January 31, 2014, 6:01 pm
Alexander Grischuk and Daria Charochkina emerged winners of the Moscow Championship Superfinals for men and women that were held on 30-31st January.
WGM Daria Charochkina finished clear first in the women’s event with 7,0/9 points. In the penultimate round Charochkina defeated her main opponent Valentina Gunina, who eventually landed on second place with 6,5 points.
Alexander Grischuk won the men’s section but only after beating GM Evgeniy Najer in the Armageddon tie-break. The two players finished the regular tournament with 6,5/9 points each.
Replay the games on the tournament website
Both groups were 10-player round robins with the rapid time control.
Moscow Championship Superfinals were inaugural events for the Moscow Open 2014, International RSSU Cup.
Final standings (women):
1. WGM Charochkina Daria 2393 – 7,0
2. GM Gunina Valentina 2597 – 6,5
3-4. GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2566 and WGM Girya Olga 2379 – 6,0
5. WGM Kashlinskaya Alina 2370 – 5,0
6. WGM Mirzoeva Elmira 2247 – 4,5
7-8. IM Vasilevich Irina 2372 and IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina 2395 – 3,5
9. WIM Drozdova Dina 2247 – 2,0
10. WFM Gvanceladze Anna 2242 – 1,0
Final standings (men):
1-2. GM Grischuk Alexander 2835 and GM Najer Evgeniy 2646 – 6,5
3-5. GM Grachev Boris 2651, GM Morozevich Alexander 2733 and GM Popov Ivan 2618 – 5,5
6. GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2797 – 5,0
7. GM Potkin Vladimir 2667 – 4,5
8. GM Eliseev Urii 2534 – 3,0
9. FM Gordievsky Dmitry 2478 – 2,0
10. IM Vavulin Maksim 2398 – 1,0
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January 31, 2014, 6:56 pm
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Arvind, Aishwarya felicitated
Updated: January 31, 2014 23:39 IST
S.THYAGARAJAN
It was an evening to remember for the alumni when they congregated along with the outstanding sportsmen and women to honour Dr. Babu Mahoharan, Managing Director, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, for his contribution and development of sports over the last 25 years.
Speakers representing different sports and administration hailed Dr. Babu Manoharan’s role in sports promotion and education. Olympian and gold medalist V. Baskaran described Babu Manoharan as a promoter determined enough to produce an Olympic champion from the college in the next years. He urged him to do more and more for sports.
Walter Dawaram, President, Tamil Nadu Olympic Association, said how over 1800 sportsmen and women had benefited from the scholarships offered by St. Joseph’s College, while K. Murugan, CEO, Volleyball Federation of India, appreciated the help rendered by Babu Manoharan for hosting tournaments and organizing national camps. Other speakers were K.Sasikiran (chess) and M.S. Nagarajan (special Olympics)
Acknowledging the felicitations Babu Manoharan thanked one and all giving a helping hand in his endeavour.
Special scholarships amounting to Re.25,000 were awarded at the function to chess prodigy Arvind Chithambaram, tennis player Ramkumar Ramanathan, fencer Ms. Bhavani Devi and promising sailor Aishwarya N. Chezhian.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com
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January 31, 2014, 7:45 pm
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The Municipality of Alajuela with the support of Association Robert James Fischer and FIDE organized the 5th International Chess Tournament Alajuela 2014 from 22-26th January 2014 in the cantoncentral Alajuela, Costa Rica.
The 9-round Swiss event attracted 120 participants from 14 countries. The field also included 7 Grandmasters and 10 International Masters.
Eventually five players shared the first place with 7,0/9 points each: Lazaro Bruzon (top seed), Alejandro Ramirez, Raymond Kaufman, Sipke Ernst and Jorge Baules. Bruzon had the best tie-break.
Top prizes were USD 2300, 1300, 1000, 700, 500 etc.
