THE WEEK IN CHESS 701 14th April 2008 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Russian Team Championships
3) II Ruy Lopez International Chess Festival
4) Dutch Championships
5) French League Top 16
6) 10th Dubai Open
7) Gausdal Chess Classic
8) Serbian Women's Championships
9) V Magistral da Hebraica
10) Frank K Berry US Championship Qualifier
11) First Saturday April
12) K41 Scandinavian Open
13) 6th V.Nabokov Memorial
14) 8th PAL/CSS Freestyle Tournament
15) Semi-Finals of the 82nd Argentine Championships
16) Icelandic Rapid Championships
17) Kasparov exhibitions in Hluboka
18) Thierry Foissez 1958 - 2008
19) April FIDE Rating List
20) XIV Dos Hermanas Tournament
21) Jacob Aagaard at the London Chess Centre 15th April 2008
22) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
Russian Team Championships 180 games
II Ruy Lopez International Chess Festival 61 games
Dutch Championships 55 games
French League Top 16 256 games
10th Dubai Open 211 games
Gausdal Chess Classic 35 games
Serbian Women's Championships 18 games
V Magistral da Hebraica 30 games
Frank K Berry US Championship Qualifier 257 games
First Saturday April 53 games
K41 Scandinavian Open 77 games
6th V.Nabokov Memorial 66 games
Kasparov exhibitions in Hluboka 5 games
1304 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Jeroen Noomen, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Bent Kølvig, Emmanuel.Variniac, Mikhail Golubev, Øyvind Pedersen, Miklos Orso, Snorri G. Bergsson, Viktor Novotný, Bela Lengyel, Leontxo García, Robert Fontaine, Jonathan Berry and everyone else who helped with the issue.

Another good week of chess. The Russian Team Championship was won by the strong team of Ural, Ekaterinburg but the whole event was full of good players and interesting games. Michael Adams won the tournament in Merida, Spain with a 5.5/7 score, Jan Smeets won the Dutch Championship after a win in a tense final round game against the leader Daniel Stellwagen. More strong players appeared at the French Team Championships and finally Wesley So won the Dubai Open on tie-break. All good stuff.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Russian Team Championships

The Russian Team Championship took place in Dagomys, Sochi 1st-14th April 2008. A very strong field competed. The winners with a round to spare were Ural - Ekaterinburg the only team with an average rating above 2700 (Radjabov, Shirov, Kamsky, Grischuk, Malakhov, Akopian, Dreev and Motylev). There are games from the Higher League and the Women's League but they aren't in good shape. My thanks to Jonathan Berry for the final crosstable.

Official site: http://www.russiachess.org/. Additional coverage: http://www.chessdom.com/

TCh-RUS Dagomys (RUS), 2-13 iv 2008
Final Round 11 Standings
# Team url ec1 tps fiG spa sha 64 shm tom plt sUr ec2 M G
1 Ural - Ekaterinburg X 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 17 39½
2 Economist 1 - Saratov 0 X 1 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 15 37
3 TPS - Saransk 1 1 X 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 14 37
4 FINEK Gasprom 1 2 1 X 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 2 14 35½
5 Spasio - Moscow 0 0 0 1 X 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 12 34½
6 Shatar - Buryatia 1 0 0 2 1 X 1 2 2 2 0 1 12 34
7 64 - Moscow 2 2 1 0 0 1 X 1 0 1 1 2 11 32
8 ShCM - Moscow 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 0 2 2 2 10 33½
9 Tomsk 400 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 X 0 2 2 10 31
10 Polit - Nizhni Tagil 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 X 0 2 9 31
11 South Ural - Chelya. 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 X 0 5 27½
12 Economist 2 - Saratov 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 X 3 23½

TCh-RUS Dagomys (RUS), 2-13 iv 2008
Team Compositions
1 «ShSM» Moscow
B Elo Players
1 2664 Onischuk, Alexander
2 2630 Asrian, Karen
3 2594 Popov, Ivan
4 2573 Grigoriants, Sergey
5 2617 Potkin, Vladimir
6 2624 Krasenkow, Michal
7 2569 Savchenko, Boris
8 2564 Novikov, Stanislav
2604,38
2 «TPS-Saransk»
B Elo Players
1 2740 Ivanchuk, Vassily
2 2649 Sakaev, Konstantin
3 2684 Volokitin, Andrei
4 2630 Sutovsky, Emil
5 2627 Kobalia, Mikhail
6 2633 Volkov, Sergey
7 2627 Najer, Evgeniy
8 2525 Popov, Valerij
2639,38
3 «FINEK» St.Peterburg
B Elo Players
1 2746 Svidler, Peter
2 2674 Zvjaginsev, Vadim
3 2695 Movsesian, Sergei
4 2672 Navara, David
5 2617 Vitiugov, Nikita
6 2583 Turov, Maxim
7 2583 Yemelin, Vasily
8 2535 Makarov, Marat
2638,13
4 «Spasio» Moscow
B Elo Players
1 2719 Ponomariov, Ruslan
2 2609 Khenkin, Igor
3 2752 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
4 2684 Inarkiev, Ernesto
5 2657 Tkachiev, Vladislav
6 2582 Aleksandrov, Aleksej
7 2584 Khismatullin, Denis
8 2522 Kosyrev, Vladimir
2638,63
5 Economist-SGSEU-2 Saratov
B Elo Players
1 2580 Andreikin, Dmitry
2 2551 Evdokimov, Alexander A.
3 2552 Iljushin, Alexei
4 2552 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny
5 2544 Kornev, Alexei
6 2566 Dyachkov, Sergej
7 2513 Kovchan, Alexander
8 2434 Lushenkov, Mikhail
2536,5
6 Tomsk-400
B Elo Players
1 2774 Morozevich, Alexander
2 2732 Karjakin, Sergey
3 2711 Jakovenko, Dmitry
4 2676 Van Wely, Loek
5 2664 Timofeev, Artyom
6 2499 Kharlov, Andrei
7 2521 Belozerov, Andrei
2645,75
7 Polytechnik Nizhny Tagil
B Elo Players
1 2660 Efimenko, Zahar
2 2650 Areshchenko, Alexander
3 2610 Grachev, Boris
4 2595 Lysyj, Igor
5 2569 Bocharov, Dmitry
6 2574 Maletin, Pavel
7 2579 Kokarev, Dmitry
8 2556 Ovetchkin, Roman
2599,13
8 Economist-SGSEU-1 Saratov
B Elo Players
1 2711 Alekseev, Evgeny
2 2646 Tomashevsky, Evgeny
3 2692 Eljanov, Pavel
4 2703 Ni, Hua
5 2659 Roiz, Michael
6 2650 Moiseenko, Alexander
7 2606 Galkin, Alexander
8 2554 Khairullin, Ildar
2653,5
9 Ural Ekaterinburg
B Elo Players
1 2751 Radjabov, Teimour
2 2755 Shirov, Alexei
3 2732 Kamsky, Gata
4 2711 Grischuk, Alexander
5 2689 Malakhov, Vladimir
6 2700 Akopian, Vladimir
7 2633 Dreev, Alexey
8 2644 Motylev, Alexander
2702,25
10 Shatar Buryatia
B Elo Players
1 2679 Gashimov, Vugar
2 2708 Bu, Xiangzhi
3 2620 Miton, Kamil
4 2629 Tregubov, Pavel V.
5 2559 Shomoev, Anton
6 2632 Avrukh, Boris
7 2649 Amonatov, Farrukh
8 2621 Lastin, Alexander
2637,13
11 Southern Ural Chelyabinsk
B Elo Players
1 2655 Karpov, Anatoly
2 2638 Riazantsev, Alexander
3 2598 Korchnoi, Viktor
4 2593 Kurnosov, Igor
5 2506 Sveshnikov,
6 2547 Romanov, Evgeny
7 2499 Ponkratov, Pavel
8 2421 Matsenko, Sergei
2557,13
12 «64» Moscow
B Elo Players
1 2723 Gelfand, Boris
2 2695 Rublevsky, Sergei
3 2634 Nepomniachtchi, Ian
4 2679 Harikrishna, P.
5 2684 Wang, Hao
6 2677 Bareev, Evgeny
7 2628 Khalifman, Alexander
8 2626 Rodshtein, Maxim
2668,25

3) II Ruy Lopez International Chess Festival

The II Ruy Lopez International Chess Festival took place in Merida, Spain 4th-13th April 2008. The main event was a category XV all-play-all won by Michael Adams with 5.5/7. There was also an IM event alongside won by Antonio Frois and then a final two day open won by Fabiabo Caruana for which sadly there don't appear to be any games.

