THE WEEK IN CHESS 717 4th August 2008 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 2nd FIDE Grand Prix Event Sochi
3) Chess Classic Mainz
4) Biel Tournament
5) VI Gyorgy Marx Memorial
6) North Urals Cup
7) World Juniors
8) Najdorf Memorial
9) British Chess Championships
10) 8th United Insurance & United Leasing
11) First Saturday August
12) 13th Creon Open
13) 2nd Dragana Vjestice Memorial
14) 83rd Argentine Championship
15) 83rd Argentine Championship Semi-finals
16) Villa Martelli
17) Curacao Open
18) Dutch Open Dieren
19) Mlada Boleslav Chess Festival
20) Baltic Sea Cup
21) III Oviedo Open
22) 3rd Edmonton International
23) 17th Martigny Open
24) 12th Hogeschool Zeeland Chess Tournament
25) IX Miguel Mas Open
26) Sitges Open
27) Sun Pawn Ilyichevsk
28) Inautomarket Open
29) Volga Cup
30) Tadeusz Gniota Memorial
31) Heart of Finland Open
32) Stara Pazova Tournament
33) Olomouc Chess Summer
34) Arctic Chess Challenge
35) The Battle of Senta 1697 Chess Festival
36) 13th Balaguer Open
37) Dresden ZMD Open
38) Canadian Open
39) Paleochora International Open
40) Ared Open (Romania)
41) XXXIV Badalona Open
42) XVIII La Pobla de Lillet Open
43) Maestro Festival Berdsk
44) Ladoga Summer
45) 8th Saint-Chely d'Aubrac Open
46) Perm IM
47) Pays de Charleroi
48) 13th Pannonia Cup
49) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
2nd FIDE Grand Prix Event Sochi35 games
Chess Classic Mainz129 games
Biel Tournament263 games
VI Gyorgy Marx Memorial18 games
North Urals Cup20 games
Najdorf Memorial101 games
British Chess Championships210 games
8th United Insurance & United Leasing90 games
First Saturday August11 games
13th Creon Open180 games
2nd Dragana Vjestice Memorial45 games
83rd Argentine Championship30 games
83rd Argentine Championship Semi-finals32 games
Villa Martelli100 games
Dutch Open Dieren141 games
Mlada Boleslav Chess Festival69 games
Baltic Sea Cup230 games
III Oviedo Open397 games
3rd Edmonton International22 games
12th Hogeschool Zeeland Chess Tournament149 games
Sitges Open90 games
Sun Pawn Ilyichevsk121 games
Inautomarket Open180 games
Volga Cup66 games
Tadeusz Gniota Memorial171 games
Heart of Finland Open340 games
Stara Pazova Tournament91 games
Olomouc Chess Summer124 games
Arctic Chess Challenge135 games
The Battle of Senta 1697 Chess Festival33 games
13th Balaguer Open133 games
Canadian Open27 games
Paleochora International Open14 games
3752 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Mihajlo Savic, Thomas Henrich, Haroon Or Rashid, Alin Campeanu, Miklos Orso, Bela Lengyel, Aard Daanen, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Emmanuel Variniac, Luis Scalise, Bartlomiej Macieja, Olivier Breisacher, Hugh Brodie, Jonathan Berry, Tarjei J. Svensen, Anna Burtasova, Dave Clayton and everyone else who helped with the issue.

Another monster week of chess, in fact I didn't even have time to cover all the events I know of. If you think I've missed anything please let me know again. Its hard even to do justice to the elite events. The 2nd FIDE Grand Prix event is taking place in Sochi with Radjabov and Cheparinov having the early lead with 3/4. World Champion Viswanathan Anand was dominant in Mainz thumping Magnus Carlsen 3-1 in the final. Carlsen arrived from Biel where he didn't win as expected, instead Evgeny Alekseev came up on the rails to catch Leinier Dominguez Perez and then beat him in a playoff. Then there is the avalanche of summer opens, national championships (did I mention the British?). Oh yes and the Gyorgy Marx Memorial won by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and the North Urals Cup won by Antoaneta Stefanova and very well presented and publicised and the organisers claim the strongest ever women's event. I could go on but I'm tired!

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 2nd FIDE Grand Prix Event Sochi

The 2nd FIDE Grand Prix Tournament takes place in Sochi 31st July - 14th August 2008. (these are the dates of the first and last rounds, rest days 5th and 10th August).

Official site: http://sochi2008.fide.com/. The official videos will be compiled by http://www.europe-echecs.com/ and on the spot reports from http://www.chessvibes.com/

2nd FIDE GP Sochi (RUS), 31 vii-14 viii 2008 cat. XIX (2708)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2744 * 1 . ½ 0 . ½ . . 1 . . . . 3 2753
2. Cheparinov, Ivan g BUL 2687 0 * . ½ 1 ½ . 1 . . . . . . 3 2800
3. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2728 . . * ½ ½ . ½ . . ½ . . 1 . 3 2761
4. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2717 ½ ½ ½ * . ½ . . ½ . . . . . 2½ 2716
5. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2738 1 0 ½ . * ½ . ½ . . . . . . 2½ 2720
6. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2720 . ½ . ½ ½ * ½ ½ . . . . . . 2½ 2714
7. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2709 ½ . ½ . . ½ * . ½ . . . . ½ 2½ 2708
8. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2723 . 0 . . ½ ½ . * . . 1 ½ . . 2½ 2732
9. Wang Yue g CHN 2704 . . . ½ . . ½ . * ½ . ½ ½ . 2½ 2689
10. Al-Modiahki, Mohamad g QAT 2556 0 . ½ . . . . . ½ * ½ . . 1 2½ 2720
11. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2781 . . . . . . . 0 . ½ * 1 ½ ½ 2½ 2677
12. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2737 . . . . . . . ½ ½ . 0 * ½ 1 2½ 2716
13. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2727 . . 0 . . . . . ½ . ½ ½ * ½ 2 2647
14. Navara, David g CZE 2646 . . . . . . ½ . . 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1½ 2553

