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Chess Tournament Calendar

By Harmen Jonkman

February 2005

2-10 Brakel (Germany), 4. Kaiserbrunnen-Seniorenturnier, 9 rounds, info: Jürgen Lenz, info@omt2000.de
2-13 Dhaka (Bangladesh), 7th United Insurance & United Leasing GM Tournament, 11 rounds, Prize fund: US $5000, info: bcf@bdonline.com
3-6 Bad Zwischenahn (Germany), 7.NordWest-Cup, 7 rounds, Prize fund: € 5000, info: wempe@chessorg.de
4-6 Frankfurt (Germany), 1st Open tournament, 5 rounds, 1st prize € 500, info: T.Ostermeier@t-online.de
4-6 Leiden (Netherlands), Nooteboom Open tournament, 6 rounds, 1st prize € 1250, info: Noteboom@LSG-Leiden.demon.nl
5 Dordrecht (Netherlands), Open Dutch Blitz Chess Championship, 1st prize € 1750, info: info@blitzchess.nl
5-10 Höckendorf (Germany), 3. Erbgericht-Cup Open, 9 rounds, 1st prize € 450, info: goetzpreusse@aol.com
5-10 Leutersdorf (Germany), 10. Münch-Bräu-Open, 9 rounds, 1st prize € 1000, info: fproessler@onlinehome.de
5-18 Budapest (Hungary), First Saturday GM, IM, Elo round robin, 9-13 rounds, info: Laszlo Nagy, firstsat@hu.inter.net
11-13 Bermuda (Bermuda), Bermuda Open, Prize fund: US$ 5000, 1st prize US$ 1000, info: Nigel Freeman, cadilly@ibl.bm
12-19 Cappelle-la-Grande (France), 21st International Open, 9 rounds, Prize fund € 17.000, 1st prize € 3000, info: templeurjcs@club-internet.fr
12-19 Lienz (Austria), 13th Lienz Open, 9 rounds, Prize fund: € 5600, 1st prize € 1500, info: schachklub-lienz@utanet.at
12-19 Bad Ems (Germany), 2. Schachtage Bad Ems, 9 rounds, 1st prize € 800, info: webmaster@schach-agentur.de
13-19 Jersey (Channel Islands, United Kingdom), Jersey International Chess Festival, 7 rounds, Prize fund: £7,000, info: adamraoof@yahoo.com
14-20 Nancy (France), 3rd International Chess Festival, round robin 9 rounds, info: philippe.chr@free.fr
14-24 Moscow (Russia), Aeroflot Open Chess Festival, 9 rounds, Prize fund: USD 175.000, 1st prize USD 30.000, info: chess@sovintel.ru
15-20 Clermont-Ferrand (France), 25ème Open international, 9 rounds, Prize fund: € 4200, 1st prize € 900, info: Tel. +33 (0)682931041
16-20 Agneaux (France), Open International Yves Coquereau, 7 rounds, info: echecsaglo@fr.st
17-20 Bern (Switzerland), Internationales Open Bern, 7 rounds, info: adrian.mauerhofer@bve.be.ch
18-20 Anchorage (Alaska, United States), 45th Fur Rondezvous Chess Open, 5 rounds, Prize fund: US$ 1500, info: admin@alaskachessleague.com
18-20 Bunratty (Ireland), Bunratty Chess Festival, 6 rounds, 1st prize € 1000, info: bunrattychess@aol.com
18-27 Dresden (Germany), Youth, Senior and Amateur tournament, info: bernd.salewski@schachfestival.de
19-20 Tilburg (Netherlands), Eksakt Holy Twenty-four hours, 24h blitz, 1st prize € 500, info: c.becx@home.nl
19-26 Calvi (Corsica), 2nd International Open Tournament of Balagna, 9 rounds, Prize Fund: € 10 000, 1st prize € 1 500, info: balagna@tiscali.fr
20-26 Cannes (France), 19th International Games Festival, 9 rounds, Prize fund: € 10.000, info: info@cannes-echecs.org
24-27 Belisce (Croatia), XII International Open 'Metalis', 7 rounds, Prize fund: € 4000, info: Danijela Predovic, dpredovic@vip.hr
25-3 Moscow (Russia), MCF Open, 9 rounds, PF: 10.000 USD, 1st prize USD 3.000, info: Moscow Chess Federation, MCF05@mail.ru
25-4 Linares (Spain), XI Open Anibal, 9 rounds, Prize fund: € 18.000, 1st prize € 2500, info: openanibal@telefonica.net
27-5 Ascona (Switserland), 3rd International Open, 7 rounds, 1st prize € 500, info: booking@hotel-ascona.ch
27-9 Bikander (India), Commonwealth Chess Championship Open, PF: US$ 12.000, info: aicf@chessindia.orgslharsh2000@yahoo.co.uk

