| Top players and tournaments to watch
13.10.2003 This may seem like a time of chess calm, but don't be deceived. Most of the world's top players are out there, busy battling it out in tournaments that are currently being held in Denmark, Holland and Bulgaria. We bring you games, results and links.
The First Samba Cup, Skanderborg, Denmark
The venue of the First Samba Cup is the Hotel Skanderborghus, Dyrehaven 3,
DK 8660 Skanderborg (Tel. +45-86 52 09 55). Standings after four rounds:
European Team Championships
Plovdiv in Bulgaria hosts the European team championship October 10th-21st
2003. 37 men's and 30 women's teams have confirmed their participation. Bareev,
Svidler, Grischuk, Morozevich and Khalifman are in the Russian team. Shirov
plays for Spain, Gelfand for Israel, Topalov for Bulgaria, Van Wely for the
Netherlands and Ponomariov for the Ukraine are all listed too.
- Official
site with extensive English language reports, resutls, games
and standings
 Essent
Chess Tournament 2003
The double round robin Crown Group at the Essent Chess Tournament in Hoogeveen,
the Netherlands, started on Octopber 12, 2003. It ends on October 18. There
is also an Open Group (10 -18 October 2003) with a number of GMs, as well as
an Amateur's Group.
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