Official web page http://ruylopez.juntaextremadura.net/modules/news/

II Ruy Lopez Masters Merida (ESP), 5-11 iv 2008 cat. XV (2616)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Adams, Michael g ENG 2726 * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 5½ 2826
2. Zhang Pengxiang g CHN 2640 ½ * 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 5 2767
3. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2676 ½ 1 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2706
4. Koneru, Humpy g IND 2612 0 ½ ½ * 1 1 ½ 1 4½ 2715
5. Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2598 0 0 0 0 * ½ 1 1 2½ 2513
6. Granda Zuniga, Julio E g PER 2588 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * 0 ½ 2 2458
7. Hou Yifan wg CHN 2527 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * 0 2 2467
8. Perez Candelario, Manuel m ESP 2537 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 * 2 2465

Round 4 (April 8, 2008)
Adams, Michael - Zhang Pengxiang ½-½ 19 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Sargissian, Gabriel - Perez Candelario, Manuel ½-½ 34 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Koneru, Humpy - Hou Yifan ½-½ 47 E06 Catalan
Granda Zuniga, Julio E - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 50 D11 Slav Defence
Round 5 (April 9, 2008)
Zhang Pengxiang - Koneru, Humpy ½-½ 17 C50 Giuoco Piano
Caruana, Fabiano - Sargissian, Gabriel 0-1 53 C89 Ruy Lopez Marshall
Hou Yifan - Granda Zuniga, Julio E 1-0 16 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Perez Candelario, Manuel - Adams, Michael 0-1 38 C64 Ruy Lopez Classical
Round 6 (April 10, 2008)
Adams, Michael - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 31 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Koneru, Humpy - Perez Candelario, Manuel 1-0 31 D46 Semi-Slav Defence
Granda Zuniga, Julio E - Sargissian, Gabriel ½-½ 47 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Hou Yifan - Zhang Pengxiang 0-1 56 C80 Ruy Lopez Open
Round 7 (April 11, 2008)
Zhang Pengxiang - Granda Zuniga, Julio E 1-0 27 B47 Sicilian Paulsen
Sargissian, Gabriel - Adams, Michael ½-½ 18 E17 Queens Indian
Caruana, Fabiano - Koneru, Humpy 0-1 40 C42 Petroff's Defence
Perez Candelario, Manuel - Hou Yifan 1-0 39 B96 Sicilian Najdorf
II Ruy Lopez IM Merida (ESP), 5-11 iv 2008 cat. V (2356)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Frois, Antonio m POR 2370 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6½ 4761
2. Dolezal, Cristian m ARG 2436 ½ * ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 4668
3. Rocha, Sergio m POR 2412 ½ ½ * 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 5½ 4671
4. Vitor, Antonio f POR 2368 ½ ½ 1 * ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ 5 4638
5. Strikovic, Aleksa g SRB 2530 0 1 1 ½ * 0 1 ½ 0 1 5 4620
6. Cabezas Ayala, Ivan f ESP 2321 ½ 0 0 0 1 * 1 ½ 1 1 5 4644
7. Carrasco Martinez, Juan M m ESP 2417 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 * ½ 1 1 4½ 4590
8. Guerra Tulcan, Lenin ECU 22374 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 0 3 2248
9. Garcia Romero, Benjamin Abel ESP 2250 ½ 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 * 0 2½ 4443
10. Figuero Toro, Julian ESP 2253 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 * 2½ 4442
II Ruy Lopez Open Merida (ESP), 12-13 iv 2008
Rank   Nombre RLoc Pts BH. Fide BH.
1 GM Caruana Fabiano 2430 7½ 50½ 40 39½
2 GM Adams Michael 0 7 50½ 36½ 40
3 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E 2625 7 49½ 35½ 38½
4 IM Khamrakulov Dzhurabek 0 7 45½ 34 35½
5 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2549 6½ 53½ 35 42
6 WGM Hou Yifan 0 6½ 53 37 41½
7 GM Campora Daniel H 2536 6½ 48½ 32½ 38
8 GM Koneru Humpy 0 6½ 48 32 36½
9 GM Guliyev Namig 0 6 55½ 37½ 43
10 IM Perez Candelario Manuel 2518 6 52 33 39½
11 GM Zhang Pengxiang 0 6 50½ 34 39½
12 GM Strikovic Aleksa 2537 6 50 33½ 39
13 IM Rocha Sergio 0 6 49 30½ 38½
14 IM Frois Antonio 2351 6 48½ 33 39½
15 IM Dolezal Cristian 0 6 48 31 38
16   Guerra Tulcan Lenin 2288 6 47½ 29 38
17   Guerrero Arroyo Pedro 2112 6 41½ 29 34
18   Ferreira Victor Manuel 0 6 40 27 31½
19 FM Cori Jorge 0 5½ 52 32 41
20 FM Vitor Antonio 2352 5½ 47 30 36½
21 GM Komljenovic Davorin 2453 5½ 46½ 30½ 36½
81 players

4) Dutch Championships

The Dutch Championship took place takes place 2nd - 13th April 2008 in a television studio (Studio 2) in Hilversum Media Park. First prize was EUR 10.000. Jan Smeets took the title with a final round win against Daniel Stellwagen. Peng Zhaoqin dominated the women's event and won with 8/9.

http://www.schaakbond.nl/nk2008/ and photos and reports at: http://www.chessvista.com/

ch-NED Hilversum NED (NED), 2-13 iv 2008 cat. XII (2536)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Smeets, Jan g NED 2578 * ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 7½ 2665
2. Reinderman, Dimitri g NED 2526 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 7 2639
3. Stellwagen, Daniël g NED 2621 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 7 2630
4. Ernst, Sipke g NED 2559 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 6½ 2599
5. L'Ami, Erwin g NED 2600 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 6½ 2595
6. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2558 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 0 1 1 0 1 ½ 6 2570
7. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2634 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 * ½ 0 1 ½ 1 6 2563
8. Visser, Yge g NED 2477 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 1 5½ 2541
9. De Jong, Jan-Willem m NED 2474 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 4 2440
10. Janssen, Ruud m NED 2504 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 ½ * ½ 1 4 2437
11. Brandenburg, Daan m NED 2435 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 3½ 2412
12. Bosboom, Manuel m NED 2471 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * 2½ 2331