Round 1 (July 31, 2008)
Radjabov, Teimour - Al-Modiahki, Mohamad 1-0 48 A07 Barcza System
Cheparinov, Ivan - Gashimov, Vugar ½-½ 45 C42 Petroff's Defence
Grischuk, Alexander - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 41 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Svidler, Peter - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 35 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Gelfand, Boris - Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ 42 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Wang Yue - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 32 D11 Slav Defence
Navara, David - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 39 E15 Queens Indian
Round 2 (August 1, 2008)
Gashimov, Vugar - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 39 C43 Petroff's Defence
Svidler, Peter - Cheparinov, Ivan 0-1 39 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 57 E97 King's Indian Classical
Kamsky, Gata - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 47 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Al-Modiahki, Mohamad - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 34 C19 French Winawer
Aronian, Levon - Navara, David 1-0 46 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Karjakin, Sergey - Wang Yue ½-½ 41 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 3 (August 2, 2008)
Radjabov, Teimour - Gashimov, Vugar ½-½ 24 C42 Petroff's Defence
Cheparinov, Ivan - Kamsky, Gata 1-0 41 D86 Gruenfeld Simagin
Grischuk, Alexander - Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ 87 E06 Catalan
Gelfand, Boris - Svidler, Peter ½-½ 53 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Wang Yue - Al-Modiahki, Mohamad ½-½ 43 D11 Slav Defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Aronian, Levon 1-0 44 D11 Slav Defence
Navara, David - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 44 A29 English Four Knights
Round 4 (August 3, 2008)
Cheparinov, Ivan - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 41 C42 Petroff's Defence
Gashimov, Vugar - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 23 B43 Sicilian Paulsen
Svidler, Peter - Radjabov, Teimour 1-0 41 B76 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Wang Yue ½-½ 74 D17 Slav Defence
Kamsky, Gata - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 37 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Al-Modiahki, Mohamad - Navara, David 1-0 48 B40 Sicilian Classical
Karjakin, Sergey - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 25 C42 Petroff's Defence
Round 5 (August 4, 2008)
Radjabov, Teimour - Cheparinov, Ivan 1-0 38 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Grischuk, Alexander - Svidler, Peter ½-½ 24 B96 Sicilian Najdorf
Gelfand, Boris - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 37 A13 Reti Opening
Wang Yue - Gashimov, Vugar ½-½ 42 E35 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Al-Modiahki, Mohamad ½-½ 31 B19 Caro Kann
Aronian, Levon - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 34 A17 English Opening
Navara, David - Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ 29 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence

3) Chess Classic Mainz

The Chess Classic Mainz took place 28th July - 3rd August 2008. The 13th GRENKELEASING Rapid World Championship takes place 1st-3rd August 2008. The time rate will be 20min + 5 seconds a move and 5min + 5 seconds a move if playoffs are required (play starts at 17:30pm each day). There is a double round robin amongst the players Viswanathan Anand, Alexander Morozevich, Magnus Carlsen and Judit Polgar.

Anand beat Carlsen in the final 3-1 with a game to spare after winning the first two games of the four game final. Alexander Morozevich won the final game of his match against Judit Polgar to take 3rd.

The 15th Ordix Open took place 2nd-3rd August and the time rate is also 20min + 5 seconds a move and was won by rising star Ian Nepomniachtchi on tie-break from Pavel Eljanov

Official site: http://www.chesstigers.de

13th GrenkeLeasing Rapid WCh Final Mainz (GER),3 viii 2008
Gm1 Anand, V - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 50 B77 Sicilian Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
Gm2 Carlsen, Magnus - Anand, V 0-1 50 E06 Catalan closed, 5.Nf3
Gm3 Anand, V - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 56 B52 Sicilian Canal-Sokolsky attack, 3...Bd7
Gm4 Carlsen, Magnus - Anand, V ½-½ 11 E06 Catalan closed, 5.Nf3

13th GrenkeLeasing Rapid WCh Final Mainz (GER),3 viii 2008
1234
Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2798 1 1 ½ ½ 3 2968
Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2775 0 0 ½ ½ 1 2605
13th GrenkeLeasing Rapid WCh 3rd-4th Mainz (GER),3 viii 2008
Gm1 Morozevich, A - Polgar, Judit ½-½ 49 A70 Benoni Classical with e4 and Nf3
Gm2 Polgar, Judit - Morozevich, A ½-½ 146 C92 Ruy Lopez Flohr-Zaitsev system
Gm3 Morozevich, A - Polgar, Judit ½-½ 67 A70 Benoni Classical with e4 and Nf3
Gm4 Polgar, Judit - Morozevich, A 1-0 71 C92 Ruy Lopez Flohr-Zaitsev system

13th GrenkeLeasing Rapid WCh 3rd-4th Mainz (GER),3 viii 2008
1234
Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2788 ½ ½ ½ 1 2½ 2806
Polgar, Judit g HUN 2711 ½ ½ ½ 0 1½ 2701
13th GrenkeLeasing Rapid WCh Mainz (GER), 1-2 viii 2008 cat. XXI (2768)
1 2 3 4
1. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2798 * * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 4 2883
2. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2775 ½ ½ * * ½ ½ 1 ½ 3½ 2822
3. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2788 0 0 ½ ½ * * 1 1 3 2761
4. Polgar, Judit g HUN 2711 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 * * 1½ 2594

Round 1 (August 1, 2008)
Anand, Viswanathan - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 31 B77 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Polgar, Judit - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1 71 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Round 2 (August 1, 2008)
Anand, Viswanathan - Polgar, Judit ½-½ 61 B46 Sicilian Paulsen
Carlsen, Magnus - Morozevich, Alexander ½-½ 48 B45 Sicilian Classical
Round 3 (August 1, 2008)
Morozevich, Alexander - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 48 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Polgar, Judit - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 44 B78 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Round 4 (August 2, 2008)
Carlsen, Magnus - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 33 E15 Queens Indian
Morozevich, Alexander - Polgar, Judit 1-0 29 E17 Queens Indian
Round 5 (August 2, 2008)
Morozevich, Alexander - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 32 E17 Queens Indian
Polgar, Judit - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 33 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Round 6 (August 2, 2008)
Anand, Viswanathan - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 47 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Carlsen, Magnus - Polgar, Judit ½-½ 33 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit

15th Ordix Open Mainz (GER), 2-3 viii 2008
Final Round 11 Standings
PlPlayerTiNATTWZPunktePktSumMiBuch
1Nepomniachtchi,IanGMRUS26029,562,569,5
2Eljanov,PavelGMUKR27169,560,071,0
3Almasi,ZoltanGMHUN26759,058,569,0
4Najer,EvgeniyGMRUS26809,058,071,0
5Lahno,KaterynaWGMUKR25159,057,070,0
6Nakamura,HikaruGMUSA26979,056,567,5
7Motylev,AlexanderGMRUS26759,056,566,5
8Naiditsch,ArkadijGM26699,055,568,0
9Ivanisevic,IvanGMSRB26649,054,066,5
10Kazhgaleyev,MurtasGMKAZ26419,054,063,5
11Fressinet,LaurentGMFRA26739,054,063,5
12Kasimdzhanov,RustamGMUZB26798,556,570,5
13Vaganjan,Rafael AgredGMARM26108,556,069,5
14Bareev,EvgenyGMRUS26598,555,565,5
15Potkin,VladimirGMRUS26368,554,566,0
16Schneider,Ilja24688,554,561,5
17Mchedlishvili,MikhailGMGEO26048,554,066,0
18Tregubov,PavelGMRUS26688,553,064,0
19Bhat,Vinay S.IMUSA24838,553,062,0
20Bischoff,KlausGM25458,552,564,0
21Appel,RalfIM25438,552,562,5
22Barle,JanezIMSLO24148,550,057,5
23Siebrecht,SebastianIM24538,549,561,5
24Seel,ChristianIM24948,548,559,0
25Buhmann,RainerGM25618,054,567,0
26Jaracz,PawelGMPOL25018,054,069,0
27Arutinian,DavidGMGEO25868,054,066,0
28Movsesian,SergeiGMSVK27238,053,569,0
29Polzin,RainerGM25208,053,065,5
30Berelovich,AleksandarGMUKR25578,053,063,0
31Morawietz,Dieter24498,052,067,0
32Hracek,ZbynekGMCZE26308,051,564,5
33De Jong,Jan WillemIMNED24798,051,062,0
34Meier,GeorgGM25568,050,559,0
35Csiszar,CsabaIMHUN24368,050,062,5
36Gheng,JosefFM23158,048,059,5
37Zhukova,NataliaWGMUKR24898,047,560,0
38Bruehl,AndreasFM23788,047,556,5
39Gohil,HarryFM23448,046,059,5
40Voropaev,GlebFM22908,046,057,0
41Donchenko,AnatolyIM23998,045,056,0
42Handke,FlorianGM24988,044,054,0
43Kosteniuk,AlexandraGMRUS25107,555,571,0
44Horvath,AdamGMHUN25137,555,070,5
45Markowski,TomaszGMPOL26067,554,570,5
46Ruck,RobertGMHUN25747,554,066,5
47Andersson,UlfGMSWE25627,552,064,0
48Shanava,KonstantineGMGEO25227,552,063,5
49Glek,IgorGM25127,552,063,5
50Cmilyte,ViktorijaWGMLTU25367,551,064,5
693 players

