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FIDE World Chess Cup Khanty Mansyisk, Russia Nov 26-Dec 18 Discussion forum now open. We will be posting games as they become available. 2nd Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Man-Machine Bilbao, Spain Nov 19-23 Ponomariov, Kasimdzhanov, and Khalifman took on Junior, Fritz and Hydra. The machines won 8-4. Croatian Championships Vukovar, Croatia Nov 7-17 Krunoslav Hulak is the 2005 Croatian champion. World Junior Championship (Boys) Istanbul, Turkey Nov 9-22 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov regains the title with 10.5/13. World Junior Championship (Girls) Istanbul, Turkey Nov 9-22 Elisabeth Paehtz wins with 10/13. Norwegian Championship Playoffs Nov 7-10 Oslo, Norway Agdestein defeated Carlsen in the rapid playoffs to become 2005 Norwegian champion. World Team Championship Oct 31-Nov 11 Beer Sheva, Israel Russia emerges victorious after defeating China in the final round. 9th Essent Tournament Oct 21-30 Hoogeveen, NL Pentala Harikrishna won the event with 4/6. Corsica Masters International Rapid Oct 30-Nov 3 Bastia, France Vadim Milov defeated Vishy Anand 3-1 in the finals to win the top prize. Casino de Barcelona Masters Oct 24-28 Barcelona, Spain Ivanchuk tied Moskalenko but placed first with tiebreaks. 5th Asian Individual Championship Hyderabad, India Oct 6-15 Zhong Zhang took clear first with 7.5/9. 21st European Club Cup Saint-Vincent, Italy Sep 18-24 Tomsk-400 (Tkachiev, Inarkiev, Bologan, Jakovenko, Belozerov, Smirnov, and Aronian) won the gold medal. NTN Tbilisi won the women's event. World Seniors Championship Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy Sep 27-Oct 10 Liuben Spassov wins with 8.5/11. Karabakh International Stepanakert Oct 1-11 Levon Aronian won with 6/9. The winner of the B-group tournament was T L Petrosian. 2005 FIDE World Chess Championship San Luis, Argentina Sep 27-Oct 16 Topalov is the new FIDE World Chess Champion with 10/14 points. Mario Covas Tournament São Paulo, Brazil Sep 26-Oct 1 Rafael Duailibe Leitao wins with 5.5/7 Dutch Rapid Open Vlaardingen, NL Oct 4 Arkadi Naiditsch wins by a full point and a half. 58th Russian Championship Semi-Finals Kazan, Tatarstan Sep 2-12 Evgeny Bareev took first on tie-break from Alexander Khalifman, both qualifying for the next phase of the championship. 80th Argentinean Championship Los Polvorines Sep 8-16 Diego Flores defeated Pablo Ricardi in the playoff. Lausanne Young Masters Lausanne, Switzerland Sep 14-19 Eight of the strongest under-20 players in the world lock horns at the Casino de Montbenon. Volokitin defeats Nakamura 2-0 in the final. Dutch Championships Leeuwarden, NL Sep 5-16 Loek Van Wely won his 6th Dutch title. Zhaoqin Peng wins the women's section. 74th Ukrainian Championship Rivne, Ukraine Aug 24-Sep 2 Alexander Areshchenko came out on top of this 32 player knockout tournament. French Championships Chartres, France Aug 15-27 Lautier is the new French Champion. Skripchenko won the women's event. Staunton Memorial III London, England Aug 19-30 Jonathan Levitt beat Jon Speelman on tiebreaks, with 6/10 points. The brilliancy prize was awarded to Howell-Levitt which features a brilliant king-hunt. American Continental Championship Buenos Aires Aug 5-16 Lazaro Bruzon won with 8.5/11. Magistral Ciutat d'Igualada Igualada, Spain Aug 16-21 Luke McShane wins with 4/6 points. Smith & Williamson British Chess Championship Aug 1-13 Isle of Man Jonathan Rowson is the 92nd British Chess Champion with an impressive 8.5/11 points. Anand-Grischuk Match Aug 11-14 Mainz, Germany Anand beat Grischuk 5 to 3. Unzicker's 80th Birthday Aug 9-10 Mainz, Germany As a preliminary event of Mainz, four chess legends gathered in Germany to celebrate Wolfgang Unzicker's 80th birthday. Karpov and Korchnoi came out on top with 3.5/6, Spassky had 3 points, and the guest of honor scored 2. 