Tournament website
Final standings:
1. GM Bruzon Batista Lazaro CUB 2676 – 7
2. GM Ramirez Alejandro USA 2600 – 7
3. IM Kaufman Raymond USA 2300 – 7
4. GM Ernst Sipke NED 2573 – 7
5. IM Baules Jorge PAN 2296 – 7
6. GM Barrientos Sergio E COL 2481 – 6.5
7. GM Stefansson Hannes ISL 2560 – 6.5
8. IM Davila Carlos NCA 2307 – 6.5
9. GM Perez Rodriguez Luis Manuel CUB 2388 – 6.5
10. IM Piasetski Leon CAN 2288 – 6.5
11. IM Hernandez Basante Francisco CRC 2227 – 6.5
12. GM Romero Holmes Alfonso ESP 2508 – 6
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January 31, 2014, 10:01 pm
Gibraltar Chess Festival 2014 - Round 1! - Sos vs. KamskyGibraltar Chess Festival 2014 - Round 1! - Sos vs. KamskyPosted on January 31,2014 By GM Damian Lemos in Tournament Updates, All Articles w/ Videos, General Chess Articles. In this video GM Damian Lemos analyzes Round 1 of Gibraltar Chess Festival between Eric Sos (2285) against Gata Kamsky (2709). We'll see a King's Indian where Black deviates from the main lines in order to play for a win. Kamsky plays a nice positional maneuver to launch a kingside attack, finding a nice tactic at the end with Nf2![...]
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January 31, 2014, 10:03 pm
Garry Kasparov and Ignatius Leong (photo by Mig)
Intrigues and mutual accusations in anticipation of the elections for the head of a large sports federation, are normal thing. But this year, nearly 8 months prior to the elections a huge scandal started, jeopardizing the reputation of no one else – but one of the greatest player in the history – Garry Kasparov. Article by Moskovsky Komsomolets.
Those involved, are the ex-World Champion and Russian opposition member, and his right hand – Ignatius Leong from Singapore. Journalists of The New York Times initiated all this, after having received an access to an interesting document.
The newspaper published the draft contract of the FIDE Presidential candidate Garry Kasparov with Mr. I. Leong. The latter is one of the most influential figures in world chess, who has been keeping the position of the FIDE General Secretary for a long term. According to the alleged agreement – which of course should not have been made available to mass media, Leong is called to guarantee the votes support in the elections for Kasparov – minimum 11 votes and maximum 15 from his region (Asia).
Then the remuneration for the General Secretary: 500k USD in his pocket and then 1 mln USD in parts, during 4 years – to the Chess Academy of his name. As another bonus Garry is supposed to open the FIDE office in Singapore, the thing he cannot do as this is the prerogative of the General Assembly and FIDE Presidential Board.
The fact which is also making it more interesting is that the draft document is prepared by a well-known Norwegian lawyer Morten Sand, who is a member of the organizing committee of the Tromso Chess Olympiad, where the FIDE elections will be taking place (normal practice).
Mr. Leong’s reputation is unique – some time ago he was an opponent of Ilyumzhinov in elections, but then he joined his team (normal for Ilyumzhinov, after he wins in elections – he offers to his opponent to work together for the sake of chess).
Four years ago, before the then elections, this person was acting on the side of the incumbent President and against A. Karpov, who was trying to win the elections. But this year General Secretary Leong made a sudden jump – going to the side of another candidate – Kasparov. Now the reason for this is understandable and clear.
Then the reaction of Ilyumzhinov to Leong’s defecting was cool. “In its work FIDE is guided by democratic principles, therefore no one has a right to condemn the decision of the FIDE General Secretary I. Leong, or to forbid him from participating in the electoral office of my opponent” – he said in an interview three months ago. But then the situation changed drastically. Now Ilyumzhinov asked Leong to resign, as his activity damages FIDE image. He also addressed national federations and called upon them not to use the methods as consequence of the contract of Kasparov and Leong.
It is clear that this story is very unpleasant for the Singaporean and damages seriously the reputation of Kasparov. It is clear about Leong: he can be treated in accordance with the FIDE Code of Ethics, with a severe punishment regarding the persons violating it (with a possible stripping of a position or a membership up to 3 years).
For the first glance, the 13th World Champion is not in any danger – he cannot even “be taken off” the electoral race, as FIDE documents have no basis for disqualifying a candidate or any specific requirements. The necessary thing is to provide the support of 5 national federations.