4) Biel Tournament

The 41st Biel International Chess Festival took place 19th July - 1st August 2008. Leinier Dominguez Perez and Evgeny Alekseev finished on 6.5/9 half a point clear of the pre-tournament favourite Magnus Carlsen. Alekseev won the title after a playoff 2.5-1.5 by winning game four and thus avoided taking the match into a sudden death (Armageddon) 5m-4m playoff.

Official site: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/

41st Festival GM Biel Playoff (SUI), 31 vii 2008
Gm1 Alekseev, Evgeny - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 37 D27 QGA
Gm2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Alekseev, Evgeny ½-½ 65 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Gm3 Alekseev, Evgeny - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 48 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Gm4 Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Alekseev, Evgeny 0-1 44 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin

41st Festival GM Biel Playoff (SUI), 31 vii 2008
1234
Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2708 ½ ½ ½ 1 2½ 2803
Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2708 ½ ½ ½ 0 1½ 2621
41st Festival GM Biel (SUI), 20-31 vii 2008 cat. XVIII (2687)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2708 * * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 6½ 2792
2. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2708 ½ 0 * * ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 6½ 2792
3. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2775 ½ ½ ½ 0 * * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6 2741
4. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2691 0 1 0 1 0 ½ * * ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 2722
5. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2670 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * * 1 ½ 4 2618
6. Pelletier, Yannick g SUI 2569 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * * 1½ 2414

Round 8 (July 29, 2008)
Alekseev, Evgeny - Dominguez Perez, Leinier 0-1 45 B91 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3
Bacrot, Etienne - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 31 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Pelletier, Yannick - Onischuk, Alexander ½-½ 53 D38 QGD Ragozin
Round 9 (July 30, 2008)
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 52 B35 Sicilian Defence
Onischuk, Alexander - Alekseev, Evgeny 0-1 52 E15 Queens Indian
Pelletier, Yannick - Bacrot, Etienne ½-½ 22 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Round 10 (July 31, 2008)
Alekseev, Evgeny - Pelletier, Yannick 1-0 43 D81 Gruenfeld Botvinnik
Carlsen, Magnus - Onischuk, Alexander ½-½ 36 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Bacrot, Etienne - Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1-0 36 D27 QGA

41st Festival MTO Biel (SUI), 20 vii - 1 viii 2008
1. Belov,Vladimir GM 2561 RUS 8.5 71.5 685.0
2. Maze,Sebastien GM 2553 FRA 8.0 73.0 687.5
3. Grachev,Boris GM 2640 RUS 8.0 72.0 694.0
4. Avrukh,Boris GM 2656 ISR 8.0 72.0 675.5
5. Kritz,Leonid GM 2610 GER 8.0 70.5 677.5
6. Ivanisevic,Ivan GM 2664 SRB 8.0 70.5 675.5
7. Bauer,Christian GM 2583 FRA 8.0 70.0 680.0
8. Bindrich,Falko GM 2516 GER 8.0 69.0 663.0
9. Kim,Alexey GM 2460 KOR 7.5 70.0 651.0
10. Gleizerov,Evgeny GM 2549 RUS 7.5 69.5 663.5
11. Mas Hafizuhelmi A IM 2386 MAS 7.5 69.0 635.0
12. Benkovic Petar IM 2479 SRB 7.5 65.5 652.5
13. Ulibin,Mikhail GM 2520 RUS 7.5 65.0 635.5
14. Jenni,Florian GM 2544 SUI 7.5 64.5 654.5
15. Skoberne,Jure IM 2499 SLO 7.5 61.5 619.0
16. Smirin,Ilia GM 2637 ISR 7.0 72.0 677.0
17. Berczes,David IM 2458 HUN 7.0 71.5 672.5
18. Nezad,Husein Aziz IM 2372 QAT 7.0 70.5 666.0
19. Al Sayed,Mohamad IM 2470 QAT 7.0 69.0 644.0
20. Narayanan,Srinath FM 2220 IND 7.0 66.0 629.0
21. Hug,Werner IM 2437 SUI 7.0 64.0 634.0
22. Tyukhanov,Alexey 2181 RUS 7.0 63.0 597.5
23. Kovacevic,Aleksan GM 2585 SRB 7.0 62.0 625.0
24. Bok,Benjamin 2212 NED 7.0 61.0 603.0
25. Mensch,Etienne IM 2327 FRA 7.0 59.5 624.5
26. Raetsky,Alexander GM 2421 RUS 6.5 71.0 653.0
27. Ramesh,R.B. GM 2478 IND 6.5 70.5 638.0
28. Hausrath,Daniel IM 2491 GER 6.5 70.0 657.5
29. Cherniaev,Alexand GM 2431 RUS 6.5 66.5 642.5
30. Cebalo,Misho GM 2523 CRO 6.5 66.0 629.5
31. Onoprienko,Vladim IM 2309 RUS 6.5 66.0 628.5
32. Tairova,Elena IM 2417 RUS 6.5 64.5 633.5
33. Meier,Volker FM 2276 GER 6.5 64.0 626.0
34. Baramidze,David GM 2593 GER 6.5 63.0 629.0
35. Klauser,Markus IM 2394 SUI 6.5 63.0 608.0
36. Feuerstack,Aljosc 2355 GER 6.5 61.0 601.5
37. Domont,Alexandre IM 2326 SUI 6.5 58.5 606.5
38. Weindl,Alfred IM 2352 GER 6.5 58.5 599.0
121 players

5) VI Gyorgy Marx Memorial

The VI.Gyorgy Marx Memorial took place in Paks, Hungary 24th July - 4th August, 2008. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won the event with 7/10.

Alongside was the XII.Paks Open 30th July - 3rd August, 2008, 7 rounds.