15th European Team Championship Jul 30-Aug 8 Gothenburg, Sweden The Netherlands wins the gold. Poland wins the women's event. 2005 Mercosur Cup Vicente Lopez, Argentina Jul 14-25 The 8th Republica Argentina Chess Masters tournament allowed the computer software Shredder to participate this year. The computer was the undisputed champ with 8.5/10. The top scoring human was Andres Rodriguez with 6/10. 38th Biel Chess Festival Biel, Switzerland Jul 17-29 Gelfand and Volokitin tied for 1st place with 6/10. Almira Skripchenko was the winner of the Women's section, beating Vijayalakshmi on tiebreaks. 2nd Amsterdam Chess Tournament Amsterdam, NL Jul 16-24 Pavel Eljanov emerges on top of a very strong field, winning by a half-point with 7/9. Swiss Championships Saas Almagell, Switzerland Jul 7-15 Joe Gallagher is the new Swiss Champion. Monika Seps is the new Swiss Women's Champion. 17th Maccabiah Tournament Jerusalem Jul 10-20 Evgeny Najer wins the gold medal, tied with Ilya Smirin at 3.5/5. 2nd Sanjin Hotel Cup Tiayuan, China Jul 8-20 Pentala Harikrishna wins by a clear point with 8.5/11. XVI Milan Vidmar Memorial Jul 9-17 Pororoz, Slovenia Beliavsky came in clear first with 6/9. Canadian Open Edmonton, Alberta Jul 9-17 Five way tie for first place among Ivanchuk, Chowdhury, Shirov, Bluvshtein, and Bologan. We have only a few games at this time--more to come soon. Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting Dortmund, Germany Jul 8-17 The local favorite, Naiditsch took clear first with 5.5/9. USA vs Russia Distance Tournament St. Petersberg/New York Jul 10 Four Russian GMs (Khalifman, Sakaev, E. Alekseev, and Vitiugov) played four American GMs (S. Polgar, Onischuk, Gulko, and Stripunsky) in a long-distance chess match. The Russians won 6 to 2. Norwegian Championships Sandnes, Norway Jul 2-9 Agdestein and Carlsen both finished with 7/9. Efim Geller Memorial Odessa, Ukraine Jul 1-3 Ponomariov won the event wth 7.5/9, a clear point ahead of the field. 6th European Individual Championship Warsaw, Poland June 17-July 3 Nisipeanu beats Beliavsky in the final round to take the title. 6th European Individual Women's Championship Chisinau, Moldova Jun 10-25 Kateryna Lahno won the event by scoring 9/12 and beating Nadezhda Kosintseva in the playoff match. Volokitin-Timman Leon, Spain June 24 Andrei Volokitin defeated Jan Timman 2.5-1.5 Adams vs Hydra London, England Jun 21-27 The Hydra computer has won the match with an incredible score of 5.5 to 0.5. 3rd Marx György Tournament Paks, Hungary Jun 12-22 Zoltan Almasi wins with 6.5/10. Foxwoods Open Ledyard, CT Mar 23-27 Nakamura won with 7.5/9. Ciudad de Leon XVIII Leon, Spain Jun 9-13 Anand won the final by defeating Kasimdzhanov 2.5-1.5. Bosna XXXV International Tournament May 18-25 Bologan and Sokolov finished with 6.5/9. Leko-Adams Rapid Match Miskolc, Hungary Jun 2-5 Match drawn at 4-4. 