THE WEEK IN CHESS 688 14th January 2008 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Corus Wijk aan Zee
3) Maalot-Tarshiha
4) 68th Armenian Championship
5) ASEAN Masters Tarakan City
6) Villa Martelli Verano
7) Homenaje a los Hermanos Ingolotti
8) XXXIII Ciudad de Sevilla
9) 4NCL
10) Belarus Championship
11) 6th Parsvnath International Open
12) ZNG111 Open
13) 5th Elizaveta Bykova Memorial
14) Australian Championships 2007-8
15) ZMD Schachfestival Dresden
16) 10th Hotel Hilton Basle
17) 12th Bad Zwesten Open
18) M-Tel Masters
19) ACP News
20) Forthcoming Events and Links

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Games Section
Corus Wijk aan Zee 63 games
Maalot-Tarshiha 40 games
68th Armenian Championship 41 games
ASEAN Masters Tarakan City 90 games
Villa Martelli Verano 45 games
Homenaje a los Hermanos Ingolotti 30 games
XXXIII Ciudad de Sevilla 173 games
4NCL 96 games
Belarus Championship 28 games
6th Parsvnath International Open 70 games
ZNG111 Open 42 games
5th Elizaveta Bykova Memorial 45 games
Australian Championships 2007-8 209 games
971 games

1) Introduction

My thanks to Igor Glek, Malcolm Armstrong, Peter Doggers, Sinisa Joksic, Michiel Abeln, Kristianus Liem, Mladen Zelic, Ian Rogers, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Frederic Friedel, Frits Agterdenbos, Zenón Franco Ocampos, Eldar Mukhametov, Yochanan Afek and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The Corus tournament in Wijk aan Zee got off to a fascinating start. Two of the younger players Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian lead and World Champion Viswanathan lies joint last on 1/3. Carlsen in particular has looked pretty sharp at the start with wins against Mamedyarov and Eljanov. I'm certainly looking forward to being there for the start of round 5. There is daily coverage on the TWIC front page.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Corus Wijk aan Zee

The Corus Chess Tournament 2008 takes place 11th-27th January 2008 in Wijk aan Zee. The tournament venue is the De Moriaan Community Centre.

Dates Rd1-4 12th-15th, Rd5-8 17th-20th, Rd9-10 22nd-23rd, Rd11-13 25th-27th Jan 2008.

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

Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008 A-Group 11th-27th January 2008
Round 1 (January 12, 2008)
Aronian, Levon - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 62 D71 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Radjabov, Teimour - Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 85 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Adams, Michael - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 21 C42 Petroff's Defence
Kramnik, Vladimir - Van Wely, Loek ½-½ 25 D11 Slav Defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Polgar, Judit ½-½ 24 E15 Queens Indian
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 40 B50 Sicilian Defence
Eljanov, Pavel - Lékó, Peter ½-½ 27 E15 Queens Indian
Round 2 (January 13, 2008)
Carlsen, Magnus - Eljanov, Pavel 1-0 54 D91 Gruenfeld 5.Bg5
Lékó, Peter - Adams, Michael ½-½ 98 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Van Wely, Loek - Polgar, Judit ½-½ 37 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Kramnik, Vladimir - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 79 E97 King's Indian Classical
Gelfand, Boris - Aronian, Levon 0-1 30 D15 Slav Defence
Topalov, Veselin - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 36 A65 Benoni
Anand, Viswanathan - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½ 36 C76 Ruy Lopez Modern Steinitz
Round 3 (January 14, 2008)
Aronian, Levon - Lékó, Peter ½-½ 28 E15 Queens Indian
Radjabov, Teimour - Van Wely, Loek ½-½ 85 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Adams, Michael - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 38 C83 Ruy Lopez Open
Polgar, Judit - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 45 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 22 A20 English Opening
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 23 C43 Petroff's Defence
Eljanov, Pavel - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 17 E34 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2

