THE WEEK IN CHESS 720 25th August 2008 by Mark Crowther

1) Introduction

My thanks to Sinisa Joksic, Laszlo Nagy, Dennis Monokroussos, Robert N. Bernard, Toni Ayza, Primoz Kokalj, Zenon Franco Ocampos, George Mirijanian, Ilia Bluvshtein, Jan Lagrain, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Scott Freeman, Dinu-Ioan Nicula, Stefan Loeffler, Chirila Radu-Catalin, Gerard Demuydt, Adolivio Capece, Fred Lucas, Vlad Rekhson, Joaquim de Deus Fº, Efstratios Grivas, Patricia Claros Aguilar, Boris Zlender, Peter Shaw, Ilandzis Spyros, Gary Suffield, John Saunders and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The chess keeps on coming. The Tal Memorial takes top billing.with Vassily Ivanchuk having gone to the top of the standings by beating second placed Alexander Morozevich. This event still has two rounds to play and there is plenty of room for action. Vladimir Kramnik is playing his final event before his world title match against Viswanathan Anand and solidly mid-table on 3.5/7. There is again plenty of chess elsewhere of interest including the juniors giving a bit of a chess lesson to their elders in the NH Chess tournament, Etienne Bacrot won the French Championship after a tie-break match against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Bu Xiangzhi started with 3/3 in the Antwerp tournament and the Montreal tournament has seen its first round.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Tal Memorial

The Tal Memorial in Moscow (GUM, Exhibition Hall- very close to Red Square) takes place in 17th-31st August 2008. The players are: Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Morozevich, Evgeny Alekseev, Vassily Ivanchuk, Alexei Shirov, Gata Kamsky, Ruslan Ponomariov, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Peter Leko and Boris Gelfand.

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

Tal Memorial Moscow (RUS), 18-27 viii 2008												cat. XX (2745)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Ivanchuk, Vassily	g	UKR	2781	*	1	½	.	½	½	1	½	1	.	5	2902
2.	Morozevich, Alexander	g	RUS	2788	0	*	.	1	1	1	½	½	.	½	4½	2847
3.	Gelfand, Boris	g	ISR	2720	½	.	*	½	½	½	.	1	½	½	4	2793
4.	Ponomariov, Ruslan	g	UKR	2718	.	0	½	*	½	½	1	½	.	1	4	2796
5.	Alekseev, Evgeny	g	RUS	2708	½	0	½	½	*	.	.	1	½	½	3½	2744
6.	Kramnik, Vladimir	g	RUS	2788	½	0	½	½	.	*	½	.	½	1	3½	2744
7.	Leko, Peter	g	HUN	2741	0	½	.	0	.	½	*	½	1	1	3½	2754
8.	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	g	AZE	2742	½	½	0	½	0	.	½	*	1	.	3	2689
9.	Kamsky, Gata	g	USA	2723	0	.	½	.	½	½	0	0	*	1	2½	2643
10.	Shirov, Alexei	g	ESP	2741	.	½	½	0	½	0	0	.	0	*	1½	2510

Round 2 (August 19, 2008)
Gelfand, Boris	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	½-½	36	A30	English Symmetrical
Alekseev, Evgeny	- Ponomariov, Ruslan	½-½	20	D38	QGD Ragozin
Kramnik, Vladimir	- Leko, Peter	½-½	28	E15	Queens Indian
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Morozevich, Alexander	½-½	31	D85	Gruenfeld Defence
Shirov, Alexei	- Kamsky, Gata	0-1	45	D15	Slav Defence
Round 3 (August 20, 2008)
Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Alekseev, Evgeny	½-½	23	C42	Petroff's Defence
Morozevich, Alexander	- Kramnik, Vladimir	1-0	31	D45	Anti-Meran Variations
Ponomariov, Ruslan	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½-½	87	A33	English Symmetrical
Leko, Peter	- Shirov, Alexei	1-0	45	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Kamsky, Gata	- Gelfand, Boris	½-½	61	C43	Petroff's Defence
Round 4 (August 21, 2008)
Alekseev, Evgeny	- Kamsky, Gata	½-½	76	D81	Gruenfeld Botvinnik
Kramnik, Vladimir	- Ponomariov, Ruslan	½-½	35	E32	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Leko, Peter	- Morozevich, Alexander	½-½	40	C69	Ruy Lopez Exchange
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	½-½	48	D10	Slav Defence
Shirov, Alexei	- Gelfand, Boris	½-½	29	C43	Petroff's Defence
Round 5 (August 22, 2008)
Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Kramnik, Vladimir	½-½	28	C42	Petroff's Defence
Morozevich, Alexander	- Shirov, Alexei	½-½	44	B33	Sicilian Sveshnikov
Gelfand, Boris	- Alekseev, Evgeny	½-½	52	E00	Catalan
Ponomariov, Ruslan	- Leko, Peter	1-0	41	C89	Ruy Lopez Marshall
Kamsky, Gata	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	0-1	40	B46	Sicilian Paulsen
Round 6 (August 24, 2008)
Morozevich, Alexander	- Ponomariov, Ruslan	1-0	37	E32	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Kramnik, Vladimir	- Kamsky, Gata	½-½	38	D93	Gruenfeld 5.Bf4
Leko, Peter	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	0-1	43	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Gelfand, Boris	0-1	37	D43	Anti-Meran Gambit
Shirov, Alexei	- Alekseev, Evgeny	½-½	31	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 7 (August 25, 2008)
Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Morozevich, Alexander	1-0	60	D87	Gruenfeld Botvinnik
Gelfand, Boris	- Kramnik, Vladimir	½-½	47	D45	Anti-Meran Variations
Ponomariov, Ruslan	- Shirov, Alexei	1-0	38	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
Alekseev, Evgeny	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	1-0	38	C10	French Rubinstein
Kamsky, Gata	- Leko, Peter	0-1	48	A46	Queen's Pawn Opening

3) 3rd NH Chess Tournament

The 3rd NH Chess Tournament takes place in Amsterdam August 20th-30th, 2008. The venue of this clash between 'Rising Stars' and 'Experience' is the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in the centre of the Dutch capital, at a five minutes’ walk from Central Station.

The Experience team consists of: Evgeny Bareev (Russia, 2655), Viktor Kortchnoi (Switzerland, 2602), Artur Jussupow (Germany, 2587), Simen Agdestein (Norway, 2583) and Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Serbia, 2555).

The Rising Stars team consists of Wang Yue (China, 2704), Ivan Cheparinov (Bulgaria, 2687), Fabiano Caruana (Italy, 2630), Daniel Stellwagen (The Netherlands, 2616) and Erwin l’Ami (The Netherlands, 2610).

They play a 'Scheveningen' tournament, which means that each player of one team plays against each of the players of the other team. They do so twice, once with the white pieces and once with the black pieces. However, the Rising Stars may be most interested in the special prize for the player on their team with the highest score: an invitation to the prestigious 2009 Amber Rapid and Blindfold Tournament in Nice.

The rounds start at 13.30 hrs (except for the last round on August 30, which starts at noon; August 25 is a free day) and every day there is expert commentary for the public. Admission is free.

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

Round 1 (August 20, 2008)
Agdestein, Simen	- Cheparinov, Ivan	½-½	43	D42	Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir	- Wang Yue	0-1	75	D16	Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Bareev, Evgeny	- L'Ami, Erwin	½-½	33	A19	English Opening
Korchnoi, Viktor	- Stellwagen, Daniël	0-1	39	D44	Anti-Meran Gambit
Jussupow, Artur	- Caruana, Fabiano	0-1	33	D12	Slav Defence
Round 2 (August 21, 2008)
Wang Yue	- Agdestein, Simen	1-0	35	A84	Dutch
Cheparinov, Ivan	- Jussupow, Artur	1-0	28	C80	Ruy Lopez Open
Stellwagen, Daniël	- Bareev, Evgeny	1-0	43	B19	Caro Kann
Caruana, Fabiano	- Korchnoi, Viktor	1-0	63	C80	Ruy Lopez Open
L'Ami, Erwin	- Ljubojevic, Ljubomir	½-½	39	E32	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 3 (August 22, 2008)
Agdestein, Simen	- L'Ami, Erwin	½-½	42	A19	English Opening
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir	- Stellwagen, Daniël	½-½	56	D10	Slav Defence
Bareev, Evgeny	- Caruana, Fabiano	½-½	24	D47	Queens Gambit Meran
Korchnoi, Viktor	- Cheparinov, Ivan	0-1	27	E98	King's Indian Classical
Jussupow, Artur	- Wang Yue	0-1	49	D86	Gruenfeld Simagin
Round 4 (August 23, 2008)
Wang Yue	- Korchnoi, Viktor	1-0	38	D30	Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Cheparinov, Ivan	- Bareev, Evgeny	1-0	89	B12	Caro Kann Advanced
Stellwagen, Daniël	- Agdestein, Simen	½-½	42	C99	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Caruana, Fabiano	- Ljubojevic, Ljubomir	½-½	25	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation
L'Ami, Erwin	- Jussupow, Artur	1-0	41	D56	Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence
Round 5 (August 24, 2008)
Agdestein, Simen	- Caruana, Fabiano	½-½	44	A27	English Dutch System
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir	- Cheparinov, Ivan	0-1	40	D76	Gruenfeld 3.g3
Bareev, Evgeny	- Wang Yue	0-1	71	B13	Caro Kann Exchange
Korchnoi, Viktor	- L'Ami, Erwin	1-0	59	D43	Anti-Meran Gambit
Jussupow, Artur	- Stellwagen, Daniël	½-½	15	D45	Anti-Meran Variations