69th Bulgarian Championship Pleven, Bulgaria May 23-Jun 3 Topalov's second, Ivan Cheparinov, wins the tournament with 9.5/13. HB Global Chess Challenge Minneapolis, USA May 18-22 Zviad Izoria wins the $50,000 top prize by scoring 7.5/9. Mtel Masters Sofia, Bulgaria May 11-22 Topalov wins the tournament by a full point, with 6.5/10. You can see his games here. Capablanca Memorial Havana, Cuba May 5-19 Ivanchuk dominates the field with 9.5/12 points. Armenian Championship Yerevan, Armenia Apr 29-May 12 Ashot Anastasian wins with 7.5/11. Grand Prix d'Echecs de Bordeaux Apr 28-May 1 France Karpov beat Hamdouchi in the final. 13th Sigeman & Co. Tournament Apr 15-24 Malmo/Copenhagen Jan Timman and Krishnan Sasikiran tied for first with 6.5 out of 9. XIII Dos Hermanas International Apr 1-9 Teimour Radjabov won the event with 5.5 out of 9. II Copa ENTEL Mar 15-22 Santiago, Chile Johan Hellsten won the event with 10 out of 12. European Union Championship and Cork Chess Congress Mar 21-Apr 3 Zoltan Gyimesi from Hungary won the Championship with 8.5/10. 14th Amber Tournament Mar 19-31 Monaco Anand was clear winner in both the rapid and blindfold events. XI Anibal Open Feb 25-Mar 4 Spain Ivan Cheparinov of Bulgaria won with 7/8. 6th Poikovsky Karpov Tournament Feb 26-Mar 7 Poikovsky, Russia Bacrot and Bologan finished with 6/9. XXII Torneo Ciudad de Linares Feb 22-Mar 10 Spain Topalov and Kasparov finish with 8/12 points; Kasparov wins on tiebreaks. Aeroflot Open Moscow, Russia Feb 15-23 Sutovsky wins on tiebreaks with 6.5/9. You can see his games here. Czech Championship Feb 1-11 David Navara and Jiri Stocek finished 8/11; Navara won the title on the tiebreak. Bermuda International Jan 30-Feb 9 Harikrishna and Gelfand tied with 6/10. Gibraltar Masters Jan 25-Feb 3 There was a five way tie for first among Aronian, Efimenko, Georgiev, Shirov and Sutovsky, all with 7.5/10. Corus Chess Jan 14-30 Wijk aan Zee, NL Peter Leko is the winner, undefeated with 8.5/13 points. Karjakin won the B group with 9.5/13. Georgiev is the winner of the C group with 10.5/13. Indochess Man vs Machine Jan 10-11 Jakarta, Indonesia The chips clobbered the humans 14.5 to 1.5! Drammen International Chess Festival Dec 27-Jan 5 Drammen, Norway Shirov and Nielsen finished with 6/9. |
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Pamplona Tournament Dec 20-29 Spain Boris Gelfand wins by a full point with 5.5 out of 7. Harmonie Chess Tournament Dec 21-30 Gronnigen, Netherlands Yuri Kuzubov places first on tie-break. Zürich Christmas Open Dec 26-Dec 30 Switzerland Kveinys, Pelletier, Roiz, Pikula, Ginsburg, and Malakhatko all scored 5.5/7, and Kveinys won on tiebreaks. XVII Carlos Torre Memorial Dec 13-21 Mexico Ivanchuk beat Graf in the playoffs to win the event. We also have some games from the qualifier open tournament. Greek Championships Dec 4-12 Athens, Greece Nikolaidis will play Banikas in the playoff to determine the 2004 Greek Champion. Grand Prix d'Echecs Dec 8-11 d'Aix en Provence, France Karpov wins. Nakamura vs Karjakin Dec 9-14 Cuernavaca, Mexico New US Champ Hikaru Nakamura defeated Sergey Karjakin 4.5:1.5. 2005 Chessmaster US Championships Nov 23-Dec 5 San Diego, California Hikaru Nakamura is the new US Champion. Rusudan Goletiani is the new US Women's Champion. Russian Championships 2004 Nov 14-Dec 1 Hotel Russia Kasparov is the new Russian Champion, finishing a full 1 1/2 points ahead of runner-up Grischuk. 1st Iberoamerican Tournament Nov 11-Nov 19 Ayamonte, Spain Ruben Felgaer won the event with an impressive 8/9. Corsica Masters Knockout Oct 29-Nov 4 Bastia, France Anand won the final with 7.5 points out of 8! 