Official site: http://www.ase.hu/marxgy

VI Gyorgy Marx Mem Paks (HUN), 25 vii-4 viii 2008 cat. XV (2625)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2681 * * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 7 2763
2. Beliavsky, Alexander G g SLO 2606 ½ ½ * * 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 6 2701
3. Berkes, Ferenc g HUN 2645 ½ ½ 0 ½ * * ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 5 2621
4. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2660 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * * ½ 1 ½ ½ 4½ 2582
5. Stellwagen, Daniël g NED 2616 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 * * 1 ½ 4 2555
6. Acs, Peter g HUN 2544 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * * 3½ 2531

Round 5 (July 29, 2008)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Stellwagen, Daniël 1-0 37 C07 French Tarrasch
Beliavsky, Alexander G - Acs, Peter 0-1 28 D15 Slav Defence
Sargissian, Gabriel - Berkes, Ferenc ½-½ 46 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Round 6 (July 31, 2008)
Berkes, Ferenc - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 41 D96 Gruenfeld Russian
Sargissian, Gabriel - Beliavsky, Alexander G ½-½ 40 E15 Queens Indian
Acs, Peter - Stellwagen, Daniël ½-½ 53 B40 Sicilian Classical
Round 7 (August 1, 2008)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Beliavsky, Alexander G ½-½ 28 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Stellwagen, Daniël - Berkes, Ferenc 1-0 50 B19 Caro Kann
Acs, Peter - Sargissian, Gabriel ½-½ 49 C45 Scotch Game
Round 8 (August 2, 2008)
Beliavsky, Alexander G - Stellwagen, Daniël 1-0 57 D19 Slav Defence
Berkes, Ferenc - Acs, Peter 1-0 40 D11 Slav Defence
Sargissian, Gabriel - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 48 D86 Gruenfeld Simagin
Round 9 (August 3, 2008)
Berkes, Ferenc - Sargissian, Gabriel ½-½ 55 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Stellwagen, Daniël - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 48 B96 Sicilian Najdorf
Acs, Peter - Beliavsky, Alexander G ½-½ 42 C45 Scotch Game
Round 10 (August 4, 2008)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Acs, Peter ½-½ 40 C69 Ruy Lopez Exchange
Beliavsky, Alexander G - Berkes, Ferenc ½-½ 42 D58 Queens Gambit Tartakover
Sargissian, Gabriel - Stellwagen, Daniël 1-0 62 D10 Slav Defence

6) North Urals Cup

The North Urals Cup took place in Krasnoturinsk (Sverdlovsk region) July 26th - August 3rd 2008. Antoaneta Stefanova took clear first place with 4½/7 half a point clear of Anna Ushenina and Marie Sebag.

Official site: http://www.northuralscup.ru

5th North Urals Cup Krasnoturinsk (RUS), 27 vii-3 viii 2008 cat. XI (2522)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2550 * ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 4½ 2620
2. Ushenina, Anna m UKR 2476 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 4 2578
3. Sebag, Marie m FRA 2530 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 4 2571
4. Xu Yuhua g CHN 2483 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 3½ 2527
5. Koneru, Humpy g IND 2622 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 3½ 2508
6. Cramling, Pia g SWE 2544 1 1 0 0 0 * ½ ½ 3 2469
7. Muzychuk, Anna m SLO 2504 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 3 2474
8. Pogonina, Natalija wg RUS 2469 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * 2½ 2427

Round 3 (July 29, 2008)
Ushenina, Anna - Stefanova, Antoaneta ½-½ 14 D15 Slav Defence
Xu Yuhua - Muzychuk, Anna ½-½ 18 B01 Centre Counter
Koneru, Humpy - Cramling, Pia 1-0 45 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Pogonina, Natalija - Sebag, Marie ½-½ 117 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Round 4 (July 31, 2008)
Sebag, Marie - Ushenina, Anna ½-½ 48 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Xu Yuhua - Koneru, Humpy ½-½ 20 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Cramling, Pia - Pogonina, Natalija ½-½ 59 A45 Trompowsky
Muzychuk, Anna - Stefanova, Antoaneta ½-½ 22 C45 Scotch Game
Round 5 (August 1, 2008)
Stefanova, Antoaneta - Sebag, Marie 1-0 50 D12 Slav Defence
Ushenina, Anna - Cramling, Pia 0-1 36 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Koneru, Humpy - Muzychuk, Anna ½-½ 30 A87 Dutch Leningrad
Pogonina, Natalija - Xu Yuhua ½-½ 21 C07 French Tarrasch
Round 6 (August 2, 2008)
Xu Yuhua - Ushenina, Anna 0-1 45 B19 Caro Kann
Koneru, Humpy - Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 69 A58 Volga Gambit
Cramling, Pia - Stefanova, Antoaneta 1-0 92 D15 Slav Defence
Muzychuk, Anna - Sebag, Marie ½-½ 37 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 7 (August 3, 2008)
Stefanova, Antoaneta - Xu Yuhua ½-½ 10 E06 Catalan
Ushenina, Anna - Koneru, Humpy ½-½ 21 E37 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Sebag, Marie - Cramling, Pia 1-0 61 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Pogonina, Natalija - Muzychuk, Anna ½-½ 36 B42 Sicilian Paulsen

7) World Juniors

The World Junior Championships takes place 3rd-15th August 2008 (rest day 9th August) in Gaziantep, Turkey.

Official site: http://wjcc2008.tsf.org.tr/

8) Najdorf Memorial

The Najdorf Memorial takes place 2nd-10th August 2008. There is a Category XV tournament and several opens alongside.

Official site: http://www.poloniachess.pl/najdorf2008/index.php?lang=en

Najdorf Memorial A Warsaw POL (POL), 2-10 viii 2008 cat. XV (2608)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2684 * ½ . . . . . 1 . 1 2½ 2834
2. Socko, Bartosz g POL 2627 ½ * . 1 ½ . . . . . 2 2768
3. Balogh, Csaba g HUN 2624 . . * 0 . . 1 . 1 . 2 2744
4. Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2606 . 0 1 * . ½ . . . . 1½ 2614
5. Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2639 . ½ . . * ½ . ½ . . 1½ 2606
6. Berg, Emanuel g SWE 2592 . . . ½ ½ * ½ . . . 1½ 2628
7. Nyback, Tomi g FIN 2639 . . 0 . . ½ * . ½ . 1 2484
8. Rozentalis, Eduardas g LTU 2599 0 . . . ½ . . * . ½ 1 2468
9. Kempinski, Robert g POL 2613 . . 0 . . . ½ . * ½ 1 2448
10. Olszewski, Michal m POL 2458 0 . . . . . . ½ ½ * 1 2507

Round 1 (August 2, 2008)
Sasikiran, Krishnan - Olszewski, Michal 1-0 92 E44 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Socko, Bartosz - Macieja, Bartlomiej 1-0 36 E20 Nimzo Indian
Balogh, Csaba - Kempinski, Robert 1-0 78 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Berg, Emanuel - Nyback, Tomi ½-½ 94 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Rozentalis, Eduardas - Krasenkow, Michal ½-½ 35 B40 Sicilian Classical
Round 2 (August 3, 2008)
Sasikiran, Krishnan - Rozentalis, Eduardas 1-0 52 B04 Alekhine's Defence
Macieja, Bartlomiej - Berg, Emanuel ½-½ 73 A57 Volga Gambit
Krasenkow, Michal - Socko, Bartosz ½-½ 17 E33 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Nyback, Tomi - Balogh, Csaba 0-1 38 D12 Slav Defence
Olszewski, Michal - Kempinski, Robert ½-½ 90 B91 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3
Round 3 (August 4, 2008)
Socko, Bartosz - Sasikiran, Krishnan ½-½ 38 C68 Ruy Lopez Exchange
Balogh, Csaba - Macieja, Bartlomiej 0-1 38 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Berg, Emanuel - Krasenkow, Michal ½-½ 56 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Rozentalis, Eduardas - Olszewski, Michal ½-½ 62 C68 Ruy Lopez Exchange
Kempinski, Robert - Nyback, Tomi ½-½ 84 D48 Queens Gambit Meran

9) British Chess Championships

The 95th Championships of The British Isles organised by the English Chess Federation takes place Sunday 27th July - Saturday 9th August 2008 in St. George's Hall, Liverpool.

