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format. You can still get the back issues.
Tony Kosten on this white set up in
the English Opening-Botvinnik System
Number 16 Jan 2006 GM Tony
Kosten on Recent Developments in the English Opening-Botvinnik System , a line
which Kosten recommended some years ago in his groundbreaking 'The Dynamic English'.
Number 17 Feb 2006 GM Glenn Flear on an interesting sideline in the
Semi-Slav eg 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 e6 5 g3!?
Number 18 Mar
2006 WGM Yelena Dembo on the latest developments in the Classical French with 1
e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 e5
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Cuernavaca Young Masters
The Cuernavaca
Young Masters takes place in Mexico 1st-11th February 2006.
Games in PGN
Round 3 Standings: 1.
Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2644 2.5; 2. Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2650 2.0; 3.
Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2723 1.5; 4. Bruzon, Lazaro g CUB 2650 1.5; 5.
Dominguez, Lenier g CUB 2638 1.5; 6. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2660 1.5; 7.
Cheparinov, Ivan g BUL 2625 1.5; 8. Felgaer, Ruben g ARG 2607 1.5; 9.
Volokitin, Andrei g UKR 2665 1.0; 10. Leon Hoyos, Manuel m MEX 2428 0.5;
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Moscow open 2006
The Moscow 0pen takes place
29 January - 6 February 2006. 9 round swiss with the US system allowing for
flexible schedules with the possibility of playing two games a day for two days
to make a 7 day schedule.
Games in PGN
1-7
http://www.chessmoscow.ru/index.php?topicID=219
Leading
Round 7 Standings:
1. Najer, Evgeniy 6.0
Lastin, Alexander
6.0
Grachev, Boris 6.0
Czarnota, Pawel 6.0
5. Amonatov, Farrukh
5.5
Smikovski, Ivan 5.5
Kosyrev, Vladimir 5.5
Rychagov, Andrey
5.5
9. Belov, Vladimir 5.0
Khismatullin, Denis 5.0
Kornev,
Alexei 5.0
Dvoirys, Semen I. 5.0
Zontakh, Andrey 5.0
Maslak,
Konstantin 5.0
Nikolenko, Oleg 5.0
Novikov, Stanislav 5.0
Iskusnyh, Sergei 5.0
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 5.0
Sveshnikov, Evgeny 5.0
Yandemirov, Valeri 5.0
Ivanov, Victor L 5.0
Chebotarev, Oleg 5.0
Gavrilov, Alexei 5.0
Konovalov, Nikolay 5.0
Gagarin, Vasilij 5.0
Onoprienko, Vladimir 5.0
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Yasser Seirawan Letter
The campaign to elect
Bessel Kok and his deputy Ali Nihat Yazicias FIDE President at the Turin FIDE
Congress alongside the Olympiad (20th May - 4th June 2006) is in full swing.
Letters of support from Federations and individuals have been coming into their
website: http://www.rightmove06.org/.
In particular there was a recent letter by Yasser Seirawan in Chess Today.
Yasser Seirawan on FIDE from Chess Today 3rd
February 2006.
From my point of view this is the best candidate for
FIDE President for many years. But voting in FIDE elections does not proceed in
the real world. I've seen Federation support for opposition to sitting FIDE
Presidents Campomanes and then Iljumzhinov melt away in the night and these
Federations end up supporting these candidates. At the very least we deserve to
see the level of support for these candidates reflected in a final vote not
some "we are one family" coronation and unanimous election of the next
president.
Bessel Kok would make a good president, he's highly
qualified in all the areas needed. Kirsan Iljumzhinov never had the
qualifications to do this job, and was elected in the first place because he
had the finances to bail out an organisation made insolvent by Florencio
Campomanes. But this support, and I'm by no means convinced as to his
motivation, has come at too higher price. I do however fear that if he loses
the winning candidate may find some nasty financial surprises. But right now
I'd rather see bankruptcy, as I did at the time of his first election. I
haven't touched these issues for years because its seemed to me pointless to
get worked up about FIDE when change was so unlikely. I'm not optimistic this
time either but if Bessel Kok can't get elected president in opposition to
Iljumzhinov, no-one can.