Round 7 (April 9, 2008)
Smeets, Jan - Bosboom, Manuel 1-0 41 A31 English Symmetrical
Reinderman, Dimitri - Tiviakov, Sergei ½-½ 14 B01 Centre Counter
Nijboer, Friso - De Jong, Jan-Willem 1-0 40 C82 Ruy Lopez Open Italian Variation
Visser, Yge - Stellwagen, Daniël 0-1 35 B24 Sicilian Closed
Janssen, Ruud - L'Ami, Erwin 0-1 35 A30 English Symmetrical
Brandenburg, Daan - Ernst, Sipke ½-½ 24 C45 Scotch Game
Round 8 (April 10, 2008)
Stellwagen, Daniël - L'Ami, Erwin ½-½ 22 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Ernst, Sipke - Smeets, Jan ½-½ 22 D11 Slav Defence
Tiviakov, Sergei - Nijboer, Friso 1-0 41 B67 Sicilian Rauzer
Visser, Yge - Brandenburg, Daan 1-0 58 B20 Sicilian Wing Gambit
De Jong, Jan-Willem - Janssen, Ruud ½-½ 14 D35 QGD Exchange
Bosboom, Manuel - Reinderman, Dimitri 0-1 41 A81 Dutch Leningrad
Round 9 (April 11, 2008)
Smeets, Jan - Visser, Yge ½-½ 99 C12 French MacCutcheon
Reinderman, Dimitri - Ernst, Sipke ½-½ 24 A20 English Opening
L'Ami, Erwin - De Jong, Jan-Willem 1-0 66 C68 Ruy Lopez Exchange
Nijboer, Friso - Bosboom, Manuel ½-½ 55 C41 Philidor's Defence
Janssen, Ruud - Tiviakov, Sergei 0-1 24 D05 Colle System
Brandenburg, Daan - Stellwagen, Daniël ½-½ 68 C07 French Tarrasch
Round 10 (April 12, 2008)
Stellwagen, Daniël - De Jong, Jan-Willem 1-0 39 C58 Two Knights Defence
Ernst, Sipke - Nijboer, Friso 1-0 40 A25 English Sicilian Attack
Tiviakov, Sergei - L'Ami, Erwin ½-½ 43 B10 Caro Kann
Visser, Yge - Reinderman, Dimitri ½-½ 26 B24 Sicilian Closed
Brandenburg, Daan - Smeets, Jan ½-½ 41 C45 Scotch Game
Bosboom, Manuel - Janssen, Ruud 0-1 71 C54 Giuoco Piano
Round 11 (April 13, 2008)
Smeets, Jan - Stellwagen, Daniël 1-0 45 B82 Sicilian Scheveningen
Reinderman, Dimitri - Brandenburg, Daan 1-0 38 E70 King's Indian Fianchetto
L'Ami, Erwin - Bosboom, Manuel 0-1 37 E94 King's Indian Classical
Nijboer, Friso - Visser, Yge 1-0 66 C18 French Winawer
De Jong, Jan-Willem - Tiviakov, Sergei 1-0 61 E38 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Janssen, Ruud - Ernst, Sipke 1-0 50 A17 English Opening

ch-NED w Hilversum NED (NED), 2-13 iv 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Peng Zhaoqin g NED 2465 * 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 8 2523
2. Schuurman, Petra f NED 2295 0 * ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6½ 2357
3. Lanchava, Tea m NED 2365 ½ ½ * 1 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 5½ 2264
4. Bensdorp, Marlies wm NED 2268 0 1 0 * 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 5 2237
5. Haast, Anne NED 2020 0 0 1 1 * 0 1 0 ½ 1 4½ 2222
6. Van Nies, Pauline NED 2184 0 0 ½ ½ 1 * 0 1 1 ½ 4½ 2204
7. Muhren, Bianca wg NED 2297 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 1 4 2148
8. Middelveld, Martine NED 2040 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 * 1 ½ 3½ 2140
9. Munnik, Talitha NED 2002 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 * 1 2 2004
10. Bensdorp, Laura wf NED 2085 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1½ 1942

5) French League Top 16

The final three rounds of the French League Top 16 Group Stage took place 10th-13th April 2008. There will be the final pool stages (Haute and Basse) 29th May - 1st June 2008.