Reputation losses of Kasparov are much worse. He has never hidden that he is intending to use the position of the FIDE President first of all as a post to fight the existing Russian authorities. Now this task became more complicated.
It is not a secret that the Grandmaster is holding his electoral campaign with American money, and his main sponsor is named as a US millionaire Rex Sinquefield. But would Sinquefield and Co be ready to also undergo reputation losses from the association with the erred Champion? Most probably no.
West is ready to support Kasparov and his opposition, but not as a participant of a public scandal, violating ethical principles, the sacred issue – electoral system. At last, Garry traditionally bet in his electoral campaign for fund raising – raising of cash during some “cocktail receptions”. In this respect his prospects are also very dim.
It is very strange that a chess player of Kasparov’s level, who is capable to think for many moves in advance, has not calculated the most simple thing – and without prejudice to the further development of the events – gave a blow to his own reputation.
As for the FIDE President, he did not wish to “kick a fallen lion”, and stated the previous day in his interview to our newspaper that “he is not following closely his opponent’s electoral campaign, as he is too concentrated on his daily duties as FIDE President”.
He added: “The delegates of the forthcoming FIDE Congress are competent and clever people, and I have no doubts that they will be able to come to correct conclusions and see who is the best candidacy for the position of the President”.
The New York Times Update
Garry Kasparov, a former chess world champion who is running for president of the World Chess Federation, released previously confidential agreements Friday involving himself and one of the officials who is part of his slate of candidates to lead the organization. The New York Times article.
An earlier draft contract, reported in an article in The New York Times this week, indicated that the official, Ignatius Leong — who is the general secretary of the federation under its longtime president, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who is running for re-election – was paid to join Kasparov’s campaign. The draft also stated that Leong, who lives in Singapore and is a powerful figure in chess in Asia, was being paid to supply votes for Kasparov’s election.
The final agreements were released on Kasparov’s election website. A statement accompanying the disclosure said that “the Kasparov Team welcomes such transparency and are looking forward to seeing our opponents act in the same manner.”
One of the contracts is an update of the previous draft. The draft said that Kasparov would pay Leong $500,000. That is not part of the revised agreement.
But the final agreement, as in the earlier draft, promises to pay Asean Chess Academy, an organization for teaching children that was founded and is owned by Leong, $250,000 annually for four years, beginning in 2013.
The payments will come through a newly created foundation bearing Kasparov’s name. As in the draft, the agreement can be voided and the final $500,000 not paid if Kasparov is not elected.
According to the final agreement, Leong is “responsible for delivering a minimum of 10 + 1 vote from his region, with the effort to deliver 15 votes (not counting China).”
In language that appears stronger in the final version than in the draft, the agreement goes on to say, “Support from each of these above mentioned federations must materialize in the form of a written and signed statement and/or an irrevocable proxy, before the last tranche of payment takes place.”
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January 31, 2014, 10:10 pm
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February 1, 2014, 12:00 am
White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
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February 1, 2014, 5:00 am
PRESS RELEASE 1 Monday 27 January, 2014
GM IVANCHUK GIVES A LIVELY MASTERCLASS
This was the second Masterclass of the tournament and it proved quite lively as elite-GM Vassily Ivanchuk gave an inspiring display of games and analysis. Vassily showed five games he played in a match in Riga, 1991, versus Leonid Yudasin, and then took questions from the audience.
The Masterclass presented by tournament director Stuart Conquest lasted 1hr 40 minutes, and was shown on our website www.gibraltarchesscongress.com where the entire show can be viewed again. It was recorded live in the unique, built-for-purpose webcasting suite at the Caleta Hotel.
GM Ivanchuk a former Champion of the Gibraltar Maters has a FIDE rating of 2739. 'Chucky' is a regular visitor to the Gibraltar Festival and enjoys returning every year. More master classes will be held on Monday 3 Feb and Tuesday4 Feb. They will also be broadcast LIVE on the internet and simultaneously in the Catalan Lounge at the Caleta Hotel.