Official site: http://www.britishchess08.com

95th ch-GBR Liverpool (ENG), 28 vii - 9 viii 2008
Leading Round 7 Standings:
Pos Player NAT ti Elo Pts
1 Lalic, Bogdan CRO g 2533 5½
2 Conquest, Stuart ENG g 2536 5
3 Davies, Nigel R ENG g 2478 5
4 Gordon, Stephen ENG m 2508 5
5 Gormally, Daniel ENG g 2504 5
6 Jones, Gawain C ENG g 2549 5
7 Kolbus, Dietmar GER m 2393 5
8 Ledger, Andrew ENG m 2423 5
9 Williams, Simon K ENG g 2496 5
10 Arkell, Keith C ENG g 2506 4½
11 Eggleston, David J ENG f 2372 4½
12 Flear, Glenn C ENG g 2493 4½
13 Greet, Andrew N ENG m 2453 4½
14 Hawkins, Jonathan ENG 2232 4½
15 Hebden, Mark ENG g 2520 4½
16 Knott, Simon J B ENG m 2365 4½
17 Pert, Richard ENG m 2468 4½
18 Rudd, Jack ENG f 2345 4½
19 Trent, Lawrence ENG m 2470 4½
20 Addison, Bret C ENG 2244 4
21 Buckley, Graeme ENG m 2401 4
22 Haslinger, Stewart G ENG g 2511 4
23 Lalic, Susan ENG m 2344 4
24 Ledger, Dave ENG f 2260 4
25 Pert, Nicholas ENG g 2547 4
26 Rendle, Thomas ENG m 2363 4
27 Surtees, Mike ENG 2182 4
28 Tiruchirapalli, Venkatara IND 2247 4
29 Ynojosa, Felix Jose ENG 2101 4
30 Zhou, Yang-Fan ENG 2259 4
68 players

10) 8th United Insurance & United Leasing

8th United Insurance & United Leasing International Masters Chess Tournament is now being held at Dhaka, Bangladesh. 30 players from 4 countries including 1 GM, 4 IM's, 8 FM's and 17 rated players are participating in the event. News: Haroon Or Rashid.

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr14839.aspx

8th United Insurance Dhaka (BAN), 30 vii-7 viii 2008
Leading Round 7 Standings:
Rk.NameFEDRtgPts. TB1  TB2
1Himanshu SharmaIMIND24235,55,514188
2Sharma Dinesh KIMIND23545,55,514076
3Minhazuddin AhmedFMBAN23395,05,014163
4Lodhi MahmoodIMPAK23795,05,013722
5Rahman ZiaurGMBAN25644,54,513844
6Bitan BanerjeeIND22814,54,513826
7Hasan MehdiFMBAN22644,04,014079
8Shrestha KeshavNEP21284,04,013867
9Rahman Md TaiburFMBAN23074,04,013773
10Uddin SaifBAN21734,04,013696
11Abu Sufian ShakilFMBAN24184,04,013669
12Ahmed Sk NasirFMBAN22924,04,013563
13Hossain DelwarBAN21574,04,013513
14Haque RezaulFMBAN21794,04,013410
15Mirza ShahzadIMPAK22823,53,513636
16Ali Md ImranBAN21723,53,513581
17Chatterjee DebarajBAN22313,53,513513
18Monir ArmanBAN21723,53,513414
19Dutta JoydeepIND22533,03,013818
20Mohammed Abdul MalekFMBAN22893,03,013328
21Hasan Md EmamBAN21613,03,013285
22Mohammad AliBAN21753,03,013258
23Hossain MonirBAN21932,52,513517
24Shresta Bilam LalNEP21062,52,513254
25Abdullah Al-SaifBAN19612,52,513192
26Chowdhury SohelBAN21772,02,013225
27Anisuzzaman JewelBAN21532,02,011072
28Mohammad JavedFMBAN22642,02,010823
29Badri NepaliNEP21721,51,513399
30Ahmed MahtabuddinBAN21841,01,013312

11) First Saturday August

The First Saturday GM, IM and FM tournaments for August take place in Budapest, 2nd-15 th 2008.

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

FSGM August Budapest (HUN), 2-17 viii 2008 cat. VIII (2426)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
1. Genutis, Mindaugas f LTU 2317 * . . . . . . . . . 1 . 1 2
2. Hansen, Torbjorn Ringdal m NOR 2423 . * . . 1 . . . . . ½ . . 1½ 2624
3. Fogarasi, Tibor g HUN 2429 . . * ½ . . ½ . . . . . . 1 2432
4. Kosic, Dragan g MNE 2516 . . ½ * . . . . ½ . . . . 1 2461
5. Duong The Anh f VIE 2445 . 0 . . * . . . . . . 1 . 1 2378
6. Hirneise, Tobias f GER 2481 . . . . . * . ½ . . . ½ . 1 2405
7. Lorscheid, Gerhard f GER 2348 . . ½ . . . * . . . . . . ½ 2429
8. Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy f VIE 2477 . . . . . ½ . * . . . . . ½ 2481
9. Vera Gonzalez-Quevedo, Reynaldo g CUB 2493 . . . ½ . . . . * . . . . ½ 2516
10. Cabrera Trujillo, Jorge f ESP 2423 . . . . . . . . . * . . ½ ½ 2434
11. Rajlich, Iweta m POL 2417 0 ½ . . . . . . . . * . . ½ 2177
12. Dinger, Florian f GER 2333 . . . . 0 ½ . . . . . * . ½ 2270
13. Eisenbeiser, Amadeus m GER 2434 0 . . . . . . . . ½ . . * ½ 2177

12) 13th Creon Open

The 13th Creon Open took place 28th July - 3rd August 2008. Ventzislav Inkiov took first place on tie-break from Petar Drenchev and Nguyen Chi-Minh after all finished on 6.5/9. My thanks to Emmanuel Variniac for the news.

