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1. e4 d6 2. d4  f6
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Dortmund-Sparkassen Chess Meeting
Jul 22-Aug 1
Dortmund, Germany
Vishy beats out Kramnik for first place.
Dutch Championships
Jun 28-Jul 10
Leeuwarden, NL
Loek Van Wely retains his crown.
37th Biel International Chess Festival
Jul 19-29
Biel, Switzerland
Alexander Morozevich takes clear first for the second year in a row.
Scottish Championships
Jul 10-18
Hamilton, Scottland
Jonathan Rowson took clear first place with 7.5/9.
Swiss Championships
Jul 8-Jul 16
Samnaun, Switzerland
Joe Gallagher wins with 6.5/9.
Norwegian Championship
Jul 3-10
Molde, Norway
Magnus Carlsen and Berge Ostenstad shared 1st place and will have a playoff match in August.
World Computer Chess Championship
Jul 4-July 12
Ramat-Gan, Israel
Deep Junior wins with 9/11.
World Chess Championship 2004
Jun 18-Jul 13
Tripoli, Libya
Kasimdzhanov defeated Adams in the tiebreaks to become the 2004 FIDE Champion.
Korchnoi vs Vallejo
Jul 9-11
Vera, Spain
"Paco" beats Korchnoi 3.5 to 2.5.
32nd Annual World Open
Jun 28-Jul 6
Philadelphia, USA
Varuzhan Akobian has bested the field with 7.5/9.
Marx György Chess Memorial
Paks, Hungary
Jun 5-15
Korchnoi won the event with 7.5/10 and a 2780 performance rating!
Armenia vs The Rest of the World
Jun 10-16
Moscow
The "Rest of the World" team defeated the Armenian Team 18.5-17.5.
Russian Championship Qualifiers
May 20-31
St. Petersberg & Tomsk
Dreev places first in St. Petersberg; Motylev, Tomsk.
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