36th Olympiad Oct 14-31 Calvià, Majorca The Ukraine team wins with a three point lead over Russia and Armenia. We also have the women's games. Kramnik-Leko World Championship Match Sep 25-Oct 18 Brissago, Switzerland KRAMNIK RETAINS TITLE! Kramnik won the first game to secure an early lead, but Leko fought back in game 5, then took the lead in the dramatic 8th game. Finally, in the final game Kramnik wins to draw the match and retain his crown. Canadian Championships Aug 20-29 Toronto, Canada Pascal Charbonneau beats Eric Lawson in the playoffs to become Canada's 77th national champion. 79th Argentine Championship Sep 24-Oct 1 Buenos Aires Ariel Sorin is the new Champion of Argentina, scoring 7.5 out of 9. European Club Cup Oct 2-9 Izmir, Turkey The NAO Chess Club (Adams, Grischuk, Bacrot, etc.) comes out on top with 6/7. Piloo Mody Open Oct 1-9 Gomti Nagar, India Dzhumaev Marat of Uzbeckstan wins with 7.5/9. Kasparov Simul Aug 21 Sao Paulo, Brazil Kasparov scored a perfect 20 wins out of 20 boards. Israeli Championships Ramat Aviv, Israel Sep 19-29 Sergey Erenburg and Vitali Golod tied for first. 5th Lausanne Young Masters Tournament Lausanne, Switzerland Sep 15-20 Luke McShane came in first in this knockout competition. Pune SuperGM Tournament Sep 2-12 Pune, India Nisipeanu tied with FIDE Champion Kasimdzhanov with 6/9. 73rd Ukrainian Championship Ayg 23-Sep 2 Kharkiv, Ukraine Andrei Volokitin is the new Ukrainian champion. Sao Paulo Rapid Aug 20-24 Sao Paulo, Brazil Anand dominated the field with 8.5/10. US Open 2004 Aug 7-15 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Seven way tie for 1st place included Alexander Onischuk, Rodrigo Vasquez, Aleksander Wojtkiewicz, Ildar Ibragimov, Andran Matikozyan, Renier Gonzalez, and Marcel Martinez. 11th Ordix Open Mainz, Germany Aug 7-8 Grischuk wins with 9.5 out of 11. You can see his games here. British Championships Scarborough, Yorkshire Aug 1-14 Jonathan Rowson is the new British Champion. Chess Classic Mainz Mainz, Germany Aug 4-8 Anand beat Shirov 5:3. Biel Ladies' Tournament Biel, Switzerland Jul 19-Jul 29 Tatiana Kosintseva wins with 7/10. 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. European Individual Championships May 14-May 31 Antalya, Turkey Ivanchuk wins after beating Predrag Nikolic in the finals. Levon Aronian took the bronze. You can see Ivanchuk's games here. FIDE Women's Championships 2004 May 21-Jun 8 Elista, Kalmykia Antoaneta Stefanova wins the title by defeating Ekaterina Kovalevskaya in the final. XXXIV Bosnia Tournament May 18-27 Sarajevo Shirov wins with 7.5/9. Dutch Team Championships May 20-21 Enschede, Netherlands Won by team ZZICT Breda (Van Wely, Van den Doel, Van der Wiel, Timman, Cuijpers, etc.) Capablanca Memorial 2004 Havana, Cuba May 5-19 Lenier Dominguez wins the Elite section with 8.5/10. We also have the games from the other sections: Premier I, Premier II, and MIXTO. 12th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament Malmo/Copenhagen Curt Hansen and Peter Heine Nielsen tied for 1st with 6/9. Magnus Carlsen, the world's youngest GM, came in 3rd with 5.5/9. Bulgarian Championip Sophia, Bulgaria Apr 24-May 4 Ivan Cheparinov is the new Bulgarian champion. Beer Shiva Rapid Israel Apr 18-21 Viktor Korchnoi wins with 8/11. 