Official site: http://creonechecs.free.fr/

13th Creon Open (FRA), 28 vii-3 viii 2008
Final Round 9 Standings:
Pl NameTi Elo NATPts Tr. Perf.
1Inkiov Ventzislav g 2446BUL 6,5 35,5 2560
2Drenchev Petar m 2450BUL 6,5 34,5 2563
3Nguyen Chi-Minh m 2432FRA 6,5 322461
4Skatchkov Pavel g 2491RUS 6362470
5Okhotnik Vladimir m 2468FRA 635,5 2430
6Ludwig Remi 2175FRA 6332396
7Sanduleac Vasile g 2466MDA 6322390
8Bazart David 2232FRA 631,5 2289
9Gabard Alexandre 2063FRA 627,5 2150
10Pap Misa m 2495SRB 5,5 34,5 2452
11Ippolito Manuel 2272FRA 5,5 342349
12Guliev Logman m 2436AZE 5,5 32,5 2335
13Lapeyre Pierre 2088FRA 5,5 322157
14Demanghon Jonathan 2213FRA 5,5 312264
15Favarel Camille 2102FRA 5,5 30,5 2164
16Laporte Damien 2212FRA 5,5 302215
17Basso Pierre-Yves 1933FRA 5,5 302100
18Lejarre Ludovic f 2409FRA 5,5 29,5 2264
19Jaureguiberry Cedric 2169FRA 5,5 27,5 2100
20Babaev Rashad g 2484AZE 533,5 2365
21Passager Jean-Pierre 2235FRA 5332201
22Velten Paul 2112FRA 532,5 2164
23Mondon Fabrice 1988FRA 531,5 2090
24Lebon Joffrey 1975FRA 5312110
25Diologent Matthieu 1907FRA 529,5 2016
26Mancini Mario f 2268FRA 5292131
27De Lagontrie Jean 2004FRA 528,5 2027
28Hedjazian Navid 2023FRA 5282014
29Delabarre Olivier 2097FRA 5281955
30Suez-Panama Gilles 2093FRA 527,5 2017
31Duffau Pascal 2019FRA 527,5 1959
32Schone Claude 1857FRA 526,5 1905
126 players

13) 2nd Dragana Vjestice Memorial

The 2nd Dragana Vjestice Memorial took place 21st-30th July 2008. Aleksandar Savanovic took clear first with 6½/9.

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

2nd Dragana Vjestice Mem Banja Luka BIH (BIH), 21-30 vii 2008 cat. IV (2329)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Savanovic, Aleksandar m BIH 2417 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 6½ 2485
2. Gavric, Miladin f BIH 2390 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6 2447
3. Popovic, Zoran f BIH 2348 ½ ½ * 0 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 5½ 2406
4. Dujkovic, Sinisa f SRB 2401 ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 2363
5. Goric, Esad m CRO 2388 ½ ½ 1 ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5 2365
6. Kelecevic, Mladen SRB 2263 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 * 1 1 ½ 0 5 2379
7. Narancic, Vlado f SRB 2362 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 1 3½ 2245
8. Sibarevic, Milenko m BIH 2330 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 0 1 3 2203
9. Vojvodic, Vladimir SRB 2234 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 * ½ 3 2214
10. Milekic, Daniel BIH 2155 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ * 2½ 2182

14) 83rd Argentine Championship

The 83rd Argentine Championship followed on from the semi-finals and takes place 30th July - 11th August 2008.

Official site: http://201.216.215.172/torneos/FINAL-83-ARG-08/

83rd ch-ARG La Plata ARG (ARG), 30 vii-11 viii 2008 cat. IX (2452)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Alonso, Salvador m ARG 2437 * . . ½ ½ . . . 1 1 . 1 4 2679
2. Kovalyov, Anton m ARG 2548 . * ½ ½ . 1 . ½ . 1 . . 3½ 2656
3. Lemos, Damian m ARG 2479 . ½ * . . ½ . 1 1 . ½ . 3½ 2615
4. Peralta, Fernando g ARG 2558 ½ ½ . * . . 1 . . ½ . 1 3½ 2558
5. Flores, Diego m ARG 2553 ½ . . . * ½ ½ . . 1 1 . 3½ 2569
6. Felgaer, Ruben g ARG 2566 . 0 ½ . ½ * . 1 1 . . . 3 2564
7. Orsini, Antonio ARG 2341 . . . 0 ½ . * ½ 0 . . 1 2 2386
8. Ricardi, Pablo g ARG 2515 . ½ 0 . . 0 ½ * . . 1 . 2 2382
9. Tristan, Leonardo ARG 2366 0 . 0 . . 0 1 . * . 1 . 2 2360
10. Pierrot, Facundo m ARG 2421 0 0 . ½ 0 . . . . * . ½ 1 2239
11. Quiroga, Facundo m ARG 2339 . . ½ . 0 . . 0 0 . * ½ 1 2202
12. Di Benedetto, Guillermo f ARG 2300 0 . . 0 . . 0 . . ½ ½ * 1 2179

15) 83rd Argentine Championship Semi-finals

The 83rd Argentine Championship Semi-finals take place 21st-28th July 2008. Guillermo Di Benedetto won with 7/9.

Official site: http://201.216.215.172/torneos/SEMI_83_ARG_08/index_semi_83_arg.htm

83rd ch-ARG s/f Buenos Aires (ARG), 21-28 vii 2008
Final Round 9 Standings:
Rank Name Title NATRatingScore Buchholz PS SB Rating
1Di Benedetto, Guillermo FM ARG230075136,5 382300
2Pierrot, Facundo IM ARG24216,5 53,5 36,5 37,75 2421
3Tristan, Leonardo ARG23666,5 52,5 34,5 36,75 2366
4Quiroga, Facundo IM ARG23396,5 49,5 32,5 352339
5Alonso, Salvador IM ARG24376,5 4832,5 33,5 2437
6Malbran, Guillermo IM ARG22416,5 43,5 29,5 302241
7Spata, German ARG22506,5 4331,5 30,25 2250
8Duarte, Leonardo IM ARG2341650,5 33,5 312341
9Calderon Fernandez, Gervas ARG2303647,5 32,5 282303
10Meza, Hugo ARG227364734282273
11Needleman, Alejandro IM ARG2352645,5 31,5 29,5 2352
12Catelli, Hernan ARG217664227,5 26,75 2176
13Claverie, Raul ARG23785,5 48,5 3126,75 2378
14Perelman, Hernan ARG23605,5 47,5 30,5 272360
15Fulgenzi, Ernesto FM ARG23585,5 4629,5 25,5 2358
16Barrionuevo, Pablo FM ARG23635,5 4628262363
17Sampaoli, Cristian ARG22015,5 42,5 2622,25 2201
18Negri, Santiago ARG21335,5 3623,5 19,25 2133
19Virgillito, Cristian ARG214054829,5 25,25 2140
20Lohidoy, Bernardo ARG----5472722,5 ----
21Gallego, Gonzalo ARG20705472525,5 2070
22Mahia, Gustavo Fm ARG2441546,5 28,5 23,5 2441
23Giampa, Alejandro ARG223754327,5 21,5 2237
24Scarzello, Alejandro ARG2050542,5 25192050
25Amed, Stephanie WFM ARG2099542,5 2221,25 2099
26Palmero, Pablo ARG2144541,5 25,5 18,75 2144
27Tobares, Leandro ARG221054026,5 19,5 2210
28Tenti, Joaquin ARG214554024,5 172145
29Vaquero, Diego Javier ARG----537,5 2019----
65 players

16) Villa Martelli

There are tournaments in Villa Martelli 8th July - 19th August 2008.

A second set of ITT and IRT events took place 17th-24th July 2008. Sandro Mareco won the ITT event with 7½/10.

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

The Copa Mercosur now takes place 29th July - 7th August 2008. Alongside are the ITT Raul Ignacio Moiraghi and IRT Jose Rubinstein.