Official site: http://www.echecs.asso.fr

TCh-FRA Top 16 Noyon and Marsailles (FRA), 10-13 iv 2008
Rounds 4-7
Round 4 Group A Venue Montpellier
Clichy 6 - 1 Marseille Duchamps
g NISIPEANU Liviu-Dieter 2684 1-0 m ABERGEL Thal 2520
g NAIDITSCH Arkadij 2623 1/2 g KRITZ Leonid 2609
g FRESSINET Laurent 2656 1-0 g KOSTEN Anthony C. 2496
g APICELLA Manuel 2532 0-1 m BOUDRE Jean-Pierre 2327
g TREGUBOV Pavel V. 2629 1-0 POISSON Olivier 2149
g PELLETIER Yannick 2607 1-0 FERNANDEZ Laura 2025
m EDOUARD Romain 2509 1-F
m SKRIPCHENKO Almira 2443 1-F
Montpellier 3 - 2 Antibes
g PRIE Eric 2520 1/2 g DAMLJANOVIC Branko 2595
g BAUER Christian 2618 0-1 g NAKAMURA Hikaru 2686
g HAMDOUCHI Hichem 2576 1-0 g MIRALLES Gilles 2490
m LIBISZEWSKI Fabien 2465 1/2 g TIMMAN Jan H 2565
g MAZE Sebastien 2565 1-0 g SANTO-ROMAN Marc 2395
g FLEAR Glenn C 2508 1/2 BIJAOUI Manuel 2388
g CONQUEST Stuart C 2530 0-1 ACHER Mathieu 2381
gf MILLIET Sophie 2354 1-0 COCHET Caroline 2075
Vandoeuvre 3 - 2 Marseille Echecs
g KASIMDZHANOV Rustam 2681 1/2 g BACROT Etienne 2705
g GLEK Igor 2545 1-0 g DELCHEV Aleksander 2639
g LANDA Konstantin 2633 1-0 g BARTEL Mateusz 2588
m BRUNNER Nicolas 2404 0-1 m MARZOLO Cyril 2476
m PHILIPPE Christophe 2407 1-0 g JEDYNAK Radoslaw 2515
f PACI Cedric 2303 1/2 m GOZZOLI Yannick 2509
f NEZAR Mustapha 2397 1/2 GOLDSZTEJN Gildas 2355
ff STEIL-ANTONI Fiona 2125 0-1 DELORME Laurie 2140
Bois Colombes 1 - 4 Mulhouse
m LANDENBERGUE Claude 2440 0-1 g GEORGIEV Kiril 2665
g KOZAKOV Mikhail 2449 1/2 g WOJTASZEK Radoslaw 2625
m SHOKER Samy 2377 0-1 g GEORGIEV Vladimir 2572
m CHOMET Pascal 2333 1/2 g SOKOLOV Andrei 2596
f VUILLEUMIER Alexandre 2277 1-0 g BRICARD Emmanuel 2484
PIETRASANTA Jeremy 2280 0-1 m RIFF Jean-Noel 2487
METZGER Clement 2165 0-1 m WIRIG Anthony 2477
AFLALO Sophie 1959 1/2 mf MULLER Anne 2165
Round 5 Group A
Marseille Echecs 1 - 3 Clichy
g BACROT Etienne 2705 1/2 g NISIPEANU Liviu-Dieter 2684
g DELCHEV Aleksander 2639 1/2 g TREGUBOV Pavel V. 2629
g BARTEL Mateusz 2588 1/2 g PELLETIER Yannick 2607
m MARZOLO Cyril 2476 0-1 g FRESSINET Laurent 2656
g JEDYNAK Radoslaw 2515 1-0 g APICELLA Manuel 2532
m GOZZOLI Yannick 2509 0-1 g NAIDITSCH Arkadij 2623
GOLDSZTEJN Gildas 2355 1/2 m EDOUARD Romain 2509
DELORME Laurie 2140 0-1 m SKRIPCHENKO Almira 2443
Mulhouse 0 - 2 Montpellier
g SOKOLOV Andrei 2596 1/2 g PRIE Eric 2520
g WOJTASZEK Radoslaw 2625 1/2 g BAUER Christian 2618
g GEORGIEV Kiril 2665 1/2 g HAMDOUCHI Hichem 2576
g GEORGIEV Vladimir 2572 1/2 m LIBISZEWSKI Fabien 2465
m WIRIG Anthony 2477 1/2 g MAZE Sebastien 2565
m RIFF Jean-Noel 2487 0-1 g FLEAR Glenn C 2508
g BRICARD Emmanuel 2484 1/2 g CONQUEST Stuart C 2530
mf MULLER Anne 2165 0-1 gf MILLIET Sophie 2354
Antibes 3 - 2 Bois Colombes
g DAMLJANOVIC Branko 2595 0-1 g KOZAKOV Mikhail 2449
g NAKAMURA Hikaru 2686 1-0 m SHOKER Samy 2377
g MIRALLES Gilles 2490 1/2 m LANDENBERGUE Claude 2440
g TIMMAN Jan H 2565 1/2 f VUILLEUMIER Alexandre 2277
g SANTO-ROMAN Marc 2395 1-0 f LE ROY Brice 2301
BIJAOUI Manuel 2388 1/2 PIETRASANTA Jeremy 2280
ACHER Mathieu 2381 1-0 METZGER Clement 2165
COCHET Caroline 2075 0-1 AFLALO Sophie 1959
Marseille Duchamps 0 - 4 Vandoeuvre
m ABERGEL Thal 2520 1/2 g KASIMDZHANOV Rustam 2681
g KRITZ Leonid 2609 1/2 g GLEK Igor 2545
g KOSTEN Anthony C. 2496 1/2 g LANDA Konstantin 2633
m BOUDRE Jean-Pierre 2327 0-1 f NEZAR Mustapha 2397
POISSON Olivier 2149 0-1 m PHILIPPE Christophe 2407
FERNANDEZ Laura 2025 1/2 f PACI Cedric 2303
FRIBURGER Thibault 1831 A-1 m BRUNNER Nicolas 2404
MOHAMAD JAMIL 1833 A-1 ff STEIL-ANTONI Fiona 2125
Round 6 Group A
Clichy 4 - 0 Mulhouse
g PELLETIER Yannick 2607 1/2 g GEORGIEV Kiril 2665
g FRESSINET Laurent 2656 1/2 g GEORGIEV Vladimir 2572
g NISIPEANU Liviu-Dieter 2684 1/2 g SOKOLOV Andrei 2596
g NAIDITSCH Arkadij 2623 1/2 g WOJTASZEK Radoslaw 2625
g TREGUBOV Pavel V. 2629 1-0 m WIRIG Anthony 2477
m EDOUARD Romain 2509 1-0 g BRICARD Emmanuel 2484
g APICELLA Manuel 2532 1-0 m RIFF Jean-Noel 2487
m SKRIPCHENKO Almira 2443 1-0 mf MULLER Anne 2165
Montpellier 2 - 3 Marseille Echecs
g PRIE Eric 2520 0-1 g DELCHEV Aleksander 2639
g BAUER Christian 2618 0-1 g BACROT Etienne 2705
g HAMDOUCHI Hichem 2576 1/2 g BARTEL Mateusz 2588
g MAZE Sebastien 2565 1-0 m GOZZOLI Yannick 2509
m LIBISZEWSKI Fabien 2465 0-1 g JEDYNAK Radoslaw 2515
g FLEAR Glenn C 2508 1/2 m MARZOLO Cyril 2476
g CONQUEST Stuart C 2530 1-0 GOLDSZTEJN Gildas 2355
gf MILLIET Sophie 2354 1/2 DELORME Laurie 2140
Vandoeuvre 3 - 2 Antibes
g KASIMDZHANOV Rustam 2681 1/2 g NAKAMURA Hikaru 2686
g GLEK Igor 2545 0-1 g TIMMAN Jan H 2565
g LANDA Konstantin 2633 1-0 g DAMLJANOVIC Branko 2595
m PHILIPPE Christophe 2407 1-0 g SANTO-ROMAN Marc 2395
m BRUNNER Nicolas 2404 1-0 BIJAOUI Manuel 2388
f NEZAR Mustapha 2397 1/2 g MIRALLES Gilles 2490
f PACI Cedric 2303 0-1 ACHER Mathieu 2381
ff STEIL-ANTONI Fiona 2125 1/2 COCHET Caroline 2075
Bois Colombes 6 - 0 Marseille Duchamps
g KOZAKOV Mikhail 2449 1/2 m ABERGEL Thal 2520
m LANDENBERGUE Claude 2440 1/2 g KOSTEN Anthony C. 2496
m SHOKER Samy 2377 1 - A g KRITZ Leonid 2609
f VUILLEUMIER Alexandre 2277 1-0 m BOUDRE Jean-Pierre 2327
m CHOMET Pascal 2333 1-0 OVSIENKO Valentin 2137
PIETRASANTA Jeremy 2280 1-0 POISSON Olivier 2149
mf GUICHARD Pauline 2274 1-0 FERNANDEZ Laura 2025
f LE ROY Brice 2301 1-0 BISMUTH Sarah 1769
Group A Round 7
Antibes 0 - 3 Clichy
g NAKAMURA Hikaru 2686 1/2 g NISIPEANU Liviu-Dieter 2684
g TIMMAN Jan H 2565 1/2 g FRESSINET Laurent 2656
g DAMLJANOVIC Branko 2595 1/2 g PELLETIER Yannick 2607
g MIRALLES Gilles 2490 0-1 g NAIDITSCH Arkadij 2623
ACHER Mathieu 2381 0-1 g TREGUBOV Pavel V. 2629
g SANTO-ROMAN Marc 2395 1/2 g APICELLA Manuel 2532
BIJAOUI Manuel 2388 1/2 m EDOUARD Romain 2509
COCHET Caroline 2075 0-1 m SKRIPCHENKO Almira 2443
Marseille Duchamps 0 - 5 Montpellier
g KRITZ Leonid 2609 1/2 g HAMDOUCHI Hichem 2576
g KOSTEN Anthony C. 2496 1/2 g MAZE Sebastien 2565
m BOUDRE Jean-Pierre 2327 1/2 g PRIE Eric 2520
POISSON Olivier 2149 0-1 g BAUER Christian 2618
OVSIENKO Valentin 2137 0-1 m LIBISZEWSKI Fabien 2465
FERNANDEZ Laura 2025 0-1 g FLEAR Glenn C 2508
FRIBURGER Quentin 1791 A-1 g CONQUEST Stuart C 2530
BISMUTH Sarah 1769 A-1 gf MILLIET Sophie 2354
Mulhouse 2 - 1 Vandoeuvre
g GEORGIEV Kiril 2665 1/2 g KASIMDZHANOV Rustam 2681
g GEORGIEV Vladimir 2572 1/2 g GLEK Igor 2545
g SOKOLOV Andrei 2596 1/2 g LANDA Konstantin 2633
g WOJTASZEK Radoslaw 2625 1/2 m BRUNNER Nicolas 2404
m WIRIG Anthony 2477 1/2 f NEZAR Mustapha 2397
g BRICARD Emmanuel 2484 0-1 m PHILIPPE Christophe 2407
m RIFF Jean-Noel 2487 1-0 f PACI Cedric 2303
mf MULLER Anne 2165 1-0 KLIPPER Rebecca 2061
Marseille Echecs 5 - 0 Bois Colombes
g BACROT Etienne 2705 1-0 g KOZAKOV Mikhail 2449
g DELCHEV Aleksander 2639 1-0 m LANDENBERGUE Claude 2440
g BARTEL Mateusz 2588 1-0 m CHOMET Pascal 2333
g JEDYNAK Radoslaw 2515 1-0 f LE ROY Brice 2301
m MARZOLO Cyril 2476 1/2 PIETRASANTA Jeremy 2280
m GOZZOLI Yannick 2509 1/2 f VUILLEUMIER Alexandre 2277
m AMIGUES Emmanuel 2357 1-0 m SHOKER Samy 2377
DELORME Laurie 2140 1/2 mf GUICHARD Pauline 2274
Round 4 Group B Noyon
Cannes 3 - 0 Strasbourg