6th Dubai Open Dubai, UAE Apr 18-28 Mamedyarov wins with 7/9. Magnus Carlsen makes his third norm to become the 2nd youngest person to have achieved the title of Grandmaster. Russian Team Championships Sochi, Russia Apr 20-28 Morozevich and his team Tomsk 400 Yukos won the event. With 6.5/8. Morozevich had a performance rating of 2900! See his games here. 77th St. Petersberg Championship Russia Apr 1-11 Loginov and Popov tied with 7/10. Copa ENTEL Tournament Santiaga, Chile Mar 21-28 Granda Zuniga places first. Cogas Energy Match Netherlands Apr 8-10 Loek Van Wely beat Jan Timman 3-1. Miskolc GM Tournament Miskolc, Hungary Mar 10-Mar 19 Varga wins with 6/9. 13th Amber Rapid Tournament Monaco Mar 20-Apr 1 Anand wins the rapid. Morozevich wins the blindfold event. Morozovich and Kramnik share 1st place for their combined scores. 13th Amber Blindfold Tournament Monaco Mar 20-Apr 1 Morozevich wins the blindfold event. 5th Karpov International Poikovsky, Russia Mar 17-26 Grischuk wins with 6/9. Reykjavik Open Reykjavik, Iceland Mar 7-Mar 16 Dreev wins on tiebreaks with 6.5/9. See his games here. Reykjavik Rapid Reykjavik, Iceland March 17-21 Time controls: 25 minutes + 5 seconds/move. Kasparov beats Short in the final. More games may become available soon. Petrosian Memorial Stepanakert, Karabakh March 8-18 Karen Asrian places first. Makita-Lakoni GM Tournament Jakarta, Indonesia Feb 16-25 Stefanova and Juswanto tied for 1st. 2nd Fraenkische Grossmeistertage Bayreuth, Germany Feb 18-28 Jan Gustafsson takes first place. Cappelle-la-Grande Open France Feb 28-Mar 6 Evgeny Najer places first. 21st Linares Tournament Linares, Spain Feb 19-Mar 5 Kramnik wins +2 -0 =10 3rd Aeroflot Festival Moscow, Russia Feb 17-26 Sergei Rublevsky wins on tie-breaks with 7/9 points. German Championships Hoeckendorf, Germany Jan 29-Feb 7 Graf wins by a clear point. See his games here. GibTelecom Chess Festival Gibraltar Jan 26-Feb 5 Nigel Short wins with 8/10. See his games here. Bermuda GM Round Robin Fourways Inn, Bermuda Jan 15-25 Giovanni Vescovi wins. Wijk aan Zee Corus Chess Tournament The Netherlands Jan 9-25 Vishy wins the prestigious event's "A group." B Group winner Lazaro Bruzon of Cuba. C Group winner Magnus Carlsen of Norway. Excelsior Cup 2004 Gothenburg, Sweden Jan 8-16 Won by Leif-Erlend Johannessen. Hastings 2003/2004 Hastings, England Dec 28-Jan 5 Rowson and Kotronias tied with 6 out of 9 points. Marshall Chess Club Championships 2003 New York Jaan Ehlvest places first. Pamplona International Pamplona, Spain Dec 20-28 Three way tie among Illescas-Cordoba, McShane, and Sutovsky. Harmonie 2003 Groningen, Netherlands Dec 21-30 Friso Nijboer wins with 7 out of 9 points. |
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6th Belfort Masters Belfort, France Dec 15-24 Mikhail Gurevich wins with 7 out of 10 points. NAO Chess Club GM International Paris, France Dec 15-23 Andrei Shchekachev won with 7.5 out of 9. 16th Carlos Torre Memorial Merida, Mexico Dec 12-20 Yuniesky Quezada beat Valerij Filippov in the knockout phase to secure 1st place. 2nd Selfoss Milk Tournament Selfoss, Iceland Oct 29-Nov 7 Sokolov placed 1st. Tournament of Stars Benidorm, Spain Nov 21-28 Topalov takes first place. The 7th Bavarian Open Bad Wiessee, Germany Nov 8-16 1st place tie among IM Stefan Bromberger, GM Suat Atalik and GM Fabian Doettling. Kasparov vs. 3DX Fritz Manhattan, USA Nov 11-18 Kasparov drew X3D Fritz and the match. The 7th Corsica Open Bastia, Corisica Oct 28-Nov 3 Anand takes home another trophy. 