3rd NH Amsterdam (NED), 20-30 viii 2008 Round 5 Standings:
Youth
1.	Wang Yue	g	CHN	2704	5
2.	Cheparinov, Ivan	g	BUL	2687	4½	2962
3.	Stellwagen, Daniël	g	NED	2616	3½	2745
4.	Caruana, Fabiano	g	ITA	2630	3½	2745
5.	L'Ami, Erwin	g	NED	2610	2½	2596
Total					19
Experience
1.	Agdestein, Simen	g	NOR	2583	2	2577
2.	Ljubojevic, Ljubomir	g	SRB	2555	1½	2500
3.	Bareev, Evgeny	g	RUS	2655	1	2409
5.	Korchnoi, Viktor	g	SUI	2602	1	2409
5.	Jussupow, Artur	g	GER	2587	½	2283
Total					6

4) French Championship

The French Championship took place in Pau 11th-23rd August 2008. Etienne Bacrot took the title after beating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1½-½ in rapid playoff. Both scored 8½/11 in the tournament.

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

83rd ch-FRA Pau (FRA), 11-23 viii 2008													cat. XIII (2574)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2
1.	Bacrot, Etienne	g	FRA	2691	*	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	1	8½	2774
2.	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	g	FRA	2681	½	*	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	8½	2774
3.	Fressinet, Laurent	g	FRA	2673	0	½	*	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	½	½	7½	2697
4.	Bauer, Christian	g	FRA	2583	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	6	2608
5.	Maze, Sebastien	g	FRA	2553	½	0	½	½	*	½	1	½	0	1	½	1	6	2611
6.	Sokolov, Andrei1	g	FRA	2561	½	½	0	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	5½	2574
7.	Feller, Sebastien	g	FRA	2523	0	0	0	½	0	½	*	½	1	½	1	1	5	2542
8.	Nataf, Igor-Alexandre	g	FRA	2534	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	4½	2512
9.	Abergel, Thal	m	FRA	2499	0	0	0	0	1	½	0	½	*	1	1	½	4½	2515
10.	Degraeve, Jean-Marc	g	FRA	2523	½	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	0	*	½	1	4	2476
11.	Apicella, Manuel	g	FRA	2521	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	0	½	*	½	3½	2445
12.	Vaisser, Anatoly	g	FRA	2542	0	0	½	½	0	0	0	½	½	0	½	*	2½	2365

French Championship Playoff

Gm1	Bacrot, Etienne	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	1-0	31	B93	Sicilian Najdorf with 6.f4
Gm2	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Bacrot, Etienne	½-½	59	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin

83rd ch-FRA P/O g15+5 Pau (FRA), 23-23 viii 2008
				1	2
Bacrot, Etienne	g	FRA	2691	1	½	1½	2874
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	g	FRA	2681	0	½	½	2498

83rd ch-FRA w Pau (FRA), 11-23 viii 2008													cat. I (2259)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2
1.	Milliet, Sophie	wg	FRA	2357	*	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	½	1	8½	2460
2.	Leconte, Maria	wg	FRA	2346	½	*	0	1	1	1	½	½	½	1	1	1	8	2425
3.	Collas, Silvia	m	FRA	2370	0	1	*	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	½	1	8	2423
4.	Skripchenko, Almira	m	FRA	2463	½	0	½	*	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	½	7½	2373
5.	Delorme, Laurie		FRA	2155	½	0	½	½	*	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	6½	2333
6.	Lallemand, Roza	wg	FRA	2285	0	0	0	½	½	*	½	1	1	½	0	1	5	2220
7.	Congiu, Mathilde	wf	FRA	2196	½	½	0	0	½	½	*	1	½	½	0	½	4½	2199
8.	Verot, Melanie		FRA	2125	0	½	½	0	0	0	0	*	1	½	1	1	4½	2205
9.	Guichard, Pauline	wm	FRA	2284	0	½	0	0	½	0	½	0	*	1	1	1	4½	2191
10.	Flear, Christine	wm	FRA	2133	0	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	*	1	½	3½	2137
11.	Benmesbah, Natacha	wf	FRA	2210	½	0	½	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	*	0	3	2088
12.	Muller, Anne	wm	FRA	2179	0	0	0	½	0	0	½	0	0	½	1	*	2½	2054

83rd ch-FRA National B Pau FRA (FRA), 11-22 viii 2008													cat. IX (2460)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2
1.	Le Roux, Jean-Pierre	m	FRA	2490	*	½	½	1	1	0	0	½	1	1	½	½	6½	2522
2.	Bricard, Emmanuel	g	FRA	2453	½	*	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	6½	2525
3.	Cossin, Sebastien	m	FRA	2466	½	½	*	0	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	6½	2524
4.	Edouard, Romain	m	FRA	2508	0	0	1	*	1	½	½	1	½	0	½	1	6	2491
5.	Govciyan, Pavel	m	FRA	2411	0	½	0	0	*	1	1	0	1	1	1	½	6	2500
6.	Shoker, Samy	m	FRA	2365	1	½	½	½	0	*	½	1	0	0	½	1	5½	2468
7.	Kosten, Anthony C	g	FRA	2507	1	½	½	½	0	½	*	0	½	½	½	1	5½	2455
8.	Benitah, Yohan	m	FRA	2416	½	½	½	0	1	0	1	*	½	½	0	½	5	2427
9.	Lazarev, Vladimir	g	FRA	2482	0	½	0	½	0	1	½	½	*	1	½	½	5	2421
10.	Prie, Eric	g	FRA	2526	0	½	½	1	0	1	½	½	0	*	½	0	4½	2388
11.	Collas, Didier	m	FRA	2439	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	1	½	½	*	0	4½	2396
12.	Vitoux, Colomban	f	FRA	2454	½	0	½	0	½	0	0	½	½	1	1	*	4½	2395

5) 35th Manresa International Open

35th Manresa (Spain) International Open took place 12th-20th August 2008. Lazaro Bruzon Batista took first place on tie-break from Logman Guliev, Alexandr Fier, Rashad Babaev, Field Jimenez Corrales and Lazaro Lorenzo de la Riva after all finished on 7/9.