g SASIKIRAN Krishnan 2679 1/2 g DOETTLING Fabian 2544
g KAZHGALEYEV Murtas 2617 1/2 g ROZENTALIS Eduardas 2582
g PALAC Mladen 2559 1/2 g VAISSER Anatoly 2539
g FONTAINE Robert 2563 1/2 g KALLAI Gabor 2468
g NATAF Igor-Alexandre 2543 1-0 m ROOS Daniel 2408
m CORNETTE Matthieu 2496 1/2 m ROOS Louis 2357
m GUIDARELLI Laurent 2429 1-0 m ROOS Jean-Luc 2326
gf LECONTE Maria 2336 1-0 GRAS Delphine 2011
Metz 4 - 2 Noyon
g SVETUSHKIN Dmitry 2568 1-0 g ROWSON Jonathan 2582
g MAMEDOV Nidjat 2577 1/2 g MAGEM BADALS Jordi 2470
g POSTNY Evgeny 2649 1-0 g MARCELIN Cyril 2510
m KOCH Jean-Rene 2453 0-1 g GOFSHTEIN Leonid 2512
f NEIMAN Emmanuel 2362 1/2 f HOUSIEAUX David 2381
f PUCHER Olivier 2334 1-0 m NGUYEN Chi-Minh 2414
PUCHER Sebastien 2221 0-1 m AGUETTAZ Maxime 2422
LECLAIR Marie 1974 1-0 ASSAD Karine 2042
Bischwiller 0 - 6 Gonfreville
g BUHMANN Rainer 2569 0-1 g BOLOGAN Viktor 2665
g SCHLOSSER Philipp 2562 0-1 g GUREVICH Mikhail 2611
m NETZER Jean 2390 1/2 g RAUSIS Igor 2511
f HEINZ Timothee 2304 0-1 g DEGRAEVE Jean-Marc 2556
m MENSCH Etienne 2324 0-1 m VALLIN Guillaume 2409
f STROHHAEKER Raoul 2393 0-1 m COLLAS Didier 2446
gf LALLEMAND Roza 2259 1/2 m ELIET Nicolas 2451
DIDIER Quentin 2057 0-1 m COLLAS Silvia 2395
Hyères 1 - 6 Evry
m NINOV Nikolai 2509 1/2 g VACHIER-LAGRAVE Maxime 2632
g SULAVA Nenad 2479 0-1 g JUSSUPOW Artur 2572
g DRASKO Milan 2536 0-1 g CHUCHELOV Vladimir 2553
VINCENT Stephane 2235 0-1 g FELLER Sebastien 2540
COMTE Frederic 2190 0-1 g HAUCHARD Arnaud 2490
GARRO Pierre 2173 0-1 g CHABANON Jean-Luc 2454
LANGEVIN Philippe 2147 1-0 m BERGEZ Luc 2367
MARTINOVIC Gordana 1603 0-1 mf ROUMEGOUS Marina 2217
Round 5 Group B
Gonfreville 1 - 4 Cannes
g BOLOGAN Viktor 2665 1/2 g SASIKIRAN Krishnan 2679
g DEGRAEVE Jean-Marc 2556 1-0 g FONTAINE Robert 2563
g GUREVICH Mikhail 2611 1/2 g PALAC Mladen 2559
m COLLAS Didier 2446 0-1 g KAZHGALEYEV Murtas 2617
g RAUSIS Igor 2511 0-1 g NATAF Igor-Alexandre 2543
m COLLAS Silvia 2395 0-1 gf LECONTE Maria 2336
m PAYEN Arnaud 2372 0-1 m GOVCIYAN Pavel 2400
m VALLIN Guillaume 2409 1/2 m GUIDARELLI Laurent 2429
Evry 2 - 2 Metz
g VACHIER-LAGRAVE Maxime 2632 1/2 g POSTNY Evgeny 2649
g JUSSUPOW Artur 2572 1/2 g MAMEDOV Nidjat 2577
g FELLER Sebastien 2540 0-1 g SVETUSHKIN Dmitry 2568
g CHUCHELOV Vladimir 2553 1-0 m KOCH Jean-Rene 2453
g RELANGE Eloi 2479 1/2 f NEIMAN Emmanuel 2362
g CHABANON Jean-Luc 2454 1-0 f PUCHER Olivier 2334
g HAUCHARD Arnaud 2490 1/2 PUCHER Sebastien 2221
mf ROUMEGOUS Marina 2217 0-1 LECLAIR Marie 1974
Noyon 4 - 1 Hyères
g MARCELIN Cyril 2510 1/2 m NINOV Nikolai 2509
g GOFSHTEIN Leonid 2512 1/2 g SULAVA Nenad 2479
g ROWSON Jonathan 2582 1/2 g DRASKO Milan 2536
g MAGEM BADALS Jordi 2470 1-0 VINCENT Stephane 2235
m AGUETTAZ Maxime 2422 1-0 COMTE Frederic 2190
f CLERY Nicolas 2379 1-0 GARRO Pierre 2173
f HOUSIEAUX David 2381 0-1 LANGEVIN Philippe 2147
ASSAD Karine 2042 1-0 MARTINOVIC Gordana 1603
Strasbourg 2 - 2 Bischwiller
g VAISSER Anatoly 2539 1/2 g BUHMANN Rainer 2569
g DOETTLING Fabian 2544 1/2 g SCHLOSSER Philipp 2562
g ROZENTALIS Eduardas 2582 1-0 m NETZER Jean 2390
g KALLAI Gabor 2468 0-1 m MENSCH Etienne 2324
m ROOS Daniel 2408 1/2 f HEINZ Timothee 2304
m ROOS Louis 2357 1-0 f STROHHAEKER Raoul 2393
m ROOS Jean-Luc 2326 1/2 f SAATDJIAN Thomas 2311
GRAS Delphine 2011 0-1 gf LALLEMAND Roza 2259
Round 6 Group B
Cannes 2 - 0 Evry
g SASIKIRAN Krishnan 2679 1/2 g JUSSUPOW Artur 2572
g FONTAINE Robert 2563 1/2 g VACHIER-LAGRAVE Maxime 2632
g NATAF Igor-Alexandre 2543 1/2 g CHABANON Jean-Luc 2454
g KAZHGALEYEV Murtas 2617 1/2 g FELLER Sebastien 2540
g PALAC Mladen 2559 1-0 g RELANGE Eloi 2479
m GOVCIYAN Pavel 2400 1/2 g CHUCHELOV Vladimir 2553
m CORNETTE Matthieu 2496 1/2 g HAUCHARD Arnaud 2490
gf LECONTE Maria 2336 1-0 mf ROUMEGOUS Marina 2217
Metz 2 - 4 Gonfreville
g SVETUSHKIN Dmitry 2568 1-0 g GUREVICH Mikhail 2611
g POSTNY Evgeny 2649 0-1 g BOLOGAN Viktor 2665
g MAMEDOV Nidjat 2577 1/2 g DEGRAEVE Jean-Marc 2556
m KOCH Jean-Rene 2453 1/2 m ELIET Nicolas 2451
f NEIMAN Emmanuel 2362 1-0 g RAUSIS Igor 2511
f PUCHER Olivier 2334 0-1 m VALLIN Guillaume 2409
PUCHER Sebastien 2221 0-1 m PAYEN Arnaud 2372
LECLAIR Marie 1974 0-1 m COLLAS Silvia 2395
Bischwiller 1 - 5 Noyon
g BUHMANN Rainer 2569 0-1 g ROWSON Jonathan 2582
g SCHLOSSER Philipp 2562 1/2 g MAGEM BADALS Jordi 2470
m NETZER Jean 2390 0-1 g GOFSHTEIN Leonid 2512
f HEINZ Timothee 2304 0-1 g MARCELIN Cyril 2510
m MENSCH Etienne 2324 1/2 f HOUSIEAUX David 2381
f STROHHAEKER Raoul 2393 0-1 f CLERY Nicolas 2379
f SAATDJIAN Thomas 2311 0-1 m NGUYEN Chi-Minh 2414
gf LALLEMAND Roza 2259 1-0 ASSAD Karine 2042
Hyères 1 - 3 Strasbourg
m NINOV Nikolai 2509 1/2 g VAISSER Anatoly 2539
g SULAVA Nenad 2479 1/2 g DOETTLING Fabian 2544
g DRASKO Milan 2536 1/2 g ROZENTALIS Eduardas 2582
COMTE Frederic 2190 0-1 g KALLAI Gabor 2468
VINCENT Stephane 2235 1-0 m ROOS Daniel 2408
GARRO Pierre 2173 0-1 m ROOS Louis 2357
LANGEVIN Philippe 2147 0-1 f REINHART Emmanuel 2298
GIUA Stephanie 1994 1/2 GRAS Delphine 2011
Round 7 Group B
Noyon 1 - 5 Cannes
g MARCELIN Cyril 2510 0-1 g SASIKIRAN Krishnan 2679
g GOFSHTEIN Leonid 2512 0-1 g KAZHGALEYEV Murtas 2617
f HOUSIEAUX David 2381 1-0 g NATAF Igor-Alexandre 2543
f CLERY Nicolas 2379 0-1 g FONTAINE Robert 2563
m NGUYEN Chi-Minh 2414 1/2 g PALAC Mladen 2559
f HOMMELES Theo 2393 0-1 m GUIDARELLI Laurent 2429
m AGUETTAZ Maxime 2422 1/2 m CORNETTE Matthieu 2496
ASSAD Karine 2042 0-1 gf LECONTE Maria 2336
Strasbourg 2 - 0 Metz
g VAISSER Anatoly 2539 1/2 g SVETUSHKIN Dmitry 2568
g DOETTLING Fabian 2544 1/2 g POSTNY Evgeny 2649
g ROZENTALIS Eduardas 2582 1/2 g MAMEDOV Nidjat 2577
g KALLAI Gabor 2468 1/2 m KOCH Jean-Rene 2453
m ROOS Daniel 2408 1-0 f NEIMAN Emmanuel 2362
m ROOS Jean-Luc 2326 1/2 f PUCHER Olivier 2334
f REINHART Emmanuel 2298 1/2 PUCHER Sebastien 2221
GRAS Delphine 2011 1-0 LECLAIR Marie 1974
Evry 4 - 0 Bischwiller
g VACHIER-LAGRAVE Maxime 2632 1-0 g BUHMANN Rainer 2569
g FELLER Sebastien 2540 1/2 g SCHLOSSER Philipp 2562
g JUSSUPOW Artur 2572 1-0 f HEINZ Timothee 2304
g CHUCHELOV Vladimir 2553 1-0 m MENSCH Etienne 2324
g HAUCHARD Arnaud 2490 1/2 m NETZER Jean 2390
g RELANGE Eloi 2479 1/2 f STROHHAEKER Raoul 2393
g CHABANON Jean-Luc 2454 1-0 f SAATDJIAN Thomas 2311
mf ROUMEGOUS Marina 2217 1/2 gf LALLEMAND Roza 2259
Gonfreville 3 - 0 Hyères
g GUREVICH Mikhail 2611 1/2 m NINOV Nikolai 2509
g BOLOGAN Viktor 2665 1/2 g SULAVA Nenad 2479
g RAUSIS Igor 2511 1/2 g DRASKO Milan 2536
g DEGRAEVE Jean-Marc 2556 1-0 GARRO Pierre 2173
m COLLAS Didier 2446 1/2 COMTE Frederic 2190
m ELIET Nicolas 2451 1/2 VINCENT Stephane 2235
m PAYEN Arnaud 2372 1-0 LANGEVIN Philippe 2147
m COLLAS Silvia 2395 1-0 GIUA Stephanie 1994
TCh-FRA Top 16 Noyon and Marsailles (FRA), 10-13 iv 2008
Standings
Group A
PlEquipe Pts j. d. p. c.
1Clichy21725283
2Montpellier177102212
3Mulhouse17741612
4Vandoeuvre15721715
5Marseille Echecs15751813
6Antibes117-41317
7Bois Colombes97-141226
8Marseille Duchamps77-28432
Group B
Pl.Equipe Pts j. d. p. c.
1Cannes21722275
2Evry17712208
3Gonfreville16781810
4Metz14721715
5Noyon147-21517
6Strasbourg137-11213
7Bischwiller107-17926
8Hyères77-24428