Corus A Wijk aan Zee (NED), 12-27 i 2008 cat. XX (2742)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2733 * . . . ½ . . . . . . 1 1 . 2½ 2999
2. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2739 . * . ½ . . . . . 1 1 . . . 2½ 3029
3. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2735 . . * . . ½ ½ . . . . . . 1 2 2884
4. Lékó, Peter g HUN 2753 . ½ . * ½ . . . . . . . ½ . 1½ 2719
5. Adams, Michael g ENG 2726 ½ . . ½ * . . . . ½ . . . . 1½ 2741
6. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2681 . . ½ . . * ½ ½ . . . . . . 1½ 2747
7. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2799 . . ½ . . ½ * . . . . ½ . . 1½ 2725
8. Polgar, Judit g HUN 2707 . . . . . ½ . * ½ . ½ . . . 1½ 2737
9. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2751 . . . . . . . ½ * ½ ½ . . . 1½ 2741
10. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2737 . 0 . . ½ . . . ½ * . . . . 1 2613
11. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2780 . 0 . . . . . ½ ½ . * . . . 1 2607
12. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2760 0 . . . . . ½ . . . . * . ½ 1 2652
13. Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2692 0 . . ½ . . . . . . . . * ½ 1 2636
14. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2799 . . 0 . . . . . . . . ½ ½ * 1 2604

Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008 B-Group 11th-27th January 2008
Round 1 (January 12, 2008)
Smeets, Jan - Koneru, Humpy 1-0 54 C45 Scotch Game
Stellwagen, Daniël - Krasenkow, Michal 1-0 43 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Harikrishna, P - Short, Nigel D ½-½ 51 C02 French Advance
Movsesian, Sergei - Sargissian, Gabriel ½-½ 51 C54 Giuoco Piano
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - L'Ami, Erwin ½-½ 37 C43 Petroff's Defence
Hou Yifan - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 76 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Spoelman, Wouter - Cheparinov, Ivan 0-1 40 B62 Sicilian Rauzer
Round 2 (January 13, 2008)
Bacrot, Etienne - Stellwagen, Daniël ½-½ 26 B85 Sicilian Scheveningen
Harikrishna, P - Hou Yifan 1-0 55 C00 French Defence
Short, Nigel D - L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 38 C51 Evans Gambit
Cheparinov, Ivan - Movsesian, Sergei ½-½ 20 D11 Slav Defence
Sargissian, Gabriel - Smeets, Jan ½-½ 54 D11 Slav Defence
Krasenkow, Michal - Spoelman, Wouter 1-0 25 E14 Queens Indian
Koneru, Humpy - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 34 A84 Dutch
Round 3 (January 14, 2008)
Smeets, Jan - Cheparinov, Ivan 1-0 76 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Stellwagen, Daniël - Harikrishna, P ½-½ 50 C89 Ruy Lopez Marshall
Movsesian, Sergei - Krasenkow, Michal 1-0 41 C54 Giuoco Piano
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Sargissian, Gabriel 1-0 51 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
L'Ami, Erwin - Koneru, Humpy 1-0 42 D38 QGD Ragozin
Hou Yifan - Short, Nigel D 1-0 23 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Spoelman, Wouter - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 30 B06 Modern Defence

Corus B Wijk aan Zee (NED), 12-27 i 2008 cat. XV (2618)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Smeets, Jan g NED 2573 * . . . . . . . 1 ½ . . 1 . 2½ 2940
2. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2700 . * ½ . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 2½ 2798
3. Stellwagen, Daniël g NED 2625 . ½ * ½ . . . . . . . 1 . . 2 2791
4. Harikrishna, P g IND 2664 . . ½ * . . ½ . . . 1 . . . 2 2724
5. Movsesian, Sergei g SVK 2677 . . . . * . . . ½ ½ . 1 . . 2 2800
6. Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2600 . . . . . * . ½ . 1 . . ½ . 2 2748
7. Short, Nigel D g ENG 2645 . . . ½ . . * 1 . . 0 . . . 1½ 2590
8. L'Ami, Erwin g NED 2581 . . . . . ½ 0 * . . . . 1 . 1½ 2619
9. Cheparinov, Ivan g BUL 2713 0 . . . ½ . . . * . . . . 1 1½ 2558
10. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2676 ½ . . . ½ 0 . . . * . . . . 1 2491
11. Hou Yifan wg CHN 2527 . 0 . 0 . . 1 . . . * . . . 1 2544
12. Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2636 . . 0 . 0 . . . . . . * . 1 1 2450
13. Koneru, Humpy g IND 2612 0 . . . . ½ . 0 . . . . * . ½ 2311
14. Spoelman, Wouter m NED 2424 . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . 0 . * 0

Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008 C-Group 11th-27th January 2008
Round 1 (January 12, 2008)
Li Shilong - Krush, Irina 1-0 42 E97 King's Indian Classical
Van der Werf, Mark - Grivas, Efstratios 1-0 50 E90 King's Indian Classical
Negi, Parimarjan - Carlsson, Pontus 0-1 36 B78 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Nijboer, Friso - Braun, Arik 0-1 39 C18 French Winawer
Peng Zhaoqin - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 65 D23 QGA
Ushenina, Anna - Van der Wiel, John 0-1 38 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Ruijgrok, Dennis - Reinderman, Dimitri 0-1 43 B40 Sicilian Classical
Round 2 (January 13, 2008)
Braun, Arik - Negi, Parimarjan 1-0 31 A34 English Symmetrical
Caruana, Fabiano - Van der Werf, Mark 1-0 27 C90 Ruy Lopez
Carlsson, Pontus - Peng Zhaoqin ½-½ 11 B47 Sicilian Paulsen
Li Shilong - Ushenina, Anna 1-0 62 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Van der Wiel, John - Nijboer, Friso 1-0 39 C91 Ruy Lopez
Grivas, Efstratios - Ruijgrok, Dennis 1-0 35 A10 Dutch, QI and KID Systems
Krush, Irina - Reinderman, Dimitri ½-½ 41 E73 King's Indian Averbakh
Round 3 (January 14, 2008)
Reinderman, Dimitri - Grivas, Efstratios ½-½ 51 A42 Modern Defence
Van der Werf, Mark - Carlsson, Pontus ½-½ 36 A30 English Symmetrical
Negi, Parimarjan - Van der Wiel, John 1-0 29 C16 French Winawer
Nijboer, Friso - Li Shilong 1-0 48 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Peng Zhaoqin - Braun, Arik 0-1 36 A57 Volga Gambit
Ushenina, Anna - Krush, Irina ½-½ 40 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen
Ruijgrok, Dennis - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 50 B40 Sicilian Classical

Corus C Wijk aan Zee (NED), 12-27 i 2008 cat. X (2494)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Braun, Arik m GER 2536 * . . . . . . . 1 1 . 1 . . 3
2. Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2598 . * . . . . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 3
3. Carlsson, Pontus g SWE 2501 . . * . . . ½ . 1 . . ½ . . 2 2583
4. Li Shilong g CHN 2502 . . . * . . . . . 0 1 . 1 . 2 2636
5. Van der Wiel, John g NED 2490 . . . . * . . . 0 1 . . 1 . 2 2654
6. Reinderman, Dimitri g NED 2533 . . . . . * . ½ . . ½ . . 1 2 2562
7. Van der Werf, Mark m NED 2389 . 0 ½ . . . * 1 . . . . . . 1½ 2536
8. Grivas, Efstratios g GRE 2509 . . . . . ½ 0 * . . . . . 1 1½ 2417
9. Negi, Parimarjan g IND 2526 0 . 0 . 1 . . . * . . . . . 1 2384
10. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2578 0 . . 1 0 . . . . * . . . . 1 2384
11. Krush, Irina m USA 2473 . . . 0 . ½ . . . . * . ½ . 1 2381
12. Peng Zhaoqin g NED 2461 0 0 ½ . . . . . . . . * . . ½ 2272
13. Ushenina, Anna m UKR 2484 . . . 0 0 . . . . . ½ . * . ½ 2215
14. Ruijgrok, Dennis NED 2329 . 0 . . . 0 . 0 . . . . . * 0

Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008 Honorary Group
18th-27th January 2008
  Name NAT Rating
GM Viktor Kortchnoi SUI 2605
GM Jan Timman NED 2561
GM Ljubomir Ljubojevic SRB 2543
GM Lajos Portisch HUN 2530
Average rating: 2560 Category: 13

3) Maalot-Tarshiha

There is an international tournament in Maalot-Tarshiha, Israel 7th-15th January 2008.