Official site: http://www.escacscatalonia.org/. Further details: http://www.ajedreznd.com/2008/manresa.html

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr14996.aspx?lan=1

35th Open Manresa (ESP), 12-17 viii 2008 Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk.	Name	Ti	FED	FIDE	Pts.	Des 1	Des 2	Des 3	Rp
1	BRUZON BATISTA Lazaro	GM	CUB	2592	7,0	57,5	33,0	45,5	2589
2	GULIEV Logman	IM	AZE	2436	7,0	55,5	31,5	43,5	2564
3	FIER Alexandr	GM	BRA	2558	7,0	52,5	29,5	41,5	2534
	BABAEV Rashad	GM	AZE	2484	7,0	52,5	29,5	41,5	2561
5	CORRALES JIMENEZ Fidel	IM	CUB	2504	7,0	52,5	28,5	40,5	2566
6	LORENZO DE LA RIVA Lazaro	FM	ESP	2367	7,0	47,5	27,5	37,0	2449
7	SUNDARARAJAN Kidambi	IM	IND	2446	6,5	50,5	27,5	39,0	2397
8	DIAMANT Andre	IM	BRA	2393	6,5	48,5	26,5	37,5	2427
9	PRATS RODRIGUEZ Juan Bosco		ESP	2101	6,5	43,5	25,0	34,0	2173
10	MEKHITARIAN Krikor Sevag	IM	BRA	2504	6,0	55,5	31,5	44,0	2418
11	PERPINYA ROFES Lluis Maria	FM	ESP	2385	6,0	48,5	27,0	38,0	2346
12	FERNANDEZ MADRID Carlos	CM	ESP	2179	6,0	46,0	24,5	35,5	2216
13	VEHI BACH Victor Manuel	IM	ESP	2411	6,0	45,0	24,5	34,0	2187
14	ESCOFET MARTIN David		ESP	2138	6,0	45,0	24,0	35,0	2215
15	BAÑOS Oscar	CM	ARG	2271	6,0	45,0	23,5	34,5	2310
16	VILAISARN Akkhavanh		FRA	2231	6,0	41,0	23,5	32,5	2177
17	DI BERARDINO Diego Rafael	IM	BRA	2471	5,5	51,0	30,0	41,0	2341
18	ALMEIDA QUINTANA Omar	GM	CUB	2524	5,5	48,5	28,5	39,5	2279
19	GIL Ludovic		FRA	1901	5,5	48,0	26,5	37,0	2200
20	RYAN Joseph	FM	IRL	2331	5,5	48,0	26,0	37,0	2212
21	FERREIRA Henrique Camara		BRA	2151	5,5	46,5	26,5	36,5	2216
22	DURAN BURNIOL Joan		ESP	1974	5,5	45,5	26,5	36,0	2188
23	DEL VALLE CIRERA Adria		ESP	2117	5,5	45,5	24,5	35,5	2131
24	RODRIGUEZ SORRIBES Jordi		ESP	2139	5,5	45,5	24,5	34,5	2204
25	MOLANO LAFUENTE Ismael		ESP	2107	5,5	45,0	26,0	36,5	2171
26	HUMEAU Cyril		FRA	2170	5,5	44,5	23,5	34,0	2128
27	COLL ENRIQUEZ Lluis	CM	ESP	2148	5,5	42,0	24,5	34,0	2161
28	TORNER PLANELL Josep Ramon		ESP	2133	5,5	42,0	23,5	33,0	2170
29	KONGUVEL Ponnuswamy	IM	IND	2415	5,0	52,5	30,5	41,5	2317
91 players

6) Vienna GM

There was a GM tournament in the Kunsthalle Vienna (Wien) 16th-24th August 2008. Saraunus Sulskis took clear first with 7/9. Giri und Kreisl made IM norms. News: Stefan Loeffler.

Official site: http://www.gmturnier.de/ and results at: Vienna Results

GM Vienna (AUT), 16-24 viii 2008												cat. VIII (2443)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Sulskis, Sarunas	g	LTU	2562	*	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	7	2650
2.	Giri, Anish	f	RUS	2430	½	*	1	1	0	1	1	½	½	½	6	2569
3.	Chatalbashev, Boris	g	BUL	2596	½	0	*	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	6	2551
4.	Timoshenko, Georgy	g	UKR	2572	½	0	½	*	1	½	½	1	1	½	5½	2509
5.	Kreisl, Robert	f	AUT	2337	0	1	½	0	*	½	½	½	1	½	4½	2455
6.	Schroll, Gerhard	m	AUT	2436	½	0	0	½	½	*	½	½	1	1	4½	2444
7.	Pachta, Paul	f	AUT	2312	0	0	0	½	½	½	*	½	1	0	3	2332
8.	Neubauer, Martin	m	AUT	2457	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	*	0	1	3	2316
9.	Beckhuis, Gernod	f	GER	2353	0	½	½	0	0	0	0	1	*	1	3	2328
10.	Schneider-Zinner, Harald	f	AUT	2378	0	½	0	½	½	0	1	0	0	*	2½	2284

7) Slovenian Championship

The Slovenian Championship took place in Ljubljana 17th-24th August 2008. Young grandmasters Luka Lenic and Ana Srebrnic became National Champions of Slovenia for 2008, both for the first time. News: Primoz Kokalj.

Official site: http://www.sah-zveza.si/rez/0808/si08ch and http://www.sah-zveza.si/rez/0808/si08chw for the women's event.

ch-SLO Ljubljana (SLO), 17-24 viii 2008												cat. VIII (2427)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Lenic, Luka	g	SLO	2584	*	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	7	2630
2.	Skoberne, Jure	m	SLO	2499	½	*	0	1	1	½	1	1	½	1	6½	2585
3.	Tratar, Marko	g	SLO	2486	0	1	*	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	6	2545
4.	Sebenik, Matej	m	SLO	2485	½	0	½	*	½	½	1	1	½	1	5½	2501
5.	Mohr, Georg	g	SLO	2494	½	0	½	½	*	½	½	½	1	1	5	2463
6.	Sakelsek, Tadej	m	SLO	2390	0	½	½	½	½	*	0	½	1	½	4	2388
7.	Zorko, Jure	f	SLO	2366	½	0	½	0	½	1	*	0	½	½	3½	2354
8.	Barle, Janez	m	SLO	2414	0	0	0	0	½	½	1	*	½	1	3½	2348
9.	Jeran, Bostjan		SLO	2193	0	½	0	½	0	0	½	½	*	½	2½	2287
10.	Crepan, Marjan	f	SLO	2363	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	0	½	*	1½	2161

ch-SLO w Ljubljana (SLO), 17-24 viii 2008
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1.	Srebrnic, Ana	wg	SLO	2268	+13	+12	+2	=8	+5	=3	+4	=7	=6	7	2392
2.	Krivec, Jana	wg	SLO	2337	+17	+18	-1	+15	=4	+8	=3	+5	+7	7	2372
3.	Kaps, Darja	wg	SLO	2287	=20	=19	+16	+17	+8	=1	=2	+4	+10	7	2270
4.	Bajt, Indira	wf	SLO	2199	=19	+20	+6	=5	=2	+12	-1	-3	+9	5½	2210
5.	Rozic, Vesna	wm	SLO	2308	+16	=8	+15	=4	-1	=7	+12	-2	+11	5½	2187
6.	Ursic, Simona	wf	SLO	2120	=9	+11	-4	-10	+22	+13	+15	=12	=1	5½	2108
7.	Novak, Ksenija	wf	SLO	2176	=11	-15	+20	+9	=12	=5	+19	=1	-2	5	2113
8.	Mihevc, Narcisa	wf	SLO	2134	+14	=5	+9	=1	-3	-2	=11	=19	=18	4½	2090
9.	Grilc,Mojca		SLO	----	=6	+10	-8	-7	+20	-11	+14	+15	-4	4½	2017
10.	Nadvesnik, Vilma		SLO	1939	=21	-9	+11	+6	-15	=14	=16	+20	-3	4½	1987
11.	Bucar, Natasa		SLO	1848	=7	-6	-10	=23	+18	+9	=8	+16	-5	4½	2069
12.	Biti, Ana	wf	SLO	2102	+24	-1	+13	+19	=7	-4	-5	=6	=14	4½	2073
13.	Orehek, Spela		SLO	1886	-1	+23	-12	+18	=14	-6	=20	=17	+21	4½	2023
14.	Nadvesnik, Maja		SLO	1841	-8	-22	+21	+16	=13	=10	-9	+24	=12	4½	1994
15.	Hrenic, Misa		SLO	2015	+23	+7	-5	-2	+10	=19	-6	-9	+24	4½	2082
16.	Kolaric, Spela		SLO	1890	-5	+24	-3	-14	+23	+22	=10	-11	+19	4½	2009
17.	Bukovec, Tina		SLO	1929	-2	+21	+22	-3	-19	-20	+24	=13	+23	4½	2029
18.	Petek, Francka		SLO	2060	+22	-2	-19	-13	-11	+24	+23	+21	=8	4½	2007
19.	Topic, Jelena		SLO	1866	=4	=3	+18	-12	+17	=15	-7	=8	-16	4	2045
20.	Vombek, Sara		SLO	1888	=3	-4	-7	+21	-9	+17	=13	-10	+22	4	2003
21.	Leonardi,Caterina		SLO	----	=10	-17	-14	-20	=24	+23	+22	-18	-13	3	1824
22.	Bernik,Alja		SLO	----	-18	+14	-17	+24	-6	-16	-21	=23	-20	2½	1803
23.	Vidic,Teja		SLO	----	-15	-13	=24	=11	-16	-21	-18	=22	-17	1½	1685
24.	Bojc,Dasa		SLO	----	-12	-16	=23	-22	=21	-18	-17	-14	-15	1	1630

8) Akiba Rubinstein International Chess Festival

The Akiba Rubinstein International Chess Festival takes place in Polanica Zdroj 19th-28th August, 2008.