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February 1, 2014, 6:00 am
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February 1, 2014, 6:00 am
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February 1, 2014, 11:00 am
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PRESS RELEASE 1 Monday 27 January, 2014
ANNA’S FAVOURITE CHESS FESTIVAL TURNS INTO A WINNER
From a babe in arms to a first time winner at the 2014 Tradewise Chess Festival. 11 year old Anna Cramling Bellon has grown up into a fine chess player alongside the Gibraltar international chess festival. In week one of this year’s Festival she won the top female prize in the Amateurs A competition. Her rating currently stands at 1514.
Presenting Anna with her prize, tournament organiser Brian Callaghan, could not help the smile on his face knowing how much a part of the festival’s history this young girl has become.
“Her win is just amazing when you think she has been playing in this Festival from the day she was first able to move the pieces on the board. It is truly encouraging to see a young player start and slowly grow. I think she will one day be a very good player,” he said reinforcing the benefits of chess for children and young people.
Anna first came to the tournament with her parents, Pia Cramling and Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez, whilst still in her carry cot. She has been coming every year since then. As a baby she slept right through the tournaments, always next to one of her parents, who have participated every year in the Gibraltar Masters in its 12 year history. Anna will be 12 in April this year, so it is safe to say she was already here even before she was born. She speaks three languages fluently – Spanish, Swedish and English. She enjoys reading in all three languages, playing her guitar, listening to Katie Perry and Rhianna, and drawing.
Gibraltar and the 10 day Festival are a must for her, she says, always enjoying playing here and having fun on the Rock – “everybody knows me in the hotel,” she says.
“They recognise me and tell me how much I have grown from one year to the next. I have many friends and I like being in Gibraltar,” she adds.
For her, Gibraltar feels like home, and she very much looks forward to coming every year.
Gibraltar is a great tournament which also hosts a number of events, says Anna who tries to participate in all – the Blitz, the Simul, etc.
“It is always fun here!”
The family lived in Fuengirola, Malaga, but last year moved to Stockholm, Sweden, where Ana who has ambitions of becoming a Grand Master in the future, now has her own coach.
Obviously influenced by both her parents, she says, she has learnt much from them and enjoys playing with both of them. This does not happen often but she does get to play chess at home two or three times a week but admits sometimes things don’t go the way she would wish it to go.
“If I play my mum she lets me win all the time and that’s not fun. But if I play my dad he never lets me win,” she says.
But playing chess is not just about her parents wanting her to do so but the fact that she also wants to play.
Winning for the first time in the Tradewise Chess Festival, the young player says she feels really good about her win.
“It means I have improved a lot since I began playing at the age of seven and I feel very good,” she smiles.
With ambitions of playing the current World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, Anna Cramling Bellon would like to one day become a Grand Master. But even at such a young age she understands this may not happen and is looking towards a career in design. An architect, perhaps?
But for now she is hooked on chess.
“It’s really entertaining and very good for you too! Everyone and especially young people should play chess because it is really fun and you can meet a lot of people and you are always making new friends,” she emphasises.
And there is no doubt in her mind, she will be returning to the Rock again next year, and in future years for her favourite chess festival.
PRESS OFFICE - 2014 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival
Alice Mascarenhas, John Saunders and Leontxo Garcia, Tradewise Press Chess Officers
gibchesspress@gmail.com
www.gibraltarchesscongress.com
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February 1, 2014, 12:00 pm
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31 January 2014
To: All National Chess Federations, Chess Media
Dear chess friends,
During the last days there has been an orchestrated attack to the FIDE President and FIDE officials concerning the FIDE/AGON contract. Although the truth is very well known among the chess family, it is only after the recent contract between Garry Kasparov and Ignatius Leong, involving the purchase of promised votes from national chess federations, that this issue has surfaced again through certain Kasparov-friendly websites and twitter accounts.
The most recent example is Peter Doggers, a writer for websites chess.com and chessvibes.com, who continues to present an initial memorandum proposed by Andrew Paulson as a "contract" between FIDE and AGON. Although it has been explained to Mr Doggers that this is not a contract but only one of many proposals submitted by Andrew Paulson during negotiations, Mr Doggers still published an article here (http://www.chess.com/news/deal-between-paulson--ilymzhinov-revealed-in-yet-another-leaked-document-6252), twisting the real facts and not publishing the whole reply of Mr Makropoulos but only some parts of it, as obviously Mr Doggers tries to hide the reality from his readers.