300 Years of St. Petersburg Russian Cup Oct 17-26 St. Petersburg, Russia Lastin and Najer tied for 1st. World Rapid Chess Championship Oct 24-27 Cap d'agde, France "Vishy" is the world rapid-chess champion. Kasparov Simul Oct 20 London, England Final score: a perfect +24 -0 =0 7th Essent Chess Tournament Oct 11-18 Hoogeveen, NL Judit Polgar wins by a full point. European Club Cup Sep 28-Oct Rethymnon, Crete NAO Chess Club took the title. Polonia Plus beat Kasparov's Ladia Kazan 4-2 to take 2nd. Torneo Continental Americano Buenos Aires, Argentina Aug 17-29 Alex Goldin tied with Giovanni Vescovi for 1st place. International Kings Challenge Beijing, China Sep 22-23 The International Team beat Chinese Team A, drew with Chinese Team B. Young Masters Lausanne, France Sep 17-23 Luke McShane claims first place. Kings and Queens Yong Chuan, China Sep 13-15 The Zhao Xue/Short team came out on top. 56th Russian Championships Krasnoyarsk, Russia Sep 3-12 Svidler edged out Morozevich by tie-breaks. See Svidler's games here. 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament 2001-2003 A world correspondence tournament won by Mikhail Umansky. Staunton Memorial Simpsons in the Strand London, England Aug 25-27 Jonathan Speelman took first place. Polgar-Anand Rapid Match Mainz, Germany Aug 14-17 Anand beats Polgar 5 to 3 1st Mälmo Masters Mälmo, Sweden Jul 28-Aug 6 Another excellent outing for Luke McShane with 7.5/9 points. Biel International Chess Festival Switzerland, Biel Jul 19-Aug 1 Alexander Morozevich trounced the competition with 8/10 points. Kasparov-Ponomariov World Championship Match Yalta, Ukraine CANCELED Discussion forum is now online. Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting Dortmund, Germany Jul 31-Aug 10 Bologan takes clear first place after a solid 6.5/10 performance. 18th North Sea Cup Esbjerg, Denmark Jul 4-12 Dreev, McShane, and Sasikiran tied for 1st. Polgar-Gelfand Rapid Match Pacs, Hungary Jul 10-13 Gelfand won the match 6-2. The 31st World Open Philadelphia Jun 28-Jul 6 Jaan Ehlvest placed 1st, beating Smirin in the blitz tie-breaker. Swedish Championships Jun 29-Jul 12 Agrest is the 2003 Swedish Champion. Chicago Open 2003 May 23-26 US Champ Shabalov won the event. World Junior Championships Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan Jun 21-Jul 3 Shakhriyaz Mamedyarov is the new under-20 champion. See his games here. Dutch Championships '03 Leeuwarden, Netherlands Jun 24-Jul 5 Loek Van Wely is the new Dutch Champion. Dutch Womens' Championships Leeuwarden, Netherlands Jun 23-Jul 5 Peng Zhaoqin blew away all competition with 9/10 points. Greenland Open Jun 28-Jul 1 Qaqortoq, Greenland Luke McShane crushed his peers with 8.5/9 points. See his games here. Euro Women's Championships '03 May 30-Jun 14 Silivri, Turkey Pia Cramling wins the women's event. See how she did it here. Enghien-les-Bains June 13-22 France Evgeny Bareev won with 6.5/9. Pula Open 2003 May 31-June 7 Five IMs tied for 1st, beating out several grandmasters. Euro Championships '03 May 30-June 14 Silivri, Turkey Azmaiparashvili takes clear first in the men's event. See his games here. 53rd Hungarian Championships Heviz City, Hungary May 12-20 Zoltan Almasi wins 7/9. 16th Ciudad de León June 5-9 León, Spain Ponomariov finishes 1st. 33rd Bosnian Sarajevo Tournament May 17-27 Sokolov scores first place. See his games here. 4th Karpov International Poikovsky, Russia Apr 20-29 Svidler takes 1st place. Generation Chess International Marshall Chess Club, NYC Apr 23-May 2 IM Perelshteyn beat out several strong GMs! 11th Sigeman & Co Tournament Malmo & Copenhagen Apr 29-May 8 "Chucky" wins clear first place. Moscow vs. St. Petersberg Russia, May 3-5 Moscow wins, 43.5 to 36.5 Hunguest Hotels Super Chess Tournament Budapest Apr 11-20 Nigel Short clears first place by a whole point. Danish Championships Apr 12-20 Peter Neilsen is, once more, the champion of Denmark. Karpov-Macieja Rapid Match Warsaw, Poland Apr 7-10 Karpov crushes 6:2 Dos Hermanas XII Mar 28-Apr 5 Rustemov and Dreev finished with 6/9. SIS-MH Masters Middlefart, Denmark Apr 5-6 Anand breezed through the competition with 5.5 out of 6. 