Official site: http://www.rubinstein.64pola.pl/

44th Rubinstein Mem GM Polanica Zdroj (POL), 20-28 viii 2008												cat. XIII (2564)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Swiercz, Dariusz	m	POL	2456	*	.	.	½	.	½	1	1	½	1	4½	2768
2.	Miton, Kamil	g	POL	2580	.	*	.	½	½	1	½	½	.	1	4	2707
3.	Kuzubov, Yuriy	g	UKR	2578	.	.	*	½	0	.	½	1	1	1	4	2695
4.	Moiseenko, Alexander	g	UKR	2632	½	½	½	*	.	½	.	½	1	.	3½	2617
5.	Gajewski, Grzegorz	g	POL	2575	.	½	1	.	*	.	½	½	½	0	3	2562
6.	Mchedlishvili, Mikheil	g	GEO	2604	½	0	.	½	.	*	1	½	½	.	3	2563
7.	Markos, Jan	g	SVK	2568	0	½	½	.	½	0	*	.	.	1	2½	2492
8.	Malakhatko, Vadim	g	BEL	2612	0	½	0	½	½	½	.	*	.	.	2	2445
9.	Moranda, Wojciech	m	POL	2533	½	.	0	0	½	½	.	.	*	½	2	2432
10.	Warakomski, Tomasz	m	POL	2502	0	0	0	.	1	.	0	.	½	*	1½	2355

Round 1 (August 20, 2008)
Swiercz, Dariusz	- Mchedlishvili, Mikheil	½-½	48	E62	King's Indian 6...Nc6
Kuzubov, Yuriy	- Moiseenko, Alexander	½-½	40	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
Gajewski, Grzegorz	- Malakhatko, Vadim	½-½	51	D22	QGA
Markos, Jan	- Miton, Kamil	½-½	50	D23	QGA
Warakomski, Tomasz	- Moranda, Wojciech	½-½	53	B67	Sicilian Rauzer
Round 2 (August 21, 2008)
Miton, Kamil	- Mchedlishvili, Mikheil	1-0	46	D10	Slav Defence
Moiseenko, Alexander	- Swiercz, Dariusz	½-½	60	D15	Slav Defence
Markos, Jan	- Warakomski, Tomasz	1-0	36	A42	Modern Defence
Malakhatko, Vadim	- Kuzubov, Yuriy	0-1	56	A28	English Four Knights
Moranda, Wojciech	- Gajewski, Grzegorz	½-½	42	E25	Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Round 3 (August 22, 2008)
Swiercz, Dariusz	- Malakhatko, Vadim	1-0	54	A13	Reti Opening
Kuzubov, Yuriy	- Moranda, Wojciech	1-0	55	B51	Sicilian Rossolimo
Gajewski, Grzegorz	- Markos, Jan	½-½	28	E64	King's Indian Fianchetto
Mchedlishvili, Mikheil	- Moiseenko, Alexander	½-½	10	E11	Bogo Indian Defence
Warakomski, Tomasz	- Miton, Kamil	0-1	41	B61	Sicilian Rauzer
Round 4 (August 23, 2008)
Miton, Kamil	- Moiseenko, Alexander	½-½	27	E11	Bogo Indian Defence
Markos, Jan	- Kuzubov, Yuriy	½-½	43	E37	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Malakhatko, Vadim	- Mchedlishvili, Mikheil	½-½	37	E11	Bogo Indian Defence
Moranda, Wojciech	- Swiercz, Dariusz	½-½	29	D10	Slav Defence
Warakomski, Tomasz	- Gajewski, Grzegorz	1-0	27	C76	Ruy Lopez Modern Steinitz
Round 5 (August 24, 2008)
Swiercz, Dariusz	- Markos, Jan	1-0	81	E60	King's Indian without Nc3
Kuzubov, Yuriy	- Warakomski, Tomasz	1-0	27	E11	Bogo Indian Defence
Moiseenko, Alexander	- Malakhatko, Vadim	½-½	14	D20	QGA
Gajewski, Grzegorz	- Miton, Kamil	½-½	29	D58	Queens Gambit Tartakover
Mchedlishvili, Mikheil	- Moranda, Wojciech	½-½	58	E12	Queens Indian Petrosian
Round 6 (August 25, 2008)
Miton, Kamil	- Malakhatko, Vadim	½-½	23	D20	QGA
Gajewski, Grzegorz	- Kuzubov, Yuriy	1-0	31	D16	Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Markos, Jan	- Mchedlishvili, Mikheil	0-1	35	D01	Queen's Pawn Richter/Veresov
Moranda, Wojciech	- Moiseenko, Alexander	0-1	35	E33	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Warakomski, Tomasz	- Swiercz, Dariusz	0-1	44	C06	French Tarrasch

44th Rubinstein Mem Open A Polanica Zdroj (POL), 19-28 viii 2008 Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
Place	No	Title	Name	Fed.	Elo	Total	MBch.	Bch.	Wins	Prog.
1	5	IM	Olszewski, Michal	POL	2458	5.5	16.00	24.50	5	20.0
2	11	FM	Owczarzak, Jerzy	POL	2343	5.0	16.50	25.00	4	19.5
3	3	GM	Heberla, Bartlomiej	POL	2510	5.0	15.00	22.50	4	18.5
4	25		Tokarski, Lukasz	POL	2238	5.0	11.50	17.50	4	17.0
5	6	FM	Piorun, Kacper	POL	2445	4.5	16.00	23.50	4	17.5
6	36		Fistek, Dariusz	POL	2208	4.5	14.00	20.50	3	17.0
7	9	FM	Kanarek, Marcel	POL	2349	4.5	13.50	20.00	4	14.5
8	1	GM	Kveinys, Aloyzas	LTU	2527	4.5	13.50	20.00	3	16.0
9	20	FM	Gralka, Julian	POL	2268	4.0	17.00	24.50	3	16.5
10	8		Hnydiuk, Aleksander	POL	2387	4.0	15.00	21.00	2	15.5
11	32	WIM	Toma, Katarzyna	POL	2212	4.0	14.50	21.50	3	13.5
12	35		Brzeski, Maciej	POL	2208	4.0	14.50	21.00	2	14.5
13	22		Krzyzanowski, Marcin	POL	2261	4.0	14.00	22.00	3	15.0
14	24		Kocwin, Bartosz	POL	2245	4.0	14.00	21.50	3	15.5
15	29	WFM	Kulon, Klaudia	POL	2217	4.0	14.00	20.00	3	14.5
16	4	IM	Szoen, Dariusz	POL	2477	4.0	14.00	20.00	3	13.0
17	2	GM	Czarnota, Pawel	POL	2526	4.0	13.50	21.50	3	14.0
18	10		Mickiewicz, Piotr	POL	2347	4.0	13.50	20.50	3	12.5
19	41		Bebel, Arkadiusz	POL	2187	4.0	13.50	18.50	3	15.0
20	15	WGM	Kadziolka, Beata	POL	2313	4.0	12.50	18.50	3	13.5
21	23		Jaroch, Pawel	POL	2255	4.0	10.50	17.00	4	13.0
22	18	WFM	Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina	POL	2285	3.5	16.00	24.00	3	16.0
84 players

9) X Sants Hostafrancs Open

The X Sants Hostafrancs Open takes place 22nd-31st August 2008.