6) 10th Dubai Open

The Dubai Open took place 5th-14th April 2008 at the Dubai Chess Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Wesley So took first place on tie-break from Merab Gagunashvili, Ehsan Ghaem Maghami and Li Chao B after all finished with 7/9. There are currently no complete games from round 8 available.

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

Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.  TB1   TB3 
1 GM So Wesley PHI 2540 7,0 20234 39,5
2 GM Gagunashvili Merab GEO 2553 7,0 20085 39,0
3 GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan IRI 2604 7,0 19789 35,0
4 GM Li Chao B CHN 2581 7,0 19605 37,0
5 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2521 6,5 20400 36,0
6 GM Drozdovskij Yuri UKR 2581 6,5 20135 36,0
7 IM Laxman R R IND 2488 6,5 19794 33,0
8 GM Neverov Valeriy UKR 2568 6,5 19658 34,0
9 GM Arutinian David GEO 2593 6,5 19546 34,5
10 GM Ibrahimov Rasul AZE 2535 6,5 19533 33,0
11 GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2625 6,5 19527 31,0
12 GM Guliev Sarhan AZE 2487 6,5 18570 31,0
13 FM Salem A R Saleh UAE 2429 6,0 19985 36,0
14 GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2603 6,0 19690 32,0
15 GM Kotanjian Tigran ARM 2570 6,0 19663 32,5
16 GM Adly Ahmed EGY 2578 6,0 19634 33,0
17 GM Ibrayev Nurlan KAZ 2507 6,0 19370 32,5
18 IM Sachdev Tania IND 2423 6,0 19184 29,5
19 FM Wu Xibin CHN 2351 6,0 19137 27,0
20 Zhou Weiqi CHN 2560 6,0 19088 32,5
21 IM Ashwin Jayaram IND 2446 6,0 18905 29,5
22 GM Negi Parimarjan IND 2514 6,0 18872 30,0
23 IM Guliev Logman AZE 2434 6,0 18559 29,5
24 GM Kotsur Pavel KAZ 2568 5,5 19920 33,5
25 GM Gelashvili Tamaz GEO 2622 5,5 19831 32,5
26 IM Frhat Ali EGY 2392 5,5 19669 30,5
27 GM Ramesh R B IND 2472 5,5 19625 29,5
28 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2524 5,5 19410 30,0
29 IM Ismagambetov Anuar KAZ 2492 5,5 19317 30,5
30 IM Tissir Mohamed MAR 2440 5,5 19257 29,5
31 FM Soozankar A M IRI 2221 5,5 19111 26,0
32 Noroozi Omid IRI 2274 5,5 18938 26,0
33 IM Durarbeyli Vasif AZE 2384 5,5 18811 28,0
34 Shiven Khosla IND 2086 5,5 18802 24,5
35 IM El Taher Fouad EGY 2486 5,5 18578 28,5
36 Wang Li CHN 2406 5,5 18392 27,0
37 IM Nedochetov Mikhail RUS 2355 5,5 18237 25,0
38 Praveen Kumar C IND 2287 5,5 18122 24,5
39 FM Somoff Abdo LIB 2278 5,5 16181 26,5
40 GM Gleizerov Evgeny RUS 2556 5,0 19386 30,5
132 players

7) Gausdal Chess Classic

The Gausdal Chess Classic takes place 8th-16th April 2008.