12th Annual Amber Tournament > rapid games > blindfold games Vishy wins with the best overall performance! Kramnik wins the blindfold event; Bareev wins the rapid event. 6th United Insurance Mar 8-20 Dhaka, Bangladesh Marat Dzhumaev takes 1st. See his games here. Anibal Open Feb 28-Mar 9 Linares, Spain Anton Korobov placed first. XX Ciudad de Linares Feb 21-Mar 9 Linares, Spain Peter Leko beats out Kramnik on the tiebreak system (most wins) Cappelle La Grande, France Feb 22-Mar 1 Vladimir Burmakin mauled his way through a field of over 80 GM's. See his games here. Hrokurinn Chess Club Reykjavik, Iceland Feb 18-27 Shirov takes home another trophy. Aeroflot Open Feb 10-20 Moscow Viktor Bologan wins first place by beating Aleksandrov, Fedorov, and Svidler in the tie-break. Kasparov vs Deep Junior Jan 26-Feb 7 New York, USA Match end in a tie, 3:3 Dannemann Classico Feb 1-6 Brissago, Switzerland Prodigy Sergey Karjakin defeated the lovely Alexandra Kosteniuk 4:2 Indian Championships '03 Jan 18-31 Mumbai, India Krishnan Sasikiran finished with an impressive 16 points out of 20. See his games here. Bareev vs HIARCS Jan 28-31 Evgeny Bareev draws four games with the computer program HIARCS. 65th Corus Tournament Jan 10-26 Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands Vishy wins; Judit takes second. The "B" group was won by Zhang Zhong. 32nd Rilton Cup Dec 27-Jan 5 '03 Stockholm, Sweden Jonas Barkhagen takes the trophy. US Championships Congratulations to Alexander Shabalov, the new US Champion. (Click here to see his games.) The new US Women's Champion is the lovely Anna Hahn. Match in Kazakhstan Sadvakasov beat Korchnoi 5:3 Paul Keres Memorial Rapid Tallinn, Estonia Jan 11-12 '03 Morozevich takes the trophy. Hastings 2002 Dec 28-Jan 5 Hats off to Peter Heine Nielsen for winning this prestigious event. Harmonie Tournament Dec 21-30 '02 Gronigen, Netherlands Nijboer takes 1st place. Pamplona, Spain Dec 21-28 '02 Kasimdzhanov takes 1st place. Junior Championships Dec 8-21 '02 Panaji, Goa Levon Aronian is the new junior champion. Girls Junior Championships Zhao Xue takes the women's title. Karpov-Kasparov Rapid Match (25/10) New York, Dec 19-20th '02 Congratulations to Anatoli Karpov, winning 2.5:1.5 Carlos Torre Tournament Yucatán, Mexico Dec 13-21 '02 Bali Hotel International Benidorm, Spain Nov 22-Dec 1 '02 Judit Polgar took the trophy by beating Ponomariov in the blitz playoffs. Curacao Open Nov 16-28 2002 Korchnoi, Kosashvili tied for 1st. 2002 Bled Olympiad Oct 25-Nov 11 '02 Russian team wins gold! Hungary takes Silver; Armenia, Bronze. Also see: women's section. Spanish Championships Ayamonte, Oct 4-12 Shirov won with an incredible 8.5/9 points. See his games here. Brains in Bahrain Oct 2-22 World Champion Kramnik drew the match with the computer Deep Fritz. Russia vs the Rest of the World Moscow, Sep 8-11 Final Result: Rest of the World 52; Russia 48 Russian Championships '02 Duel of the Graces Mainz '02 Kosteniuk beats Paehtz on tie breaks. Linares '01/'02 Kasparov takes first place; see his games here. | |||||