Official site: http://www.cotxeres-casinet.org/open/

X Sants Open Barcelona (ESP), 22-31 viii 2008 Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
Rk.	Name		FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Hansen Torbjorn Ringdal	IM	NOR	2423	3,0	4,5	6,5	6,0
2	Di Berardino Diego Rafael	IM	BRA	2471	3,0	4,5	6,0	6,0
3	Beinoras Mindaugas		LTU	2426	3,0	4,0	5,5	6,0
4	Postny Evgeny	GM	ISR	2661	3,0	4,0	5,0	6,0
	Rodshtein Maxim	GM	ISR	2605	3,0	4,0	5,0	6,0
	Oms Pallisse Josep	GM	ESP	2514	3,0	4,0	5,0	6,0
	Cuartas Jaime Alexander	IM	COL	2495	3,0	4,0	5,0	6,0
8	Recuero Guerra David	FM	ESP	2417	3,0	3,5	5,0	6,0
9	Bartel Mateusz	GM	POL	2579	3,0	3,5	4,5	6,0
	Howell David W L	GM	ENG	2561	3,0	3,5	4,5	6,0
	Cruz Cristhian	FM	PER	2508	3,0	3,5	4,5	6,0
	Mekhitarian Krikor Sevag	IM	BRA	2504	3,0	3,5	4,5	6,0
	Perez Mitjans* Orelvis	FM	CUB	2447	3,0	3,5	4,5	6,0
	De Vreugt Dennis	GM	NED	2427	3,0	3,5	4,5	6,0
	Panelo Marcelo	IM	ARG	2414	3,0	3,5	4,5	6,0
	Roser Kevin	FM	FRA	2414	3,0	3,5	4,5	6,0
	Lorenzo De La Riva Lazaro	FM	ESP	2367	3,0	3,5	4,5	6,0
	Genutis Mindaugas	FM	LTU	2317	3,0	3,5	4,5	6,0
19	Almeida Quintana Omar	GM	CUB	2525	3,0	3,5	4,0	6,0
20	Radulski Julian	GM	BUL	2516	3,0	3,0	4,0	6,0
	Lammers Markus		GER	2355	3,0	3,0	4,0	6,0
22	Hernandez Carmenates Holden	GM	CUB	2582	2,5	4,5	6,5	5,5
	Sundararajan Kidambi	IM	IND	2446	2,5	4,5	6,5	5,5
	Walter Stefan		GER	2244	2,5	4,5	6,5	5,5
25	Akesson Ralf	GM	SWE	2480	2,5	4,5	6,0	5,5
	Gullaksen Eirik	IM	NOR	2387	2,5	4,5	6,0	5,5
27	Fier Alexandr	GM	BRA	2558	2,5	4,5	5,5	5,5
	Sumets Andrey	GM	UKR	2534	2,5	4,5	5,5	5,5
	Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel	GM	ESP	2531	2,5	4,5	5,5	5,5
	Lafuente Pablo	GM	ARG	2505	2,5	4,5	5,5	5,5
	Fluvia Poyatos Jordi	IM	ESP	2500	2,5	4,5	5,5	5,5
	Alonso Rosell Alvar	FM	ESP	2393	2,5	4,5	5,5	5,5
33	Hernando Rodrigo Julio A	cm	ESP	2354	2,5	4,5	5,0	5,5
34	Guliyev Namig	GM	AZE	2510	2,5	4,0	5,0	5,5
	Lubczynski Rafal	IM	POL	2414	2,5	4,0	5,0	5,5
	Popilski Gil	CM	ISR	2372	2,5	4,0	5,0	5,5
	Almeida Toledano Daniel	cm	ESP	2303	2,5	4,0	5,0	5,5
38	Salgado Lopez Ivan	GM	ESP	2532	2,5	4,0	4,0	5,0
39	Gallego Alcaraz Andres Felipe		COL	2400	2,5	3,5	5,0	5,0
40	Nijboer Friso	GM	NED	2564	2,5	3,5	5,0	4,5
41	Diamant Andre	IM	BRA	2393	2,5	3,5	4,5	5,5
	Rios Parra Mauricio	FM	COL	2349	2,5	3,5	4,5	5,5
43	Giffard Nicolas	IM	FRA	2379	2,5	3,0	4,0	5,0
44	Oms Fuentes Lluis	FM	ESP	2338	2,5	3,0	3,5	5,5
	Guramishvili Sopiko	WIM	GEO	2302	2,5	3,0	3,5	5,5
46	Vila Gazquez Xavier	IM	ESP	2419	2,5	3,0	3,5	4,5
47	Mestre Bellido Hector	FM	ESP	2284	2,5	2,5	3,5	4,5
48	Vilela De Acuna Jose Luis	IM	CUB	2347	2,5	2,5	3,0	5,0
49	Lorscheid Gerhard	FM	GER	2348	2,5	2,0	3,0	5,0
	Cuartas Medina Jorge Humberto	FM	COL	2302	2,5	2,0	3,0	5,0
51	Aloma Vidal Robert	FM	ESP	2388	2,0	5,0	6,5	5,0
322 players

10) Bratto Open

The 28th Bratto Open takes place August 22nd-30th 2008. Many GMs and IMs. Very good prizes Moreover Italian women championship and Italian Under 20 Championship. Bratto is a little town in the beautiful mountains near Bergamo.

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

28th Open Bratto (ITA), 22-30 viii 2008 Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
Pl	Name	Ti	NAT	Elo	Pts	Buc1	BucT	PRtg
1	Tiviakov Sergei	GM	NED	2644	3	4	5	3080
2	Epishin Vladimir	GM	RUS	2574	3	4	5	3062
3	Rombaldoni Denis	IM	ITA	2418	3	3	3	2990
4	Jaracz Pawel	GM	POL	2501	2.5	4.5	6	2545
5	Borgo Giulio	IM	ITA	2442	2.5	4.5	6	2527
6	Colovic Aleksandar	IM	MKD	2470	2.5	4.5	6	2513
7	Guido Flavio	FM	ITA	2356	2.5	4.5	5.5	2628
8	Godena Michele	GM	ITA	2519	2.5	4.5	5.5	2576
9	Matamoros Franco Car	GM	ECU	2508	2.5	4.5	5	2566
10	Lanzani Mario	IM	ITA	2349	2.5	4	5.5	2672
11	Vocaturo Daniele	IM	ITA	2417	2.5	4	5.5	2482
12	Bellia Fabrizio	IM	ITA	2403	2.5	4	5	2548
13	Piscopo Pierluigi	IM	ITA	2389	2.5	4	5	2455
14	Narayanan Srinath	FM	IND	2220	2.5	4	4.5	2425
15	Klip Hans	FM	NED	2390	2.5	3.5	4.5	2485
16	Brunello Sabino	IM	ITA	2482	2.5	3.5	3.5	2543
17	Sax Gyula	GM	HUN	2506	2.5	3	4	2527
18	Levin Felix	GM	GER	2564	2.5	3	3.5	2489
19	Bruno Fabio	IM	ITA	2454	2.5	3	3.5	2480
20	Efimov Igor	GM	MNC	2458	2.5	3	3.5	2427
21	Drazic Sinisa	GM	SRB	2505	2.5	2	2.5	2499
22	Horvath Csaba	GM	HUN	2537	2	5	7	2439
23	Simutowe Amon	IM	ZAM	2459	2	4.5	5.5	2456
24	Salvador Roland	IM	PHI	2443	2	4.5	5.5	2433
25	Qendro Llambi	IM	ALB	2375	2	4.5	5	2394
26	Korneev Oleg	GM	RUS	2631	2	4	5.5	2454
27	Burmakin Vladimir	GM	RUS	2625	2	4	5.5	2422
28	Tatai Stefano	IM	ITA	2372	2	4	5	2373
29	De Nardi Riccardo	--	ITA	1982	2	4	5	2225
30	Cebalo Miso	GM	CRO	2523	2	4	5	2344
31	Mogranzini Roberto	IM	ITA	2422	2	3.5	4.5	2450
32	Spassov Liuben	GM	BUL	2428	2	3.5	4.5	2379
33	Marholev Dimitar	IM	BUL	2366	2	3.5	4.5	2369
34	Leon Hoyos Manuel	GM	MEX	2543	2	3.5	4.5	2349
35	Shytaj Luca	IM	ITA	2467	2	3.5	4	2320
36	Lucaroni Massimilian	FM	ITA	2289	2	3.5	4	2315
37	De Filomeno Simone	--	ITA	2102	2	3.5	3.5	2373
38	Brun Dario	--	ITA	2245	2	3.5	3.5	2364
39	Piasetski Leon	IM	CAN	2314	2	3.5	3.5	2345
40	De Haan Eric	FM	NED	2356	2	3.5	3.5	2337
41	Salami Marco	--	ITA	2186	2	3	4	2368
42	Manca Federico	IM	ITA	2367	2	3	4	2351
43	Gutierrez Castillo P	WIM	ESP	2157	2	3	4	2330
44	Scalcione Michelange	FM	ITA	2398	2	2.5	3.5	2232
45	David Alberto	GM	LUX	2568	2	2.5	3	2370
322 players

11) XI Bancpost Open

XI Bancpost Open took place in Miercurea Ciuc (Romania) 18th-24th August 2008, with a prize fund of 1000 Euro. Daniel Baratosi won the event with 7.5/9.