Official site: http://www.bergensjakk.no/gausdal/classics2008/index.htm

Gausdal Classics GMA Gausdal (NOR), 8-16 iv 2008 cat. XI (2517)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Kaidanov, Gregory S g USA 2596 * ½ . . ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 5½ 2722
2. Gopal, G.N g IND 2562 ½ * 1 . ½ ½ ½ . ½ 1 4½ 2610
3. Lie, Kjetil A g NOR 2558 . 0 * 1 ½ ½ . 1 1 ½ 4½ 2595
4. Sandipan, Chanda g IND 2585 . . 0 * 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 4½ 2593
5. Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2599 ½ ½ ½ 0 * . 1 ½ . 1 4 2562
6. Kotronias, Vasilios g GRE 2611 0 ½ ½ 1 . * ½ . ½ 1 4 2549
7. Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav g RUS 2578 ½ ½ . ½ 0 ½ * 0 1 . 3 2495
8. Krush, Irina m USA 2479 0 . 0 0 ½ . 1 * ½ ½ 2½ 2402
9. Hole, Oystein m NOR 2387 0 ½ 0 0 . ½ 0 ½ * . 1½ 2337
10. Moskow, Eric USA 2229 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 . ½ . * 1 2261

8) Serbian Women's Championships

The Women's Serbian Championships took place in Kac 28th March - 9th April 2008. Andjelija Stojanovic won the event with 8.5/11.

Official site: http://www.serbiachess.net/

ch-SRB w Kac (SRB), 29 iii-9 iv 2008

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Stojanovic, Andjelija wg SRB 2310 * ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ 2426
2. Benderac, Ana wg SRB 2324 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 8 2388
3. Manakova, Maria wg SRB 2331 0 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 2388
4. Maksimovic, Suzana wg SRB 2264 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 7½ 2352
5. Chelushkina, Irina wg SRB 2357 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 2246
6. Petrovic, Marija wm SRB 2168 1 0 ½ ½ 0 * 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 5½ 2228
7. Rakic, Marija SRB 2218 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 * 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 5½ 2223
8. Mladenovic, Jelena wf SRB 2114 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2168
9. Djukic, Sandra SRB 2204 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ 3½ 2091
10. Eric, Jovana wf SRB 2104 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 3½ 2100
11. Jovanovic, Violeta SRB 2175 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ 3½ 2094
12. Urosevic, Marija wf SRB 2108 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 2 1971

9) V Magistral da Hebraica

The V Magistral da Hebraica takes place in Sao Paulo 6th-14th April 2008.

Official site: http://www.comunic.com.br/xadrez/

V Magistral da Hebraica Sao Paulo BRA (BRA), 6-14 iv 2008 cat. IX (2468)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Leitao, Rafael g BRA 2604 * ½ ½ . ½ . 1 ½ 1 . 4 2598
2. Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag m BRA 2466 ½ * . 0 . 1 . 1 ½ 1 4 2564
3. Milos, Gilberto g BRA 2594 ½ . * ½ ½ . ½ . 1 1 4 2571
4. Coelho, Luis Henrique m BRA 2392 . 1 ½ * . ½ ½ ½ 0 . 3 2461
5. Greenfeld, Alon g ISR 2575 ½ . ½ . * ½ . ½ ½ ½ 3 2473
6. Matsuura, Everaldo m BRA 2500 . 0 . ½ ½ * 1 0 . 1 3 2436
7. Diamant, Andre m BRA 2407 0 . ½ ½ . 0 * . 1 1 3 2465
8. Stamenkovic, Dragan m SRB 2440 ½ 0 . ½ ½ 1 . * . 0 2½ 2422
9. Perdomo, Leandro m ARG 2361 0 ½ 0 1 ½ . 0 . * . 2 2381
10. Rodi, Luis Ernesto f ARG 2340 . 0 0 . ½ 0 0 1 . * 1½ 2304

10) Frank K Berry US Championship Qualifier

Seven GMs led the very strong field of 104 players (included 60+ USCF masters) through seven rounds of intense competition for seven qualification slots in the upcoming Frank K. Berry U.S. Championship. Winning qualifier spots were GM Jesse Kraai, GM Alex Yermolinsky, GM John Fedorowicz, and IM Dean Ippolito (all with 5½/7, tying with GM Julio Becerra for first), plus IM David Pruess, 17-year-old FM Daniel Ludwig, and surprising 16-year-old National Master Sam Shankland (5/7). The latter three beat out "local" favorites IM Michael Brooks (MO), IM Joe Bradford (TX), and FM Todd Andrews (TN) who also scored 5/7 but lost out on tiebreak points. WFM Iryna Zenyuk of NYC won the spot in the FKB U.S. Women’s Championship.

It was also confirmed at this tournament that five other players would be seeded into the U.S. Championship based on rating: GM Julio Becerra, GM Alexander Ivanov, GM Eugene Perelshteyn, GM Sergey Kudrin, and IM Ben Finegold. All five of them played in this Qualifier Open because at the time of the entry deadline they were unsure whether they would be seeded automatically.

The FKB USA Championship Qualifier Open was one of strongest open tournaments ever held in the Southwest and was enthusiastically approved by the players. Many masters remarked that they appreciated the opportunity this kind of event offered them for both great competition and the realistic chance to win a spot in the upcoming prestigious championship scheduled for this May 13 - 23 in Tulsa. Most players enjoyed the G-90 + 30 sec increment time control. Of course most players were from the USA but other players had FIDE federations of UKR, LTU, MGL and CAN.

Young phenoms FM Ray Robson (2433) and FM Daniel Naroditsky (2242) had solid performances but finished just out of the top tier with 4½/7. Robson was stopped by veteran fide master John Bick of Louisiana in round 5, and Naroditsky could "only" get draws against IM Brooks and IM Blas Lugo in the final two rounds.

Larry Cohen of Chicago won the U-2200 prize and Jaime Fernandez of Wichita won the U-2000 prize. Assistant Organizer was Tom Braunlich and Assistant Arbiters were Steve Wharry and IO Jon Haskel. My thanks to IA/IO Frank Berry for this report.

Website: http://okchess.org/

Games now available.