Official site: http://www.ajedrezmartelli.org.ar/magistrales/2008/mercosur08/mercosur2008.htm

2nd ITT 54th Aniv Martelli Villa Martelli (ARG), 17-24 vii 2008 cat. IV (2342)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
1. Mareco, Sandro m ARG 2477 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 7½ 2521
2. Molina, Roberto Junio Brito f BRA 2402 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 6½ 2445
3. Perez Ponsa, Federico f ARG 2326 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 6½ 2453
4. Pacheco, Marco f PER 2405 ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 2371
5. Perdomo, Carlos Andres m COL 2349 0 ½ 0 1 * 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 2376
6. Gonzalez, Bolivar Ribeiro f BRA 2265 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ 0 1 5 2349
7. Real de Azua, Ernesto m ARG 2429 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 1 1 ½ 5 2332
8. Filgueira, Hernan f ARG 2330 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 4½ 2306
9. Ibar, Marcelo f ARG 2293 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 1 4½ 2310
10. Arns, Artur Bartmann BRA 2204 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 * ½ 2½ 2162
11. Borges da Silva, Rodrigo BRA 2278 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ * 2 2108

2nd IRT 54th Aniv Martelli Villa Martelli ARG (ARG), 17-24 vii 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Rey, Fabrice FRA 2113 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7 2322
2. Bassan, Remo VEN 2109 ½ * 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6½ 2269
3. Espinoza Palomino, Willyam PER 2130 ½ 0 * ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 6½ 2266
4. Granara Barreto, Sebastian A f URU 2257 ½ 1 ½ * 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½ 2166
5. Menna Barreto, Filipe BRA ---- ½ 0 0 1 * ½ 1 0 0 1 4 2072
6. Cervetto, Esteban ARG 2164 0 1 0 0 ½ * 1 0 1 ½ 4 2054
7. Delai, Paula Fernanda wf BRA 2081 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 * 1 1 ½ 3½ 2026
8. Guerrero, Alvaro URU 2154 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 * 0 1 3½ 2018
9. Franco, Gaston ARG 2044 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 * 1 3 1985
10. Vasconcelos, Danilo Nunes BRA 1986 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 * 1½ 1843

17) Curacao Open

The Curacao Open takes place 26th July - 4th August 2008. Swiss 9 Rounds. No games available in PGN although a very few are appearing in reports and I may try and convert them next week if a file doesn't turn up.

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

8th Curacao Chess Festival (CUR), 26 vii -4 viii 2008
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
Place Name NAT Rtg Score Buch. M-Buch. Progr.
1 BERNAL MORO, Luis Javier ESP 2424 7 40.5 32.5 33.5
2-4 CHRISTIANSEN, Larry USA 2577 6 41.5 31.0 30.5
FRIDMAN, Daniel GER 2637 6 41.5 31.0 29.0
BENJAMIN, Joel USA 2577 6 41.0 30.5 27.5
5-7 WERLE, Jan NED 2591 5.5 44.0 33.0 30.0
SWINKELS, Robin NED 2459 5.5 41.0 29.5 26.5
ZATONSKIH, Anna USA 2446 5.5 36.0 26.5 24.5
8-12 CARLSSON, Pontus SWE 2514 5 38.0 28.5 27.0
ROOSE, Alex AHO 2131 5 35.5 27.5 22.0
WILLEMZE, Thomas NED 2398 5 35.0 26.0 24.0
LOPEZ, Jasel ARU 5 32.0 24.0 19.5
BOHM, Hans NED 2323 5 30.5 24.0 24.0
13-17 GABALDON GOMEZ, Miguel Angel ESP 2204 4.5 35.0 27.0 21.0
FERNANDEZ FERNANDEZ, Juan ESP 2065 4.5 32.5 24.0 19.0
MENSING, Fabio AHO 2112 4.5 32.0 24.0 21.5
RAPHAEL, Christopher TRI 1910 4.5 30.0 22.0 16.5
IZIJK, Jimmy AHO 4.5 28.0 21.0 15.0
18-22 RAMOS, Cesar VEN 2158 4 36.5 27.0 20.0
SALLOUM, Justin TRI 1951 4 32.5 26.0 18.5
SWINKELS, Maurice NED 1949 4 32.0 24.0 15.0
MADURO, Sherman AHO 2045 4 29.0 21.0 17.0
SAGREDO, Claudio AHO 1926 4 21.0 15.5 11.0
23-29 BETANCOURT, Pedro VEN 2123 3.5 36.5 27.5 19.0
LOPEZ, Juste ARU 1941 3.5 32.0 25.0 15.0
SWINKELS, Jos NED 2074 3.5 31.5 24.0 19.0
CHRISTIANSEN, Natasha USA 1963 3.5 30.5 23.5 13.0
PARICHARAK, Shardul AHO 2011 3.5 28.5 23.0 20.5
OLSEN, Steffan SWE 3.5 28.5 18.5 13.5
PARICHARAK, Nakul AHO 3.5 24.5 18.5 9.0
30-34 HODGSON, Norman AHO 3 29.0 21.5 11.0
MATHEU, Edwald ARU 3 26.5 21.0 8.5
ARENDS, Andre ARU 3 26.5 20.5 11.0
PICUS, Marlon AHO 3 24.5 19.5 12.0
VAN BEEK, Ard NED 2049 3 20.5 13.0 9.0
35-36 ZALM, Norman AHO 1875 2.5 29.0 23.0 13.5
RUIZ, Gregory AHO 2.5 28.5 21.0 13.5
37-38 MAHMOOD, Georgio AHO 2 31.5 23.5 13.0
RICHARDSON, Quirino AHO 1831 2 27.0 19.5 8.0
39 SALIM-MOUSSA, Seydi AHO 1.5 29.5 22.5 10.0
40 WINKLAAR, Tito AHO 1 27.0 20.0 8.0
41 POP, Serapio AHO 0 7.0 7.0 0.0

18) Dutch Open Dieren

The Dutch Open took place in Dieren 22nd-31st July 2008. FM Ali Bitalzadeh was the surprise winner with 7.5/9.

Official site: http://www.schaakbond.nl/nieuws/dieren2008

Dutch Open Dieren (NED), 22-31 vii 2008
Final Round 9 Standings:
Nr Name TiScore Rating TPR
1Bitalzadeh, Ali FM7.523102745
2Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav GM6.525922520
3Sandipan, Chanda GM6.525882532
4Pavlovic, Milos GM6.525152557
5Odendahl, Reiner FM6.524342493
6Brandenburg, Daan IM6.524312571
7Ernst, Sipke GM625812468
8Van den Doel, Erik GM625672532
9Simutowe, Amon IM624592460
10Hendriks, Willy IM624252515
11Van Delft, Merijn IM623992393
12Otte, Marijn 622672484
13Nijboer, Friso GM5.525642412
14Wiersma, Eelke IM5.524192371
15Rothuis, Vincent 5.523572484
16Miedema, Roi FM5.523032313
17Zelbel, Patrick 5.522862353
18Diepeveen, Vincent FM5.522622372
19Bosch, Jeroen IM524442282
20Wohl, Aleksandar H. IM523842316
21Goldstern, Filip FM523702309
22De Jong, Migchiel FM523242348
23Van Eijk, Sander FM523152331
24Michalczak, Thomas FM522972373
25Monteban, Martijn FM522802218
26Vogel, Jaap FM522532235
27Ootes, Lars 522232252
28Laarhoven, Thijs 522192264
29Struik, Tjapko 522032305
30Kuling, Lody 521962275
31Kabanof, Nikolai 521322213
32Sriram, Jha IM4.524292327
73 players

19) Mlada Boleslav Chess Festival

The Mlada Boleslav Chess Festival (Czech Republic) sees GM, IM and Open events and took place 27th July - 3rd August 2008. Oleg Spririn edged out Stepan Zilka on tie-break in the GM group after both finished on 6/9. The final two rounds of games are not yet available.