Official site: http://www.caissa.nextra.ro

XI Bancpost A Miercurea Ciuc (ROM), 18-24 viii 2008
1	Baratosi, Daniel	f	ROU	2433	7,5	0,0	51,0	41,50	39,5
2	Orso, Miklos	m	HUN	2345	7,0	1,0	49,5	38,25	36,0
3	Suciu, Dinu-Simi	f	ROU	2189	7,0	0,0	50,5	36,50	36,0
4	Brustkern, Juergen	f	GER	2293	6,5	0,0	50,5	33,25	35,5
5	Voda,Costel		ROU	----	6,0	0,0	40,0	24,75	26,5
6	Cornea, Alexandru		ROU	2005	5,5	0,0	48,5	23,75	31,0
7	Antal, Tibor Kende		HUN	2036	5,5	0,0	48,0	23,50	28,0
8	Jurassa, Andrei		ROU	2059	5,5	0,0	46,5	26,50	28,5
9	Fugulyan, Grigore		ROU	1988	5,5	0,0	44,0	22,00	28,0
10	Nagy, Gabor1		HUN	2156	5,0	0,0	46,5	21,00	30,0
11	Muntean, Ciprian-Sorin		ROU	2161	5,0	0,0	45,5	21,00	29,0
12	Bognar, Csaba	f	HUN	2293	5,0	0,0	44,5	17,50	24,5
13	Smideliusz, Mark		HUN	1838	5,0	0,0	43,5	21,25	27,5
14	Tanase, Liviu Mihail		ROU	----	5,0	0,0	37,5	19,75	23,0
15	Jakab, Tunde		ROU	1752	5,0	0,0	34,5	16,75	19,0
16	Kiraly, Ferenc		AUT	1924	4,5	0,0	43,0	20,75	23,5
17	Matei, Ciprian		ROU	1797	4,5	0,0	42,0	19,00	21,0
18	Odor, Istvan		HUN	1830	4,5	0,0	41,0	16,50	19,5
19	Kelemen-Feher, Balint-Denes		ROU	2095	4,5	0,0	40,5	17,25	23,0
20	Costiuc, Ioan		ROU	1893	4,5	0,0	39,5	18,75	20,0
34 players

12) Antwerp Tournament

The Antwerp tournament takes place 23rd-31st August 2008.

Official site: http://www.inventichess.com the website http://www.schaakfabriek.be will be on the spot.

InventiChess GM Antwerp (BEL), 23-31 viii 2008												cat. XII (2546)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Bu Xiangzhi	g	CHN	2710	*	.	.	.	1	.	.	1	1	.	3
2.	Miroshnichenko, Evgenij	g	UKR	2593	.	*	½	.	.	.	1	.	.	1	2½	2791
3.	Vaganian, Rafael A	g	ARM	2594	.	½	*	.	.	.	.	.	½	1	2	2639
4.	Timman, Jan H	g	NED	2562	.	.	.	*	.	½	.	½	.	1	2	2633
5.	Gyimesi, Zoltan	g	HUN	2586	0	.	.	.	*	1	½	.	.	.	1½	2584
6.	Werle, Jan	g	NED	2591	.	.	.	½	0	*	.	1	.	.	1½	2524
7.	Schebler, Gerhard	g	GER	2453	.	0	.	.	½	.	*	.	1	.	1½	2540
8.	Van der Stricht, Geert	m	BEL	2426	0	.	.	½	.	0	.	*	.	.	½	2348
9.	Michiels, Bart	m	BEL	2442	0	.	½	.	.	.	0	.	*	.	½	2312
10.	Lahno, Kateryna	g	UKR	2507	.	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	*	0

Round 1 (August 23, 2008)
Miroshnichenko, Evgenij	- Lahno, Kateryna	1-0	52	D00	Queen's Pawn Game
Gyimesi, Zoltan	- Schebler, Gerhard	½-½	31	E11	Bogo Indian Defence
Werle, Jan	- Timman, Jan H	½-½	39	E11	Bogo Indian Defence
Van der Stricht, Geert	- Bu Xiangzhi	0-1	59	E58	Nimzo Indian
Michiels, Bart	- Vaganian, Rafael A	½-½	44	C12	French MacCutcheon
Round 2 (August 24, 2008)
Bu Xiangzhi	- Gyimesi, Zoltan	1-0	44	E37	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Vaganian, Rafael A	- Miroshnichenko, Evgenij	½-½	33	E14	Queens Indian
Timman, Jan H	- Lahno, Kateryna	1-0	31	B83	Sicilian Scheveningen
Werle, Jan	- Van der Stricht, Geert	1-0	49	D58	Queens Gambit Tartakover
Schebler, Gerhard	- Michiels, Bart	1-0	66	E14	Queens Indian
Round 3 (August 25, 2008)
Miroshnichenko, Evgenij	- Schebler, Gerhard	1-0	51	E11	Bogo Indian Defence
Gyimesi, Zoltan	- Werle, Jan	1-0	55	E25	Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Van der Stricht, Geert	- Timman, Jan H	½-½	36	E41	Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Michiels, Bart	- Bu Xiangzhi	0-1	34	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Lahno, Kateryna	- Vaganian, Rafael A	0-1	71	D37	QGD 5.Bf4

13) Montreal International

The Tournoi international de Montreal takes place 24th August - 2nd September 2008. The main sponsor is the EMPRESA Group.

Official site: http://perso.b2b2c.ca/lesechecauquebec/tim2008.htm

9th TIM Montreal (CAN), 24 viii-2 ix 2008												cat. XIII (2556)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Akobian, Varuzhan	g	USA	2610	*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	1
2.	Bluvshtein, Mark	g	CAN	2548	.	*	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	1
3.	Charbonneau, Pascal	g	CAN	2499	.	.	*	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	1
4.	Kovalyov, Anton	m	ARG	2548	.	.	.	*	.	½	.	.	.	.	½	2534
5.	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2697	.	.	.	.	*	.	½	.	.	.	½	2623
6.	Nataf, Igor-Alexandre	g	FRA	2534	.	.	.	½	.	*	.	.	.	.	½	2548
7.	Shulman, Yuri	g	USA	2623	.	.	.	.	½	.	*	.	.	.	½	2697
8.	Maze, Sebastien	g	FRA	2553	.	0	.	.	.	.	.	*	.	.	0
9.	Roussel-Roozmon, Thomas	m	CAN	2486	.	.	0	.	.	.	.	.	*	.	0
10.	Zugic, Igor	m	CAN	2457	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	*	0

Round 1 (August 24, 2008)
Akobian, Varuzhan	- Zugic, Igor	1-0	32	D92	Gruenfeld 5.Bf4
Kovalyov, Anton	- Nataf, Igor-Alexandre	½-½	56	E92	King's Indian Classical
Shulman, Yuri	- Nakamura, Hikaru	½-½	38	E15	Queens Indian
Maze, Sebastien	- Bluvshtein, Mark	0-1	42	C43	Petroff's Defence
Roussel-Roozmon, Thomas	- Charbonneau, Pascal	0-1	25	E97	King's Indian Classical

14) Ideal Max Euwe

The Ideal Max Euwe International Tournament takes place 22nd-31st August 2008. The 10 player round robin, time control 2 hours/40 moves + 1 hour/20 moves + 30 minutes KO (+ 30 seconds/move) features 3 players from BRAZIL + 7 players from another countries.