Official site: http://www.chess.org.il/sitefiles/1/30/3667.asp

It Maalot-Tarshiha (ISR), 7-15 i 2008 cat. XV (2620)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Postny, Evgeny g ISR 2627 * 0 ½ 1 1 . 1 ½ 1 1 6 2814
2. Smirin, Ilia g ISR 2616 1 * ½ 1 0 ½ . ½ 1 1 5½ 2762
3. Roiz, Michael g ISR 2659 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ . ½ 1 4½ 2655
4. Avrukh, Boris g ISR 2628 0 0 ½ * . ½ ½ 1 1 1 4½ 2664
5. Gyimesi, Zoltan g HUN 2605 0 1 ½ . * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4 2621
6. Khenkin, Igor g GER 2602 . ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 ½ 4 2621
7. Rodshtein, Maxim m ISR 2614 0 . ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 4 2621
8. Moiseenko, Alexander g UKR 2643 ½ ½ . 0 ½ 1 ½ * ½ 0 3½ 2569
9. Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2617 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * . 2 2431
10. Kogan, Artur g ISR 2591 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 . * 2 2431

4) 68th Armenian Championship

The 68th Armenian Championship takes place 7th-21st January 2008 in Yerevan. Tigran L Petrosian leads on 5/6. Asrian - Minasian,Ara was postponed until the rest day. The women's championship has also got under way. I'm hopeful I've identified the players correctly but there isn't a definitive list on the website.

Official site: http://www.armchess.am/

68th ch-ARM Yerevan (ARM), 8-21 i 2008 cat. XII (2531)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
1. Petrosian, Tigran L g ARM 2606 * . 1 ½ . . . . . ½ 1 1 1 5 2804
2. Minasian, Artashes g ARM 2578 . * . ½ 1 . ½ . ½ . . . 1 3½ 2712
3. Anastasian, Ashot g ARM 2562 0 . * . . . . . . 1 1 1 ½ 3½ 2672
4. Lputian, Smbat G g ARM 2616 ½ ½ . * . ½ ½ 1 ½ . . . . 3½ 2585
5. Kotanjian, Tigran g ARM 2545 . 0 . . * 1 1 1 0 . . . . 3 2585
6. Minasian, Ara g ARM 2466 . . . ½ 0 * . . . ½ 1 . 1 3 2618
7. Andriasian, Zaven g ARM 2532 . ½ . ½ 0 . * . ½ ½ . . 1 3 2570
8. Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel f ARM 2369 . . . 0 0 . . * . 1 ½ 1 ½ 3 2528
9. Asrian, Karen g ARM 2621 . ½ . ½ 1 . ½ . * . . . . 2½ 2662
10. Pashikian, Arman g ARM 2556 ½ . 0 . . ½ ½ 0 . * . ½ . 2 2370
11. Yegiazarian, Arsen g ARM 2512 0 . 0 . . 0 . ½ . . * ½ . 1 2248
12. Babujian, Levon m ARM 2439 0 . 0 . . . . 0 . ½ ½ * . 1 2281
13. Nalbandian, Tigran g ARM 2505 0 0 ½ . . 0 0 ½ . . . . * 1 2245

62nd ch-ARM w Yerevan (ARM), 13-21 i 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Aghabekian, Liana ARM 2191 * . . . . . . 1 . . 1
2. Aginian, Nelly wg ARM 2308 . * . . . . . . . 1 1
3. Andriasian, Siranush wm ARM 2228 . . * . . . . . 1 . 1
4. Gasparian, Narine wm ARM 2172 . . . * . . 1 . . . 1
5. Martirosyan, Lia ARM 2111 . . . . * ½ . . . . ½ 2152
6. Movsisian, Naira wg ARM 2152 . . . . ½ * . . . . ½ 2111
7. Galojan, Lilit wm ARM 2307 . . . 0 . . * . . . 0
8. Gasparian, Mariana ARM 2070 0 . . . . . . * . . 0
9. Karapetyan, Lusine ARM 1957 . . 0 . . . . . * . 0
10. Kharatyan, Anahit ARM 2115 . 0 . . . . . . . * 0

5) ASEAN Masters Tarakan City

The 1st Leg ASEAN Chess Circuit Closed Tournaments takes place in Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia 8th-19th January 2008. The event is organised by the Indonesian Chess Federation (Percasi) together with ASEAN Chess Confederation (http://www.aseanchess.com/). There are GMA, GMB and WIM groups. News: Kristianus Liem.