Further details about Chess Today:
http://www.chesstoday.net/
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Fibertex Cup
The Fibertex Cup took place
February 3rd-4th 2006 in Aalborg, Denmark. The double-round blindfold
event was won by Peter Heine Nielsen a point ahead of Magnus Carlsen.
Games in PGN
Round 1:
GM Magnus Carlsen - GM
Peter Heine Nielsen ½-½
GM Lars Schandorff - IM Nicolai V.
Pedersen ½-½
Round 2:
GM Magnus Carlsen - GM Lars
Schandorff 1-0
GM Peter Heine Nielsen - IM Nicolai V. Pedersen 1-0
Round 3:
IM Nicolai V. Pedersen - GM Magnus Carlsen 0-1
GM Lars
Schandorff - GM Peter Heine Nielsen 0-1
Round 4:
GM Peter Heine
Nielsen - GM Lars Schandorff ½-½
GM Magnus Carlsen - IM
Nicolai V. Pedersen 1-0
Round 5:
GM Lars Schandorff - GM Magnus
Carlsen - ½-½
IM Nicolai V. Pedersen - GM Peter Heine Nielsen
0-1
Round 6:
IM Nicolai V. Pedersen - GM Lars Schandorff 1-0
GM Peter Heine Nielsen - GM Magnus Carlsen 1-0
Final standings:
1: GM Peter Heine Nielsen, 5
2: GM Magnus Carlsen, 4
3-4: GM Lars
Schandorff and IM Nicolai V. Pedersen, 1½
Live coverage:
http://www.dsu.dk/fibertex/engelsk.htm |
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65th Georgian Men's Championship
 
Winner Giorgi Kacheishvili and a point behind him David Arutinian who beat
Tamaz Gelashvili in a play off to make the Georgian Olympiad team. Photos
© Mr.Karlo Topuridze.
The 65th Georgian Men's Championship
took place 21st January - 5th February 2006. News: Varlam
Vepkhvishvili.
Games in PGN -
Mikheil Mchedlishvili and later Davit Magalashvili
withdrew
Final Round 13 Standings:
Kacheishvili,
Giorgi g 2599 8.5/11
Arutinian, David m 2507 7.5/11 2nd after tie-break
match
Gelashvili, Tamaz g 2575 7.5/11
Jobava, Beglar m 2401 7.0/11
Gagunashvili, Merab g 2542 6.5/11
Margvelashvili, Giorgi m 2434
5.5/11
Sulashvili, Malkhaz f 2376 5.0/11
Shanava, Konstantine m 2490
4.5/11
Kuparadze, Giga 2381 4.5/11
Morchiashvili, Bachana 2370 3.5/11
Paichadze, Luka 2171 3.0/11
Sanitize, Tornike m 2425 3.0/11
Georgian Olymapid Team:
1) GM Azmaiparashvili Zurab g
2658 16.03.1960
2) GM Izoria Zviad g 2652 06.01.1984
3) GM Jobava
Baadur g 2614 26.11.1983
4) GM Pantsulaia Levan g 2609 26.02.1986
5)
GM Kacheishvili Giorgi g 2599 10.02.1977
6) IM Arutinian David m 2507
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January 2006 FIDE Rating List
Garry Kasparov
remains World Number One for the last time before being inactive for a year
following his retirement. FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov becomes the third
player in history over 2800 after Kasparov and Kramnik. His rating is 2801 and
he takes over from Viswanathan Anand as World Number 2 gaining 19
points.
FIDE January 2006 Rating List: Top
100
Source: http://www.fide.com.
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COMPLETED
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| Wijk aan Zee |
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Anand beat Gelfand to share first place with Topalov. Photo
© Mark Crowther
The Corus tournament in Wijk aan Zee took
place January 13th-29th 2006. Anand and Topalov shared first place.
Games in PGN Group A- Corus A Wijk aan Zee 2006 - Viewer
Games in PGN Group B
Games in
PGN Group C
Corus Wijk aan Zee
2006 A, B and C Results and Crosstable
Brief Comments by Mark
Crowther and IM Malcolm Pein
Corus,
Wijk aan Zee 2006 Round 13.
Corus,
Wijk aan Zee 2006 Round 12.
Corus,
Wijk aan Zee 2006 Round 11.
Corus,
Wijk aan Zee 2006 Round 10.