Official site: http://www.fpx.com.br/

2nd Euwe Stimulans Sao Paulo (BRA), 22-31 viii 2008												cat. IX (2454)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Zhao Zong-Yuan	g	AUS	2561	*	.	½	.	.	.	.	1	.	1	2½	2742
2.	El Debs, Felipe de Cresce	f	BRA	2440	.	*	0	½	.	.	.	.	1	1	2½	2555
3.	Milos, Gilberto	g	BRA	2598	½	1	*	½	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	2626
4.	Van der Wiel, John	g	NED	2504	.	½	½	*	.	.	.	.	.	1	2	2588
5.	Lujan, Carolina	m	ARG	2361	.	.	.	.	*	½	.	1	½	.	2	2560
6.	Matsuura, Everaldo	m	BRA	2463	.	.	.	.	½	*	½	.	1	.	2	2513
7.	Diaz Hollemaert, Nahuel	m	ARG	2419	.	.	.	.	.	½	*	0	.	1	1½	2424
8.	Zambrana, Oswaldo	g	BOL	2458	0	.	.	.	0	.	1	*	.	.	1	2322
9.	Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo	m	URU	2385	.	0	.	.	½	0	.	.	*	.	½	2148
10.	Watanabe, Akira	f	JPN	2353	0	0	.	0	.	.	0	.	.	*	0

Round 9 (August 21, 2008)
El Debs, Felipe de Cresce	- Watanabe, Akira	1-0	42	E92	King's Indian Classical
Round 1 (August 22, 2008)
Milos, Gilberto	- El Debs, Felipe de Cresce	1-0	39	B47	Sicilian Paulsen
Lujan, Carolina	- Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo	½-½	18	C42	Petroff's Defence
Matsuura, Everaldo	- Diaz Hollemaert, Nahuel	½-½	28	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Zambrana, Oswaldo	- Zhao Zong-Yuan	0-1	41	B78	Sicilian Modern Dragon
Watanabe, Akira	- Van der Wiel, John	0-1	35	E48	Nimzo Indian
Round 2 (August 23, 2008)
Zhao Zong-Yuan	- Watanabe, Akira	1-0	53	B80	Sicilian Scheveningen
Van der Wiel, John	- Milos, Gilberto	½-½	26	B67	Sicilian Rauzer
Lujan, Carolina	- Matsuura, Everaldo	½-½	29	B38	Sicilian Maroczy Bind
Diaz Hollemaert, Nahuel	- Zambrana, Oswaldo	0-1	39	D30	Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo	- El Debs, Felipe de Cresce	0-1	29	D45	Anti-Meran Variations
Round 3 (August 24, 2008)
El Debs, Felipe de Cresce	- Van der Wiel, John	½-½	19	A30	English Symmetrical
Milos, Gilberto	- Zhao Zong-Yuan	½-½	14	C27	Vienna Game
Matsuura, Everaldo	- Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo	1-0	70	C43	Petroff's Defence
Zambrana, Oswaldo	- Lujan, Carolina	0-1	54	B33	Sicilian Sveshnikov
Watanabe, Akira	- Diaz Hollemaert, Nahuel	0-1	25	E94	King's Indian Classical

15) Amizade International

The Amizade International at the Clube de Xadrez Sao Paulo takes place 23rd-31st August 2008.

Official site: http://www.fpx.com.br/ : Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr15313.aspx?lan=1

Amizade Open Sao Paulo (BRA), 23-31 viii 2008 Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	FM	Tsuboi Edson Kenji	BRA	2356	3,0	5,5	2,0	5,50
2	IM	Perdomo Leandro	ARG	2376	3,0	5,0	2,0	5,00
3	GM	Vescovi Giovanni	BRA	2631	3,0	4,5	1,5	4,50
	FM	Fusco Leonardo	ARG	2392	3,0	4,5	1,5	4,50
5	FM	Rodi Luis Ernesto	ARG	2376	3,0	4,0	1,0	4,00
		Leal Paulotarcisio Garcia	BRA	2211	3,0	4,0	1,0	4,00
7	FM	Santos Marcus Vinicius Moreira	BRA	2403	2,5	6,0	2,0	4,75
		Bueno Alfeu Junior Varela	BRA	2267	2,5	6,0	2,0	4,75
9	IM	De Souza Mauro Guimaraes	BRA	2317	2,5	5,0	1,5	3,75
	WFM	Terao Juliana Sayumi	BRA	2094	2,5	5,0	1,5	3,75
11	FM	Olivencia Flavio	BRA	2226	2,5	3,5	1,0	3,00
12	FM	Teixeira Ricardo Da Silva	BRA	2377	2,0	6,5	2,0	3,50
13		Calcado Acyr Rogerio	BRA	2213	2,0	6,0	2,0	3,00
14		Utiyama Marcel Heimar Ribeiro	BRA	2139	2,0	6,0	1,5	3,00
15	IM	Lebredo Zaragoitia Gerardo	CUB	2245	2,0	5,5	2,0	2,50
		Moyses Fo Joao	BRA	2121	2,0	5,5	2,0	2,50
17	FM	Aranha Filho Alvaro Z	BRA	2291	2,0	5,0	2,0	3,50
18		Pereira Silvio Cunha	BRA	2284	2,0	5,0	2,0	3,00
	IM	Segal Alexandru Sorin	BRA	2231	2,0	5,0	2,0	3,00
		Grellmann Fabricio Stadler	BRA	0	2,0	5,0	2,0	3,00
21		Jukemura Leandro	BRA	2113	2,0	5,0	2,0	2,00
		Abdalla Luiz Guilherme Aurelli	BRA	2080	2,0	5,0	2,0	2,00
23	WFM	Delai Paula Fernanda	BRA	2081	2,0	4,5	2,0	2,50
		Celkevicius Roberto	BRA	2063	2,0	4,5	2,0	2,50
25	IM	Trois Francisco R T	BRA	2359	2,0	4,5	1,5	2,50
		Oliveira Silvio Eduardo	BRA	2323	2,0	4,5	1,5	2,50
		Cordeiro Felipe Sarmento	BRA	0	2,0	4,5	1,5	2,50
28		Barbosa Fernando	BRA	2036	2,0	4,5	1,0	2,00
29		Feliciano Vanessa	BRA	2066	2,0	4,0	1,5	2,25
30		Limberg Estacio Vermelho	BRA	2282	2,0	4,0	1,0	2,00
		Cajal Andre	BRA	2081	2,0	4,0	1,0	2,00
32		Nunes Allan Hurba	BRA	1920	2,0	4,0	1,0	1,50
33		Madeira Wagner Martins	BRA	2265	2,0	3,5	1,0	2,25
34		Hajenius Willem	BEL	2055	2,0	3,5	1,0	1,50
35		De Haro Martim Afonso Palma	BRA	2117	2,0	3,5	0,5	0,50
36		Reis Alan De Albuquerque Maran	BRA	2012	2,0	3,0	0,5	1,00
87 players

16) Jessie Gilbert Celebration International

The Jessie Gilbert Celebration International takes place in Coulsden Surrey 16th-25th August 2008. Alexander Berelowitsch tleads with 7.5/9. My thanks to Scott Freeman.

Official site: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/chessway/JG_Int/jg1.htm

Jessie Gilbert Celebration Int Coulsdon (ENG), 16-25 viii 2008 Leading Round 9 (of 10) Standings:
No	Name	Ti	Fed	Rtg	Loc	Tot
1	Berelovich, Alex	GM	UKR	2557		7.5
2	Radovanovic, J	FM	SER	2325	211	6.5
3	Gerzhoy, Leonid	IM	CAN	2399		6.5
4	Arkell, Keith	GM	ENG	2506	232	6.5
5	Lalic, Bogdan	GM	CRO	2533	232	6
6	Eggleston, David	FM	ENG	2372	206	6
7	Mcnab, Colin	GM	SCO	2450	228	5.5
8	Jones, Gawain	GM	ENG	2549	239	5.5
9	Madan, Augustin	IM	ROU	2415	213	5.5
10	Rendle, Thomas	IM	ENG	2363	208	5.5
11	Allicock, Rawle	FM	ENG	2297	202	5.5
12	Roberson, Peter		ENG	2214	194	5.5
13	Storey, Charles		ENG	2268	204	5.5
14	Martyn, Rafe	FM	ENG	2302	204	5
15	Lock, Gavin		ENG	2232	187	5
16	Franklin, Michael	FM	ENG	2231	182	5
17	Rudd, Jack	FM	ENG	2345	215	5
18	Sowray, Peter	FM	ENG	2327	207	5
19	Hodgson, John		ENG	2208	190	5
20	Khamroev, Ravshan		UZB	2181		5
21	Foster, James C		ENG	1948	172	5
22	Snape, Ian		ENG	2204	193	4.5
23	Hegarty, Sarah		ENG	1966	168	4.5
24	Purton, Ben		ENG	2092	176	4.5
48 players

17) Malaysian Open

The 5th Dato’ Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess took place in Kuala Lumpur 18th-24th August 2008. Li Chao won the event with 9/11, half a point clear of the field. No games appear to be available at the moment.