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

ASEAN Masters Circuit GMA Tarakan (INA), 8-19 i 2008 cat. VIII (2450)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Zhang Zhong g SIN 2617 * 1 . ½ . . ½ 1 1 . . . 4 2695
2. So, Wesley m PHI 2526 0 * . . . 1 1 . . ½ ½ . 3 2574
3. Situru, Nathanael m INA 2375 . . * . ½ 0 . 1 ½ . . 1 3 2467
4. Tirto m INA 2413 ½ . . * . . ½ . . ½ ½ 1 3 2576
5. Mas, Hafizulhelmi m MAS 2382 . . ½ . * ½ . ½ . . 1 ½ 3 2469
6. Nouri, Hamed PHI 2404 . 0 1 . ½ * . 0 1 . . . 2½ 2411
7. Megaranto, Susanto g INA 2563 ½ 0 . ½ . . * . . ½ . 1 2½ 2498
8. Purnama, Tirta Chandra INA 2383 0 . 0 . ½ 1 . * . . 1 . 2½ 2437
9. Ginting, Nasib m INA 2393 0 . ½ . . 0 . . * 1 1 . 2½ 2464
10. Torre, Eugenio g PHI 2519 . ½ . ½ . . ½ . 0 * . 1 2½ 2462
11. Kosasih, Cecep f INA 2408 . ½ . ½ 0 . . 0 0 . * . 1 2179
12. Nadera, Barlo A m PHI 2417 . . 0 0 ½ . 0 . . 0 . * 0½ 2084

ASEAN Masters Circuit GMB Tarakan (INA), 8-19 i 2008 cat. VI (2400)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Paragua, Mark g PHI 2521 * 1 . . 1 1 . ½ . . 1 . 4½ 2748
2. Gonzales, Jayson m PHI 2455 0 * ½ . . . . . 1 1 1 . 3½ 2533
3. Nolte, Rolando PHI 2412 . ½ * . . . ½ . . 1 ½ 1 3½ 2520
4. Sitanggang, Salor m INA 2410 . . . * 0 ½ 1 ½ . . . 1 3 2475
5. Nadanian, Ashot m ARM 2436 0 . . 1 * . . . 0 1 . 1 3 2471
6. Mahmud, Syarif f INA 2344 0 . . ½ . * . . 1 ½ 1 . 3 2455
7. Barus, Cerdas g INA 2479 . . ½ 0 . . * 1 ½ . . ½ 2½ 2397
8. Barbosa, Oliver PHI PHI 2410 ½ . . ½ . . 0 * ½ . . 1 2½ 2433
9. Ardiansyah, Haji g INA 2409 . 0 . . 1 0 ½ ½ * . . . 2 2352
10. Prayitno, Sugeng INA 2312 . 0 0 . 0 ½ . . . * 1 . 1½ 2233
11. Sukandar, Irine Kharisma wm INA 2266 0 0 ½ . . 0 . . . 0 * . 0½ 2042
12. Mok Tze-Meng f MAS 2346 . . 0 0 0 . ½ 0 . . . * 0½ 2063

ASEAN Masters Circuit WIM Tarakan (INA), 8-19 i 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Irwanto, Sadikin m INA 2456 * . . 1 . 1 . . 1 1 1 . 5
2. Handoko, Edhi g INA 2437 . * 0 . 1 . 1 1 . 1 . . 4 2247
3. Bernales, Christy Lamiel PHI 1933 . 1 * . . 0 . 1 . ½ 1 . 3½ 2216
4. Chua Xing-Jian, Graham f SIN 2075 0 . . * . 1 ½ . 1 . . 1 3½ 2282
5. Lindiawati, Evi INA 2114 . 0 . . * ½ . . ½ 1 1 . 3 2142
6. Mendoza, Beverly wm PHI 2099 0 . 1 0 ½ * . . . . . 1 2½ 2115
7. Nguyen Thi Mai Hung wf VIE 2062 . 0 . ½ . . * ½ ½ . . 1 2½ 2119
8. Handayani, Tri INA 2036 . 0 0 . . . ½ * . ½ 1 . 2 1967
9. Tay Li-Jin Jeslin SIN 2050 0 . . 0 ½ . ½ . * . . 1 2 2069
10. Verdiana, Norasa INA 1890 0 0 ½ . 0 . . ½ . * . . 1 1955
11. Chan Wei-Yi, Victoria wf SIN 1876 0 . 0 . 0 . . 0 . . * 1 1 1867
12. Dewi,Aa Citra INA ---- . . . 0 . 0 0 . 0 . 0 * 0