Corus,
Wijk aan Zee 2006 Round 9.
Corus, Wijk
aan Zee 2006 Round 8.
Malcolm Pein
analyses A Naiditsch - A Motylev (8) Wijk aan Zee
Malcolm Pein on Wijk aan Zee Round 8. M Carlsen
- E L'Ami Analysed.Corus, Wijk aan Zee
2006 Round 7.
Corus, Wijk aan Zee 2006
Round 6.
Malcolm Pein analyses M
Carlsen - A Beliavsky Wijk aan Zee B (5)
Malcolm Pein analyses S Karjakin - E Bacrot
Wijk aan Zee (5)
Corus, Wijk aan Zee
2006 Round 5.
Malcolm Pein analyses L
Van Wely - V Topalov (4) Wijk aan Zee
Corus,
Wijk aan Zee 2006 Round 4.
Malcolm
Pein analyses V Ivanchuk - V Anand (3) Wijk aan Zee
Corus,
Wijk aan Zee 2006 Round 3.
Malcolm
Pein analyses M Adams - V Topalov (2) Wijk aan Zee
Corus, Wijk aan Zee 2006 Round 2. (Photos
Michiel Abeln)
Malcolm Pein analyses
V Topalov - G Kamsky (1) Wijk aan Zee
Corus,
Wijk aan Zee 2006 Round 1.
Corus, Wijk
aan Zee 2006 Preview.
Group A
Round 13 (January
29, 2006)
Adams, Michael - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2 27 C78 Ruy
Lopez Moeller Defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 64 A28
English Four Knights
Leko, Peter - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 40 B91 Sicilian
Najdorf with 6.g3
Aronian, Levon - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 35 D17 Slav Defence
Kamsky, Gata - Tiviakov, Sergei 0-1 43 B01 Centre Counter
Anand,
Viswanathan - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 66 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Bacrot,
Etienne - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 91 D46 Semi-Slav Defence
Round 13
Standings: 1. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2792 9.0; 2. Topalov, Veselin g BUL
2801 9.0; 3. Adams, Michael g ENG 2707 7.5; 4. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2729
7.5; 5. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2723 7.0; 6. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2660 7.0; 7.
Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2669 6.5; 8. Leko, Peter g HUN 2740 6.5; 9. Aronian,
Levon g ARM 2752 6.5; 10. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2647 6.0; 11. Bacrot, Etienne g
FRA 2717 5.5; 12. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2709 4.5; 13. Kamsky, Gata g USA
2686 4.5; 14. Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2689 4.0;
Final Group B Round 13
Standings: 1. Motylev, Alexander g RUS 2638 9.0; 2. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR
2625 9.0; 3. Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2646 8.5; 4. Jobava, Baadur g GEO 2614 8.0;
5. Navara, David g CZE 2660 7.5; 6. Cheparinov, Ivan g BUL 2625 7.0; 7. L'Ami,
Erwin m NED 2550 7.0; 8. Naiditsch, Arkadij g GER 2657 7.0; 9. Beliavsky,
Alexander G g SLO 2626 6.5; 10. Vescovi, Giovanni g BRA 2633 6.0; 11. Koneru,
Humpy g IND 2537 6.0; 12. Smeets, Jan g NED 2550 4.0; 13. Stellwagen, Daniel g
NED 2573 3.0; 14. Lahno, Kateryna m UKR 2500 2.5;
Group C Final
Round 13 Standings: 1. Atalik, Suat g TUR 2618 10.5; 2. Werle, Jan m NED
2514 9.0; 3. Marcelin, Cyril g FRA 2441 9.0; 4. Van der Wiel, John g NED 2505
8.0; 5. Li Shilong g CHN 2543 7.5; 6. Visser, Yge m NED 2485 6.5; 7. Bischoff,
Klaus g GER 2560 6.5; 8. Van der Weide, Karel g NED 2466 6.5; 9. Jonkman,
Harmen g NED 2470 5.5; 10. Hopman, Pieter NED 2332 5.0; 11. Atalik, Ekaterina
wg TUR 2399 5.0; 12. Adly, Ahmed g EGY 2473 4.5; 13. Bensdorp, Marlies wm NED
2230 4.0; 14. Afek, Yochanan m ISR 2370 3.5;
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Gibtelecom Chess Festival
Leader Kiril
Georgiev held second placed Emil Sutovsky in the final round to win the event.