March 2005

1-6 Leipzig (Germany), 12th VfB-Leipzig Open, 9 rounds, info: Wolfgang Langer, langerwo@aol.com
3-11 Bad Wörishofen (Germany), 21.Chessorg-Schachfestival, 9 rounds, Prize fund: € 10.000, info: wempe@chessorg.de
5 Utrecht (Netherlands), HBI Blitz tournament, Prize fund: € 3400, 1st prize € 1000, info: Jos Nooijen, J.Nooijen@strict.nl
5-18 Budapest (Hungary), First Saturday GM, IM, Elo round robin, 9-13 rounds, info: Laszlo Nagy, firstsat@hu.inter.net
10-20 Raipar (India), International Open tournament, Prize fund: US$ 12.000, info: aicf@chessindia.org and vkrathi_aicf@rediffmail.com
11-13 Zwolle (Nederland), 13e Windesheim weekendtournement, 6 rounds, 1st prize € 1250, info: info@schakeninzwolle.nl
14-22 Bad Bocklet (Germany), 6. Rhön-Seniorenturnier, 9 rounds, info: Jürgen Lenz,  info@omt2000.de
18-26 Budapest (Hungary), Spring Festival, 9 rounds, info: Laszlo Nagy, firstsat@hu.inter.net
19-26 Novi Sad (Serbia and Montenegro), Open GM, IM, Elo, women & blitz tournament, 8-10 rounds, info: Sinisa Drazic, sdrazic@eunet.yu
19-27 Oslo (Norway), Oslo Easter Chess Open, 9 rounds, 1st prize 6000 NKR, info: Victor Hansen, vahansen@student.hf.uio.no
21-31 Cork (Ireland), 1st European Union Chess Championship, 10 rounds, Prize fund: € 7750, 1st prize € 2000, info: jemcreations@eircom.net
24-28 Deizisau (Germany), 9th Int. Neckar-Open, 9 rounds, Prize fund: € 10.250, 1st prize € 2250, info: Sven Noppes, open@neckar-open.de
24-28 Brakel (Germany), 3. Internationaler Kaiserbrunnen Oster-Cup, 8 rounds, Prize fund: € 3000, 1st prize € 750, info: info@omt2000.de
24-28 Lenk (Switzerland), 17th International Open, 7 rounds, 1st prize SFR 1500, info: beochess@bluewin.ch
26-28 Fourmies (France), 29ème open international, 7 rounds, 1st prize € 1100, info: openfourmies@free.fr
27-2 Olhao (Portugal), 1st Open Internacional de Xadrez, 8 rounds, 1st prize € 500, info: Armando Lopes, tel. +351 966234189

April 2005

1-3 Cork (Ireland), 13th Cork Chess Congress, 6 rounds, Prize fund: € 5000, 1st prize € 750, info: jemcreations@eircom.net
2-15 Budapest (Hungary), First Saturday GM, IM, Elo round robin, 9-13 rounds, info: Laszlo Nagy, firstsat@hu.inter.net
4-12 Haslach (Germany), 3rd  Schwarzwald Senior tournament, 9 rounds, info: Jürgen Lenz,  info@omt2000.de
8-17 Meran (Italy), 33.Gold-Cup, 9 rounds, holiday-tournament, info: wempe@chessorg.de
13-21 Gausdal (Norway), Gausdal Chess Classics, GM, IM round robins and Elo tournament, 9-11 rounds, info: hanso.lahlum@c2i.net
16-24 Arvier (Italy), 13th Open International Vallée d'Aosta, 9 rounds, 1st prize € 1000, info: a.scalfi@scacchivda.com
16-26 Neiva Huila (Colombia), Magistral de Ajedrez y Abierto Internacional, 9 rounds, 1st prize CUP 12.500.000, info: ajedrezhuila@hotmail.com
21-29 Chalkidiki (Crete, Greece), 2nd International Open Porto Carras and 1st World School Chess Championship, info: info@gamesfestival.com
23 Apeldoorn (Netherlands), 3rd Open Dutch Bullet Championship, 43 rounds, Prize fund: € 2700, 1st prize € 550, info: info@lightningchess.nl
23-30 Bad Berneck (Germany), Bad Bernecker Schachtage, 9 rounds, 1st prize € 1000, info: webmaster@schach-agentur.de

May 2005

2-10 Freudenstadt (Germany), 17. Offene Württembergische Seniorenmeisterschaft, 9 rounds, info: Jürgen Lenz, info@omt2000.de
4-7 Mühlhausen (Germany), 12. Muhlhauser Schach Open, 7 rounds, 1st prize € 450, info: goetzpreusse@aol.com
5-8 Ratten (Austria), 12. Schach Open, 5 rounds, 1st prize € 400, info: margit.almert@liwest.at
5-8 Pfaffikon (Switzerland), 5. Int. Zürichsee Plaza-Open, 7 rounds, 1st prize SFR 1000, info: beochess@bluewin.ch
7-15 Lacona (Elba Island, Italy), 23th Festival dell'Isola d'Elba, 9 rounds, info: booking@tuscanhotels.it
13-16 Crailsheim (Germany), 11. Crailsheimer Open, 7 rounds, Prize fund: € 5000, 1st prize € 1000, info: wgeldner@t-online.de
13-16 Schleiden-Gemünd (Germany), 2. Internationales Eifel Pfingst-Open, 7 rounds, 1st prize € 750, info: jlz@gmx.de
18-22 Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA), HB Global Chess Challenge, 9 rounds, PF: $500.000, 1st $50.000, info: maurice@generationchess.com
20-28 Salou (Spain), VII Open International Vila de Salou, 9 rounds, Prize fund: € 6000, info: escacssalou@hotmail.com
25-29 Semriach (Austria), 4. Schachopen, 5 rounds, 1st prize € 200, info: Margit.Almert@liwest.at

June 2005

18-29 Kranevo (Bulgaria), IV Children's chess festival Eureka 64, info: Todor Spirov, сutnt_dobrich@abv.bg

If you are organising or know of a tournament that is not in the list above,
or if you notice any errors, please write to info@chess-calendar.nl