6) Villa Martelli Verano

There was an ITT in Villa Martelli Verano, Argentina 5th-12th January 2008. Andres Rodriguez Vila was the clear winner with 7/9.

I have to confess I don't know what the Verano part of the name means, a town in a region possibly, the events are usually designated as being just Villa Martelli.

Official site: http://ajedrezmartelli.org.ar/magistrales/2008/verano2008/verano08.htm

ITT Villa Martelli Verano (ARG), 5-12 i 2008 cat. IV (2339)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Rodriguez Vila, Andres g URU 2541 * 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7 2536
2. Obregon, Andres Carlos ARG 2355 0 * 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 2461
3. Fusco, Leonardo f ARG 2341 ½ 1 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 2418
4. De Dovitiis, Alejo m ARG 2326 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 2419
5. Fernandez, Daniel m USA 2437 ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ 0 0 1 4 2284
6. Iermito, Sebastian f ARG 2334 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 1 0 3½ 2259
7. Moskow, Eric USA 2254 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 * 0 ½ ½ 3½ 2267
8. Della Morte, Pablo f ARG 2288 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 * ½ ½ 3½ 2264
9. Mayorga, Nicolas ARG 2274 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ * 1 3½ 2265
10. Granara Barreto, Sebastian A f URU 2235 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 * 3 2225

7) Homenaje a los Hermanos Ingolotti

The "Homenaje a los Hermanos Ingolotti" was a Cat V tournament played in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay 4th-9th January 2008. The event was in recognition of the important role the 3 brothers Ingolotti (Julio, Ivan and Paco), took in the process of Institutionalization of the Paraguayan Chess Federation. Ing Julio Ingoloti was on the ticket of Bessel Kok in Turin. News: Zenón Franco Ocampos.

Details

Homenaje a los Hermanos Ingolotti Ciudad del Este (PAR)
4-9 i 2008 cat. V (2373)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Diaz Hollemaert, Nahuel m ARG 2429 * * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7 2510
2. Soppe, Guillermo m ARG 2426 ½ ½ * * 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 6 2433
3. Cubas, Jose Fernando m PAR 2451 ½ ½ 1 ½ * * ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 5 2356
4. Patriarca, Luis f PAR 2314 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * * ½ ½ 1 ½ 4½ 2348
5. Valiente, Cristobal m PAR 2273 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * * ½ ½ 4 2320
6. Larrea, Manuel f URU 2342 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * * 3½ 2268

8) XXXIII Ciudad de Sevilla

The XXXIII Abierto Internacional "Ciudad de Sevilla" took place 5th-12th January 2008. Karen Movsziszian took clear first on 7.5/9.