Photo © Bill O'Rourke.
The Gibraltar Congress took
place 24th January - 2nd February 2006. Kiril Georgiev won with an impressive
8.5/10 a point clear of Nigel Short and Emil Sutovsky.
Official site:
http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com
Games in PGN
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
1 GEORGIEV,Kiril BUL g 2645 8½
2 SHORT,Nigel ENG
g 2676 7½
3 SUTOVSKY,Emil ISR g 2624 7½
4
AKOPIAN,Vladimir ARM g 2704 7
5 ARESHCHENKO,Alex UKR g 2670 7
6
EFIMENKO,Zahar UKR g 2666 7
7 GUREVICH,Mikhail TUR g 2629 7
8
GYIMESI,Zoltan HUN g 2602 7
9 SHIROV,Alexi ESP g 2709 7
10
VOLKOV,Sergey RUS g 2629 7
11 AL-MODIAHKI,Mohamad QAT g 2579
6½
12 BELLON LOPEZ,Juan ESP g 2415 6½
13 BOLOGAN,Viktor
MDA g 2661 6½
14 KOBALIA,Mikhail RUS g 2654 6½
15
KORCHNOI,Viktor SUI g 2608 6½
16 PAVLOVIC,Milos SCG g 2494
6½
17 PELLETIER,Yannick SUI g 2579 6½
18
SANDIPAN,Chanda IND g 2522 6½
19 SPRAGGETT,Kevin CAN g 2581
6½
20 STEFANOVA,Antoaneta BUL g 2499 6½
21
SUNDARARAJAN,Kidambi IND m 2495 6½
22 ZHU,Chen CHI g 2482 6½
23 ZHUKOVA,Natalia UKR wg 2432 6½
24 AABERG,Anton SWE
2383 6
25 AL SAYED,Mohamad N QAT m 2470 6
26 ARIZMENDI MARTINEZ,Julen
ESP g 2534 6
27 CMILYTE,Victorija LTU m 2475 6
28 CRAMLING,Pia SWE g
2515 6
29 GANGULY,Surya IND g 2579 6
30 KUNTE,Abhijit IND g 2551 6
31 QUILLAN,Gary ENG 2356 6
32 SCHUURMAN,Petra NED f 2234 6
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SHAW,John K SCO m 2432 6
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Queenstown Chess Classic
The Queenstown
Chess Classic in New Zealand took place 15th-24th January 2006. Murray Chandler
was half a point clear of Ian Rogers and David Smerdon Also Bob Wade returned
to New Zealand for the first time in 56 years and scored 6/10.
Official
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FUTURE
EVENTS |
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Linares 2006
Morelia in Mexico is hosting
the first half of the traditional Linares super tournament. Their half will
take place February 18th-26th, 2006. The Linares half will probably finish
around 12th March 2006. Players: Veselin Topalov, Peter Leko, Vassily Ivanchuk,
Peter Svidler, Etienne Bacrot, Levon Aronian, Francisco Vallejo and Teimour
Radjabov. Further details: http://www.moreliachess.com/eng/ |
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US Championship Date Change
The U.S. Chess
Championship returns to San Diego from March 2nd-12th, 2006 and will be held at
its new permanent home at NTC Promenade. The event has been pushed back a day
so that players can compete in the Morelia Chess Festival. Further details:
http://www.moreliachess.com/eng/
The tournament will feature a 64-player field, composed of 19 seeded
players (as determined by the October 2005 U.S.C.F Rating List), 43 tournament
qualifiers (two of which being online) and 2 wild cards selected by the AF4C.
The top seeded players are: 1 Gregory Kaidanov; 2 Gata Kamsky; 3 Alexander
Onischuk; 4 Boris Gulko 5 Ildar Ibraigimov; 6 Alexander Shabalov; 7 Varuzhan
Akobian; and 8 Igor Novikov. In the women's: 1 Susan Polgar; 2 Anna Zatonskih;
3 Irina Krush; 4 Camilla Baginskaite; 5 Tatev Abrahamyan; and 6 Jennifer
Shahade.
Full details:http://www.uschesschampionship.com |
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