Official site: http://caissa.klain.cz/

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr14270.aspx

DOBA as GM CUP Mlada Boleslav (CZE), 27 vii-3 viii 2008 cat. VII (2409)
Rk.NameRtgFED12345678910Pts. TB1 TB2
1IMSpirin Oleg2446RUS*½½½½½1½116,023,753
2IMZilka Stepan2463CZE½*011½01116,023,505
3IMCernousek Lukas2436CZE½1*0½1½1015,522,754
4GMSergeev Vladimir2508UKR½01*0½½1115,520,754
5GMVoloshin Leonid2449CZE½0½1*½½½½15,020,002
6FMPlat Vojtech2398CZE½½0½½*½½115,019,252
7GMMeduna Eduard2465CZE01½½½½*0½14,518,752
8GMKlovans Janis2428LAT½000½½1*½½3,514,501
9Priborsky Jan2344CZE0010½0½½*13,512,502
10Kantans Toms2148LAT0000000½0*0,51,750

CSOB IM CUP Mlada Boleslav (CZE), 27 vii-3 viii 2008 cat. II (2283)
Rk.NameRtgFED12345678910Pts. TB1 TB2
1IMPlischki Sebastian2402GER*½½1½½11117,027,755
2FMSuran Jan2383CZE½*½½½111016,025,004
3Meskovs Nikita2177LAT½½*½½½1½116,023,753
4FMPraznik Niko2378SLO0½½*½½111½5,521,253
5IMPribyl Josef2397CZE½½½½*+0½½½4,520,251
6IMVolodin Viktor2229RUS½0½½-*0½114,015,502
7Vichnar David2213CZE000011*½½14,013,503
8Fiala Jaroslav2281CZE00½0½½½*½13,512,501
9Urban Zdenek2130CZE0100½0½½*02,512,001
10FMPraznik Anton2241SLO000½½0001*2,07,501

20) Baltic Sea Cup

The Baltic Sea Cup 2008 (Bornholm Summer Chess) takes place in Denmark 29th July - 6th August 2008. 10 round swiss.

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

Baltic Sea Cup Bornholm (DEN), 29 vii - 6 viii 2008
Round 7 of 10 Standings:
PlPlayersNATPts
1Savchenko, BorisRUS6.5
2Roiz, MichaelISR5.5
3Gyimesi, ZoltanHUN5.5
4Khenkin, IgorGER5
5Tiviakov, SergeiNED5
6Vitiugov, NikitaRUS5
7Golod, VitaliISR5
8Kuzubov, YuriyUKR5
9Kogan, ArturISR5
10Evdokimov, Alexander A.RUS5
11Iljushin, AlexeiRUS5
12Hansen, Lars BoDEN5
13Lund, EsbenDEN4.5
14Teschke, OlafGER4.5
15Marzano, CarloITA4.5
16Christensen, KlausDEN4.5
65 players

21) III Oviedo Open

The III Oviedo Open took place 23rd-31st July 2008. Aramis Alvarez Pedraza took clear first place alone with 7.5/9.

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

III Oviedo Open (ESP), 23-31 vii 2008
Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk.NameFEDRtgIClub/CityPts. TB1
1Alvarez Pedraza AramisIMCUB2453CUB7,551,0
2Almeida Quintana OmarGMCUB2525CUB7,051,5
3Manolache MariusGMRUM2521RUM7,051,0
4Agüera Naredo JavierFMESP2381Ast7,050,0
5Guliyev NamigGMAZE2510AZE7,049,0
6Gonzalez Vidal YuriIMCUB2464CUB6,550,0
7Pozo Vera SandroFMCUB2454CUB6,547,5
8Andres Gonzalez IvanFMESP2314Ast6,547,0
9Del Rio De Angelis Salvador GGMESP2526Cat6,544,0
10Olea Perez MarioESP2217Ast6,542,5
11Starostits IlmarsIMLAT2497LAT6,049,0
12Filip LucianRUM2461RUM6,048,5
13Guerrero Olmos SergioFMESP2325Ast6,045,5
14Alvarez Fernandez EnriqueFMESP2358Ast6,045,0
15Alonso Alvarez AitorESP2191Ast6,045,0
16Menendez Rey Francisco JavierESP2222Ast6,043,5
17Fernandez Diez Antonio M.ESP2068Cat6,041,5
18Lopez Colon FranciscoESP2230Can6,040,0
19Bajo Gutierrez IgnacioFMESP2238Ast5,545,0
20Roiz Baztan DavidFMESP2308Ast5,544,0
21Vega Viejo MarcelinoESP2180Ast5,544,0
22Vigil Alvarez Luis JavierFMESP2291Ast5,543,5
23Cascudo Pueyo IgnacioESP2123Ast5,543,0
24Arruebarrena RafaelVEN2266VEN5,542,5
25Blazquez Lopez BernaESP2116Ast5,541,5
26Arias Torio SergioESP2140Ast5,539,0
27Chakhoyan KonstantinARM2047Ast5,539,0
28Acebal Muñiz AntonioFMESP2158Ast5,537,0
101 players

22) 3rd Edmonton International

The 3rd Edmonton International takes place July 31st-August 4th, 2008 and is the main event of the 3rd Edmonton chess festival which will also include many events for all levels of players. A small number of games from rounds 2-7 are available.

Official site: http://www.ecf2008.com

3rd Int Open Edmonton (CAN), 31 vii-4 viii 2008
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
#TiNameTiIDPts
1GMAlexander MoiseenkoGM26325.5
2GMAlexander ShabalovGM26115
3GMSurya Sekhar GangulyGM26315
4IMJoshua FriedelIM25244.5
5IMEdward PorperIM24764
6IMRobert HungaskiIM24074
7IMLeonid GerzhoyIM23994
8FMShiyam ThavandiranFM22883.5
9Steven Peter23033.5
10Jeff Reeve22433.5
11FMGreg HuberFM22363.5
12Micah Hughey20113.5
13FMBindi ChengFM23333.5
14GMMark BluvshteinGM25483.5
15GMJesse KraaiGM25133.5
16FMRaja PanjwaniFM23103.5
25 players

23) 17th Martigny Open

The 17th Martigny Open takes place 1st-4th August 2008.

Official site: http://www.uve-wsb.ch/openmartigny

17th Martigny Open (FRA), 1-4 viii 2008
Leading Round 5 (of 7) Standings:
PlPlayersTiNATTWZ