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

XXXIII Abierto Internacional "Ciudad de Sevilla" 5-12 i 2008
Final Round 9 Standings
Rank Name Ti FED Rtg Pts BH. Fide
1 MOVSZISZIAN Karen GM ARM 2527 7½ 44 40½
2 KHAMRAKULOV Ibragim S GM ESP 2589 7 47½ 38
3 SPRAGGETT Kevin GM CAN 2588 7 45½ 36½
4 MIRZOEV Azer GM AZE 2518 7 45½ 36½
5 LOPEZ MARTINEZ Josep Manuel GM ESP 2550 7 44½ 39
6 EPISHIN Vladimir GM RUS 2577 7 44½ 37
7 PAUNOVIC Dragan GM SRB 2522 7 44 38
8 KORNEEV Oleg GM RUS 2645 7 42½ 35
9 IVANOV Jordan IM BUL 2371 7 37½ 32½
10 VEHI BACH Victor M IM ESP 2373 6½ 46 36
11 AROSHIDZE Levan GM GEO 2535 6½ 44½ 36
12 BURMAKIN Vladimir GM RUS 2611 6½ 44 35½
13 MATAMOROS FRANCO Carlos S GM ECU 2529 6½ 42½ 36
14 POGORELOV Ruslan GM UKR 2396 6½ 41½ 33½
15 FERNANDEZ ROMERO Ernesto IM ESP 2462 6½ 41 35
16 BARRIA Daniel IM ESP 2427 6½ 41 34
17 ZHAO Zong-Yuan IM AUS 2487 6½ 40½ 35½
18 GARCIA LUQUE Agustin IM ESP 2387 6½ 38 32½
19 LARINO NIETO David IM ESP 2439 6½ 35 30½
20 TERAN ALVAREZ Ismael IM ESP 2404 6 44 34½
21 CAMPORA Daniel H GM ARG 2535 6 43 34½
22 KARIM Ismael ESP 2347 6 43 33
23 BELEZKY Alexander IM UKR 2449 6 42½ 34½
24 RIZOUK Aimen GM ALG 2498 6 42 34
25 ROEDER Mathias IM GER 2461 6 41½ 33½
26 ESCOBAR FORERO Alder IM COL 2461 6 41½ 33
27 LANZANI Mario IM ITA 2349 6 41 32½
28 NARCISO DUBLAN Marc GM ESP 2513 6 40 33
29 ROBLES GARCIA Claudia WFM ESP 2203 6 40 32½
30 KONONENKO Tatiana IM UKR 2378 6 40 32
31 RAZMYSLOV Alexander FM UKR 2392 6 39 31
32 DURAO Joaquim IM POR 2152 6 38½ 29½
33 CARRETERO ORTIZ Francisco ESP 2233 6 38 31
34 SERRA OLIVES Tomas FM ESP 2134 6 38 29
35 VAN HOOLANDT Patrick FM MNC 2216 6 37½ 32
36 COIMBRA Margarida WFM POR 2124 6 37½ 28½
37 JIMENEZ GONZALEZ Manuel Jose ESP 2005 6 35 27
38 BERBATOV Kiprian FM BUL 2195 6 34½ 28
39 KOMLJENOVIC Davorin GM CRO 2482 5½ 42 33
40 CHASOVNIKOVA Eugenia WIM RUS 2184 5½ 40½ 32
232 players

9) 4NCL

The 3rd weekend of the 4NCL took place 12th-13th January 2008. Next rounds 1st-2nd April 2008. My thanks to Malcolm Armstrong for the games.

Note that I have just noticed I got the dates for the first two rounds of the 4NCL wrong in the games section at that time. They took place 15th-16th September 2007 not in November as stated.