FKB USA Championship Qualifier Open 28-30 iii 2008
Final Round 7 Standings
Pts Name Title Fed Elo Score
1-5 Jesse Kraai g USA 2509 5.5 from 7
1-5 Julio Becerra g USA 2575 5.5
1-5 Alex Yermolinsky g USA 2418 5.5
1-5 Dean Ippolito m USA 2425 5.5
1-5 John Fedorowicz g USA 2459 5.5
6-14 Alex Ivanov g USA 2560 5.0
6-14 Sergey Kudrin g USA 2549 5.0
6-14 Daniel Ludwig USA 2353 5.0
6-14 Gene Perelshteyn g USA 2552 5.0
6-14 Sam Shankland USA 2296 5.0
6-14 David Pruess m USA 2425 5.0
6-14 Joe Bradford m USA 2412 5.0
6-14 Mike Brooks m USA 2470 5.0
6-14 Todd Andrews f USA 2311 5.0
104 players

11) First Saturday April

The First Saturday tournaments takes place 5th-17th April 2008

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

FSGM April Budapest HUN (HUN), 5-17 iv 2008 cat. VIII (2438)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
1. Sammalvuo, Tapani m FIN 2458 * ½ ½ 1 . . . 1 . 1 1 5 2684
2. Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy f VIE 2482 ½ * ½ . . . 1 ½ . 1 1 4½ 2605
3. Kosic, Dragan g MNE 2500 ½ ½ * . ½ ½ ½ . . 1 1 4½ 2540
4. Bui Vinh m VIE 2448 0 . . * ½ 1 1 . ½ . 1 4 2575
5. Horvath, Peter1 g HUN 2469 . . ½ ½ * ½ . 1 ½ ½ . 3½ 2485
6. Ilincic, Zlatko g SRB 2548 . . ½ 0 ½ * 0 1 1 . . 3 2448
7. Brunello, Sabino m ITA 2475 . 0 ½ 0 . 1 * 0 1 ½ . 3 2386
8. Duong The Anh f VIE 2403 0 ½ . . 0 0 1 * ½ . 1 3 2405
9. Langrock, Hannes f GER 2395 . . . ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * . 1 2½ 2393
10. Wittmann, Walter m AUT 2279 0 0 0 . ½ . ½ . . * ½ 1½ 2264
11. Kahn, Evarth m HUN 2358 0 0 0 0 . . . 0 0 ½ * ½ 2001

FSIM April Budapest HUN (HUN), 5-17 iv 2008 cat. I (2271)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
1. Natsidis, Christoph GER 2280 * . . . . ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 4 2408
2. Szabo, Bence HUN 2216 . * . ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ . 1 4 2323
3. Werner, Dimo m GER 2300 . . * ½ . 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 4 2326
4. Lorand, Norbert HUN 2233 . ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 . . . 3½ 2316
5. Darazs, Zoltan HUN 2246 . ½ . ½ * 1 0 1 . . ½ 3½ 2318
6. Simonyi, Zoltan f SRB 2250 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 * . 0 . 1 . 3½ 2258
7. Balazs, Gabor2 HUN 2278 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 . * . ½ 0 . 3 2215
8. Lengyel, Bela m HUN 2267 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 . * . . . 2½ 2197
9. Gara, Ticia wg HUN 2316 0 ½ ½ . . . ½ . * ½ ½ 2½ 2220
10. Van der Nat, Nicholas f RSA 2265 0 . 0 . . 0 1 . ½ * 1 2½ 2234
11. Szeberenyi, Adam m HUN 2325 ½ 0 ½ . ½ . . . ½ 0 * 2 2145

12) K41 Scandinavian Open

The K41 Scandinavian Open took place 29th March - 6th April 2008. There was a four way tie between Lars Schandorff, Nikolaj Mikkelsen, Henrik Danielsen and Stellan Brynell all finished on 7.5/11. There were two IM-norms one to Vytautas Vaznonis and a final one to Nikolaj Mikkelsen (20), who also earned a brilliancy prize for his 1st round victory over Henrik Danielsen. My thanks to Bent Kolvig.

Official site: http://www.k41.dk

K41 Scandinavian Open Valby DEN (DEN), 29 iii-6 iv 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1. Schandorff, Lars g DEN 2526 +5 +8 =2 +9 =3 =4 +6 =7 =11 =10 =12 7½ 2541
2. Mikkelsen, Nikolaj f DEN 2390 +3 +9 =1 +7 -4 =5 +8 =11 +12 -6 +13 7½ 2540
3. Danielsen, Henrik g ISL 2506 -2 +11 +12 +6 =1 +9 =5 =4 -7 +14 +10 7½ 2521
4. Brynell, Stellan g SWE 2463 -8 =5 +10 =12 +2 =1 +14 =3 +13 =7 +9 7½ 2517
5. Vaznonis, Vytautas f LTU 2399 -1 =4 =13 +11 +7 =2 =3 =9 =10 +12 +14 7 2491
6. Semcesen, Daniel f SWE 2349 =12 +13 =7 -3 -9 +14 -1 =10 +8 +2 +11 6½ 2445
7. Lund, Esben m DEN 2403 =14 +10 =6 -2 -5 +12 +13 =1 +3 =4 -8 6 2416
8. Thorfinnsson, Bjorn f ISL 2364 +4 -1 -9 +13 =12 =10 -2 =14 -6 +11 +7 5½ 2375
9. Smith, Axel SWE 2458 +11 -2 +8 -1 +6 -3 -10 =5 +14 +13 -4 5½ 2375
10. H(/o)i, Carsten g DEN 2404 =13 -7 -4 =14 =11 =8 +9 =6 =5 =1 -3 4½ 2316
11. Bejtovic, Jasmin f BIH 2353 -9 -3 +14 -5 =10 +13 +12 =2 =1 -8 -6 4½ 2315
12. Thorfinnsson, Bragi m ISL 2406 =6 +14 -3 =4 =8 -7 -11 +13 -2 -5 =1 4 2273
13. Pedersen, Daniel Vesterbaek f DEN 2258 =10 -6 =5 -8 +14 -11 -7 -12 -4 -9 -2 2 2111
14. Thorgeirsson, Sverrir ISL 2120 =7 -12 -11 =10 -13 -6 -4 =8 -9 -3 -5 1½ 2087

13) 6th V.Nabokov Memorial

The 6th V.Nabokov Memorial took place 4th-13th April 2008. Ilya Nyzhnyk won the event with 8.5/11.

Official site: http://www.ukrchess.org.ua/turnir/t151.html

6th V.Nabokov Mem Kyiv UKR (UKR), 4-13 iv 2008 cat. VII (2408)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Nyzhnyk, Illya f UKR 2397 * ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 8½ 2619
2. Kruppa, Yuri g UKR 2543 ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 8 2570
3. Vysochin, Spartak g UKR 2521 ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 7 2499
4. Golichenko, Ilija f UKR 2353 0 0 1 * 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 6½ 2477
5. Pavlov, Sergey2 UKR 2418 0 0 ½ 1 * ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 6½ 2471
6. Soltanici, Ruslan m MDA 2395 0 ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 1 1 1 6½ 2473
7. Baryshpolets, Andrey f UKR 2409 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ * 1 1 ½ 0 1 6 2443
8. Kochetkov, German m BLR 2386 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 * 0 1 1 1 5 2373
9. Shishkin, Vadim UKR g UKR 2510 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 1 5 2362
10. Bargan, Sergei MDA 2404 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 1 3½ 2275
11. Moliboga, V RUS 2271 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 * ½ 2½ 2209
12. Matorin, Evgeny m RUS 2286 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ * 1 2035

14) 8th PAL/CSS Freestyle Tournament

8th PAL/CSS Freestyle Tournament with $16,000 prize fund 24.03.2008 - A "Freestyle tournament" is one in which computer assistance - or help in any conceivable form - during the game is allowed and encouraged. The Eighth PAL/CSS Freestyle tournament will take place on the Playchess server on two weekends, April 11th-13th which has been just completed and April 25th-27th. The main sponsor, the PAL Group in Abu Dhabi (UAE), has provided a $16,000 dollar prize fund. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4528

Details of the preliminaries at: