	56,3	8	4½	2266
13		Batyte Daiva	2198	LITHUANIA	55,6	9	5	2259
14	WGM	Leconte Maria	2364	FRANCE	50,0	9	4½	2261
15	FM	Schuurman Petra	2281	NETHERLANDS	50,0	7	3½	2305
16		Jiretorn Eva	2121	SWEDEN	50,0	7	3½	2128
17	WGM	Lematschko Tatjana	2189	SWITZERLAND	50,0	6	3	2186
18	WIM	Vasiliev Olga	2214	ISRAEL	42,9	7	3	2238
19	WIM	Cedikova Katerina	2171	CZECH REPUBLIC	42,9	7	3	2158
20	WIM	Andriasian Siranush	2234	ARMENIA	37,5	8	3	2210
21		Misovic Sanja	1876	MONTENEGRO	35,7	7	2½	2078
22	WFM	Ozturk Kubra	2174	TURKEY	31,3	8	2½	2019
23		Savola Laura	2040	FINLAND	21,4	7	1½	1957
24		Fragaki Maria	1922	GREECE 2	12,5	8	1	1830
Board 5 Women
Rank		Name	Rtg	Team	%	Gms	Pts.	Rp
1	WIM	Trujillo Delgado Dafnae	2243	SPAIN	75,0	6	4½	2219
2	IM	Korbut Ekaterina	2443	RUSSIA	71,4	7	5	2462
3	IM	Lomineishvili Maia	2409	GEORGIA	64,3	7	4½	2257
4	WFM	Raeva Elitsa	2242	BULGARIA	61,1	9	5½	2315
5	IM	Vasilevich Tatjana	2368	UKRAINE	58,3	6	3½	2348
6		Rautanen Sari	1961	FINLAND	42,9	7	3	2082
7		Schink Barbara	2031	AUSTRIA	41,7	6	2½	1918
8	WIM	Bensdorp Marlies	2263	NETHERLANDS	33,3	6	2	2177

5) USSR vs Yugoslavia Match

No its not a misprint, neither country exists anymore but the XXII Friendly Chess Match between USSR and Yugoslavia teams took place 8th-9th November 2007 at the Central Chess Club of Moscow, Russia. The USSR won 11-9 by virtue of a 6-4 win on day one, day two was tied.

Official site: http://www.chessmoscow.ru/index.php?topicID=422

USSR vs Yugoslavia Rd 1 8th Nov 2007
Player	NAT	vs	Player	NAT	Res	Mo	ECO	Opening
Gligoric, Svetozar	YUG	-	Korchnoi, Viktor	USSR	0-1	54	E41	Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Vasiukov, Evgeni	USSR	-	Ivkov, Borislav	YUG	1/2	13	D14	Slav Exchange
Matanovic, Aleksandar	YUG	-	Taimanov, Mark E	USSR	1/2	29	B46	Sicilian Paulsen
Balashov, Yuri S	USSR	-	Velimirovic, Dragoljub	YUG	0-1	65	B20	Sicilian Wing Gambit
Karaklajic, Nikola	YUG	-	Zaitsev, Igor A	USSR	1/2	16	C68	Ruy Lopez Exchange
Averbakh, Yuri L	USSR	-	Vlahovic, Svetozar	YUG	1/2	8	A13	Reti Opening
Spasojevic, Zoran	YUG	-	Vorotnikov, Vladislav V	USSR	1/2	22	C41	Philidor's Defence
Machulsky, Anatoly D	USSR	-	Savic, Andreja	YUG	1/2	10	A46	Queen's Pawn Opening
Lazarevic, Milunka	YUG	-	Fatalibekova, Elena	USSR	0-1	16	B23	Sicilian Closed
Zaitseva, Ludmila G	USSR	-	Blagojevic, Katarina	YUG	1-0	46	D00	Queen's Pawn Game
Rd1 USSR 6 - Yugoslavia 4
USSR vs Yugoslavia Rd 2 9th Nov 2007
Player	NAT	vs	Player	NAT	Res	Mo	ECO	Opening
Korchnoi, Viktor	USSR	-	Gligoric, Svetozar	YUG	1/2	32	E12	Queens Indian Petrosian
Ivkov, Borislav	YUG	-	Vasiukov, Evgeni	USSR	1/2	14	D26	QGA
Taimanov, Mark E	USSR	-	Matanovic, Aleksandar	YUG	1/2	19	E59	Nimzo Indian
Velimirovic, Dragoljub	YUG	-	Balashov, Yuri S	USSR	1/2	35	C44	Scotch Gambit
Zaitsev, Igor A	USSR	-	Karaklajic, Nikola	YUG	1/2	42	B01	Centre Counter
Vlahovic, Svetozar	YUG	-	Averbakh, Yuri L	USSR	1-0	35	C34	Kings Knight Gambit
Vorotnikov, Vladislav V	USSR	-	Spasojevic, Zoran	YUG	1-0	37	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
Savic, Andreja	YUG	-	Machulsky, Anatoly D	USSR	1/2	9	A92	Dutch Stonewall
Fatalibekova, Elena	USSR	-	Lazarevic, Milunka	YUG	1/2	9	A84	Dutch
Blagojevic, Katarina	YUG	-	Zaitseva, Ludmila G	USSR	1/2	7	B40	Sicilian Classical
Rd2 USSR 5 - Yugoslavia 5
Final Score USSR 11 - Yugoslavia 9

6) SPICE Cup

Texas Tech University’s Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) hosts an invitational tournament 9th-16th November 2007 in the Matador Room of the Student Union Building. The 2007 SPICE Cup International Invitational Chess Tournament is held in memory of GM Samuel Reshevsky, and is the first international tournament at Texas Tech organized by Susan Polgar.

Official site: http://www.monroi.com/ChessTournament/SpiceCup/home.html

SPICE Cup Lubbock (USA), 9-16 xi 2007 cat. XII (2527)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Perelshteyn, Eugene	g	USA	2536	*	1	.	.	½	1	.	.	1	.	3½	2861
2.	Leon Hoyos, Manuel	m	MEX	2495	0	*	.	.	½	1	.	.	.	1	2½	2616
3.	Hernandez Guerrero, Gilberto	g	MEX	2536	.	.	*	½	.	.	½	½	.	1	2½	2618
4.	Becerra Rivero, Julio	g	USA	2568	.	.	½	*	.	.	1	.	.	½	2	2675
5.	Schneider, Dmitry	m	USA	2502	½	½	.	.	*	.	0	1	.	.	2	2496
6.	Krush, Irina	m	USA	2475	0	0	.	.	.	*	.	1	.	1	2	2503
7.	Hera, Imre jr	g	HUN	2544	.	.	½	0	1	.	*	.	.	.	1½	2535
8.	Lugo, Blas	m	USA	2411	.	.	½	.	0	0	.	*	½	.	1	2342
9.	Miton, Kamil	g	POL	2628	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	½	*	.	½	2280
10.	Gulko, Boris F	g	USA	2571	.	0	0	½	.	0	.	.	.	*	½	2196

7) Spanish Championship

The Spanish Championships take place in Ayamonte 9th-16th November 2007. The event is a knockout. Illescas plays San Segundo and Lopez Martinez plays Khamrakulov in the semi-finals that start tomorrow.

Official site: http://www.feda.org/campeonatos/2007/absoluto/index.htm

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

9th November 2007

11th November 2007

13th November 2007

15th November 2007

Illescas Cordoba, Miguel g ESP 2598 (1)

Fernandez Siles, Luis f ESP 2310 (16)

Illescas Cordoba, Miguel (1)

Moreno Ruiz, Javier (9)

Moreno Ruiz, Javier m ESP 2466 (9)

1.5

Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario g ESP 2490 (8)

0.5

Illescas Cordoba, Miguel (1)

San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo (5)

San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo g ESP 2536 (5)

1.5

Larino Nieto, David m ESP 2428 (12)

0.5