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4NCL 2007-8 Wokefield Park (ENG) 23 x 2007 i-5 v 2008
Round 5-6 Results
Round 5 12th January 2008
HILSMARK KINGFISHER 1 2268 3½-4½ RICHMOND 2270
1 w Greet, Andrew N 2444 0 - 1 Gormally, Daniel W 2495
2 b Gordon, Stephen J 2501 ½ - ½ Bates, Richard A 2375
3 w Broomfield, Matthew 2349 ½ - ½ Wall, Gavin 2305
4 b Briscoe, Christopher 2268 0 - 1 Bisby, Daniel L 2278
5 w Therrien, Alex 2240 ½ - ½ Osborne, Marcus E 2278
6 b McFarland, Robert S 2229 1 - 0 Nixon, Thomas C M 2202
7 w Lindner, Daniel 2237 1 - 0 Meyer, Gordon 2154
8 b Klein, Cornelia (def) (F) 1879 0 - 1 Chevannes, Sabrina (F) 2074
SLOUGH SHARKS 1 2184 2½-5½ WOOD GREEN 2276
1 w Rudolf, Anna (F) 2242 0 - 1 Turner, Matthew J 2484
2 b Roberson, Peter T 2220 0 - 1 Martin, Andrew D 2425
3 w Williams, Samuel G 2257 0 - 1 Sowray, Peter J 2346
4 b Muter, Donny 2232 ½ - ½ Pein, Malcolm 2395
5 w Cox, Tristan 2151 ½ - ½ Tiller, Bjorn 2389
6 b Kawuma, Stephen 2166 0 - 1 Littlewood, Paul E 2358
7 w Armstrong, Malcolm 2109 ½ - ½ Hegarty, Sarah (F) 1967
8 b de Coverly, Roger 2092 1 - 0 Cumming, Rhys 1845
BARBICAN 4NCL 1 2357 5 - 3 NORTH WEST EAGLES 1 2237
1 w Ferguson, Mark 2412 0 - 1 Hennigan, Michael T 2378
2 b Knott, Simon 2374 0 - 1 Morrison, Graham 2319
3 w Collins, Sam 2394 1 - 0 Coates, Kenneth G 2242
4 b D'Costa, Lorin A R 2406 1 - 0 Hague, Ben 2266
5 w Collinson, Adam 2385 1 - 0 Lyell, Mark 2221
6 b Cox, John J 2375 1 - 0 Redmond, John 2210
7 w Devereaux, Maxim 2348 1 - 0 Hulmes, David I 2220
8 b Lauterbach, Ingrid (F) 2159 0 - 1 Grigoryan-Lyell, Meri (F) 2036
THE ADS 2368 2½-5½ GUILDFORD-A&DC 1 2487
1 w Speelman, Jonathan S 2491 1 - 0 Hebden, Mark L 2530
2 b Davies, Nigel R 2480 0 - 1 Pert, Nicholas 2528
3 w Cernousek, Lukas 2422 ½ - ½ Conquest, Stuart C 2539
4 b Mestel, A Jonathan 2470 0 - 1 Howell, David W L 2528
5 w Jirka, Jiri 2391 1 - 0 Cherniaev, Alexander 2491
6 b Richardson, John R 2310 0 - 1 Plaskett, James 2490
7 w Snape, Ian 2213 0 - 1 Shaw, John K 2458
8 b Bellin, Jana (F) 2170 0 - 1 Lalic, Susan (F) 2334
BARBICAN 4NCL 2 2244 1 - 7 GUILDFORD-A&DC 2 2417
1 w Berry, Neil 2319 0 - 1 King, Daniel J 2510
2 b Lewis, Andrew P 2292 0 - 1 Flear, Glenn C 2493
3 w Twyble, Michael S 2267 0 - 1 Cornette, Matthieu 2491
4 b Taylor, Martin R 2334 ½ - ½ Buckley, Graeme 2392
5 w Bigg, Andrew J 2231 ½ - ½ Tissir, Mohamed 2444
6 b Taylor, Peter 2246 0 - 1 Muir, Andrew J 2358
7 w Kilpatrick, Callum 2209 0 - 1 Povah, Nigel E 2334
8 b Bhatia, Kanwal K (F) 2054 0 - 1 Sandu, Mihaela (F) 2313
BETSSON.COM 2347 4 - 4 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 1 2202
1 w Hunt, Adam C 2466 ½ - ½ Mah, Karl C C 2406
2 b Ledger, Andrew J 2424 ½ - ½ Dearing, Eddie 2381
3 w Hunt, Harriet (F) 2457 0 - 1 Moskovic, David M 2273
4 b Ansell, Simon 2402 1 - 0 Eckersley-Waites, Adam 2199
5 w Webb, Laurence E 2304 0 - 1 Churm, Rohan M 2189
6 b Duncan, Christopher R 2293 ½ - ½ Garner, David 2180
7 w Ledger, David J 2277 ½ - ½ Pickard, Charles 2203
8 b Ledger, Stephen C 2149 1 - 0 Owens, Megan (F) 1781
Round 6 13th January 2008
GUILDFORD-A&DC 1 2480 7½-½ SLOUGH SHARKS 1 2183
1 w Conquest, Stuart C 2539 ½ - ½ Rudolf, Anna (F) 2242
2 b Pert, Nicholas 2528 1 - 0 Williams, Samuel G 2257
3 w King, Daniel J 2510 1 - 0 Muter, Donny 2232
4 b Flear, Glenn C 2493 1 - 0 Roberson, Peter T 2220
5 w Cornette, Matthieu 2491 1 - 0 Kawuma, Stephen 2166