Official site: http://datmo.net/

5th Dato’ Arthur Tan Malaysian Open (MAS), 18-24 viii 2008 Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
Rank	Name		Rtg	FED	Pts	BH.
1	Li Chao b	GM	2590	CHN	9	79½
2	Zhang Zhong	GM	2632	SIN	8½	76½
3	Dzhumaev Marat	GM	2549	UZB	8	81½
4	Megaranto Susanto	GM	2532	INA	8	81
5	Laylo Darwin	GM	2504	PHI	8	75½
6	Sermek Drazen	GM	2509	CRO	8	75
7	Nadanian Ashot	IM	2436	ARM	8	68
8	Li Shilong	GM	2511	CHN	7½	76½
9	Yap Kim Steven		2321	PHI	7½	73½
10	Dableo Ronald	IM	2444	PHI	7½	72½
11	Zhang Ziyang		2441	CHN	7½	70½
12	Sukandar Irine Kharisma	WIM	2262	INA	7½	69
13	Lim Yee-Weng	FM	2367	MAS	7	74½
14	Zhou Weiqi		2556	CHN	7	74½
15	Yang Kaiqi		2366	CHN	7	73
16	Xiu Deshun		2410	CHN	7	71½
17	Sadorra Julio Catalino	IM	2470	PHI	7	69
18	Wang Li		2392	CHN	7	67½
19	Bitoon Richard	IM	2439	PHI	7	67
20	Senador Emmanuel		2390	PHI	7	67
21	Wan Yunguo		2471	CHN	7	64½
22	Iuldachev Saidali	GM	2520	UZB	6½	78½
23	Li Ruofan	WGM	2425	SIN	6½	73½
24	Wahono Awam	FM	2387	INA	6½	73
25	Yu Lie		2377	CHN	6½	66½
26	Goldenberg Igor	FM	2386	AUS	6½	66
27	Mas Hafizulhelmi	IM	2386	MAS	6½	66
28	Minhazuddin Ahmed	FM	2339	BAN	6½	64
29	Priya P.	WIM	2190	IND	6½	64
30	Gu Xiaobing	WGM	2286	CHN	6½	63½
31	Rahman Ziaur	GM	2564	BAN	6½	63
32	Shen Siyuan		2316	CHN	6½	61½
33	Dimakiling Oliver	IM	2479	PHI	6	71½
34	Garma Chito	IM	2346	PHI	6	68½
35	Irwanto Sadikin	IM	2453	INA	6	68½
36	Nanjo Ryosuke		2184	JPN	6	68
37	Kojima Shinya		2253	JPN	6	67½
38	Causo Deniel		2410	PHI	6	67
39	Castellano Christopher		2249	PHI	6	67
40	Simanjuntak Sebastian	FM	2256	INA	6	66½
41	Karavade Eesha	WGM	2297	IND	6	65½
42	Mok Tze-Meng	FM	2308	MAS	6	64½
43	Jia Haoxiang		2303	CHN	6	63½
44	Legaspi Rhobel		2315	PHI	6	63½
45	Novita Anjas	FM	2358	INA	6	62
46	Zhang Xiaowen	WIM	2382	CHN	6	60½
47	Zakaria Fairin		2220	MAS	6	57½
48	F. Sayani M. Hendrik		0	INA	6	56½
49	Chua Aaron		0	MAS	6	53
50	Nadig Kruttika	WIM	2241	IND	5½	65½
112 players

18) Olympiad U16

The U16 Olympiad took place in Mersin, Turkey 17th-24th August 2008. India edged out Russia on tie-break after both teams finished on 28 points. The Philippines took 3rd on 27 points.

Full details: http://wyco2008.tsf.org.tr/

19) British Championship Corrections

There are three games to be corrected from the recent British. Goodger-Auckland (10) had the wrong result and a couple of Peter Shaw's games had slightly different conclusions to the ones given. Whilst I'm clearing house Balkova - Cagasik from the Olomouc Open black actually played 19...gxf6 (NOT 19...Rxf6). Otherwise, 20.Bh6 would just blunder the bishop.

20) 3rd Edmonton International

The 3rd Edmonton International took place July 31st-August 4th, 2008 and was the main event of the 3rd Edmonton chess festival which also includes many events for all levels of players. Alexander Moiseeko was the clear winner with 7/9. Further games from Vlad Rekhson.

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

21) Ortigueira Open

The VII Open Ortigueira took place 10th-18th August 2008. Alexandre Dgebuadze won on tie-break from Aramis Alvarez Pedraza, Jose Angel Guerra Mendez and Nikolay Milchev all of whom scored 6½/9. Games from the final two rounds not yet available.

Official site: Ortigueira Results

VII Open Ortigueira (ESP), 10-18 viii 2008
Pos		Name	Rtg	FED	Pts	BH.
1	GM	Dgebuadze Alexandre	2562	BEL	6½	30½
2	IM	Alvarez Pedraza Aramis	2453	CUB	6½	29	33½
3	FM	Guerra Mendez Jose Angel	2456	CUB	6½	29	33
4	FM	Milchev Nikolay	2356	BUL	6½	27½
5	GM	Paunovic Dragan	2539	SRB	6	29	32½
6	IM	Ivanov Jordan	2421	BUL	6	29	32
7	FM	Pozo Vera Sandro	2454	CUB	6	28½	34½
8	FM	Berbatov Kiprian	2250	BUL	6	28½	31
9	GM	Dimitrov Vladimir	2450	BUL	6	27	32
10		Barrenechea Bahamonde Gustavo	2175	ESP	6	27	30½
11	GM	Manolache Marius	2521	ROU	6	26½
12	GM	Petkov Vladimir	2423	BUL	5½	28½
13	FM	Ramiro Ovejero Juan Luis	2370	ESP	5½	27½
14	IM	Filip Lucian	2461	ROU	5½	27
15	IM	Guerra Bastida Diego	2402	ESP	5½	26
16		Navarro Rivas Rashid	0	CUB	5½	25½
17		Alcaide Luque Aitor	2149	ESP	5½	23
18		Alvarez Gonzalo Miguel Angel	1928	ESP	5½	21
19		Pena Torres Jose Carlos	2143	ESP	5	26½
20	FM	Del Barrio Gomez Jesus Maria	2217	ESP	5	26
21		Roca Rivera Alejandro	1723	ESP	5	22½
22		Rey Farina Angel	1818	ESP	5	20
51 players

22) Peregrina Open

The XXI Virxe Peregrina Open took place in Pontevedra, 10th-18th August 2008. Isam Ortiz Suarez took first place on tie-break from Krasimir Rusev and Sriram Jha all of whom scored 7/9.

Official site: Peregrina Results

XXI Virxe Peregrina Open Pontevedra (ESP), 10-18 viii 2008
Pos	SNo.		Name	Elo	FED	Club	Pts	BUC
1	5	IM	Ortiz Suarez Isam	2392	CUB		7	48
2	1	IM	Rusev Krasimir	2508	BUL		7	48
3	3	IM	Sriram Jha	2429	IND		7	47
4	4	GM	Spassov Liuben	2428	BUL		6½	50½
5	11	FM	Espineira Gonzalez Diego	2267	ESP	Gal	6½	47
6	20		Rodriguez Calvo Manoel	2167	ESP	Gal	6½	42
7	10	IM	Rodriguez Lopez Rafael	2312	ESP	Gal	6	47½
8	18		Stanoev Atanas	2198	BUL		6	46½
9	8	IM	Rivera Daniel	2322	URU	Gal	6	45½
10	13		Diaz Nunez Adolfo	2251	ESP	Gal	6	44½
11	16		Casares Cabanas Carlos	2203	ESP	Gal	6	44
12	7	FM	Permuy Lorenzo Carlos Javier	2335	ESP	Gal	6	42
13	28		Alonso Macias Victor	1977	ESP	Gal	6	42
14	15		Fernandez De Pablo Miguel A	2232	ESP	Ctl	6	40½
15	19		Maleki Manuel	2189	FRA		5½	46½
16	21		Santaclara Rodriguez Ramon	2154	ESP	Gal	5½	43
17	17		Lestao Balseiro Adrian	2202	ESP	Gal	5½	42½
18	12		Carrera Perez Francisco	2266	ESP	Gal	5½	41½
19	32		Villar Perez Samuel	1937	ESP	Gal	5½	41
20	14	IM	Gil Reguera Juan Carlos	2236	ESP	Gal	5½	39½
21	41		Guerra Vidal Carlos	1864	ESP	Gal	5½	38½
22	22		Campos Calvo-Sotelo Javier	2125	ESP	Mad	5½	37½
23	35		De La Torre Alfonso Jesus Ange	1925	ESP	Gal	5½	37
24	79		Porto Diaz Iago	0	ESP	Gal	5½	36
83 players