For the sake of correct journalist principles, and because this concerns important FIDE business, FIDE publishes here the full reply of Deputy President Mr Makropoulos from which anyone can understand why Mr Doggers, clearly on a mission, refrained from publishing the whole of it. We expect from Mr Doggers to correct his moral mistake, avoid further censorship on statements made by FIDE officials and inform his readers with the full reply of Mr Makropoulos.
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Download below the whole reply of Mr Makropoulos to Mr Doggers:
Reply_of_Makropoulos_to_Doggers.pdf
Susan Polgar: As I have done in the past 9 years since this site was created, I do not take sides, and I will publish information sent to me by all parties. I want to be fair to everyone. It is up to you to decide these matters.
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February 1, 2014, 1:00 pm
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The tournament is a 9-round Swiss with the time control 90 min + 30 sec increment from move one. The total prize fund is 20 000 US dollars.
The organization of the competition is carried out by the Uzbekistan Chess Federation, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Uzbekistan.
Last year winner was GM Pavel Maletin
The UCF will consider all the applications and selectively, upon a compulsory preliminary agreement, accepts 10 grandmasters on the following conditions:
- Grandmasters with FIDE rating 2650 and above are provided with a full-board single room and return of airfare (1-month, economy class) not exceeding 700 euro.
- Grandmasters with FIDE rating 2600-2649 are provided with a full-board single room and return of travel expenses not exceeding 500 euro.
- Grandmasters with FIDE rating 2550-2599 are provided with a place in a double room with full-board.
In addition, UCF reserves the right to accept chess players with outstanding achievements and merits on special conditions.
Regular prizes
1st place – 4 000 US dollars
2nd place – 3 000 US dollars
3rd place – 2 000 US dollars
4th place – 1 500 US dollars
5th place – 1 000 US dollars
6th place – 800 US dollars
7th place – 700 US dollars
8th place – 600 US dollars
9th place – 500 US dollars
10th place – 400 US dollars
11th place – 300 US dollars
12th place – 200 US dollars
Total: 15 000 US dollars
Special prizes
Women, if not less than 10 participants:
1st place – 1 000 US dollars
2nd place – 800 US dollars
3rd place – 700 US dollars
Total: 2 500 US dollars
Juniors under 20:
1st place – 700 US dollars
2nd place – 500 US dollars
3rd place – 300 US dollars
Total: 1 500 US dollars
Veterans:
1st place – 500 US dollars
2nd place – 300 US dollars
3rd place – 200 US dollars
Total: 1 000 US dollars
Participants needing visa to enter Uzbekistan must register before 1 April 2014 and send necessary documents.
Contact details:
Phone: (+998-71) 241-15-44, 241-12-00
Fax: (+998-71) 241-35-01
Website: www.uzchess.uz
E-mail: uzchess@sarkor.uz, real_mail@inbox.ru
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February 1, 2014, 2:00 pm
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The 1st International Open Chess Tournament “Eretria 2014″ will be held from 26th August to 2nd September in the conference center of the 4-star “Eretria Village” Hotel, near the ancient city of Eretria on the island of Evia, 95 km north of Athens airport.
The tournament will be FIDE rated Swiss system in 9 rounds, open to all chess players. Time limit per player: 90 min (40 moves) + 30 min + 30” increment from move one.
The total prize fund is 3100 EUR. 1st place: 1.000, 2nd: 500, 3rd: 300, 4th – 5th: 200 each. Women prizes 1st place: 200, 2nd: 150, 3rd: 100.
The prize fund is a generous offer of “Eretria Village Hotel” and “Holidays in Evia Hotel”.
The nearest airport is Athens (IATA code: ATH), about 95 km from Eretria. The Organising Committee can provide bus transportation from Athens airport to Eretria with return for 40 euros per person upon request.
More information / Tournament Director
Mr Nikos Kalesis: Tel. (+30) 6938326161, Fax (+30) 2641500112
Email: info@eretria2014.org – Website: http://www.eretria2014.org
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February 1, 2014, 3:00 pm
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The 7th International Chess Festival “Sport Summer 2014″ is scheduled to take place on 4-11th July in Hotel “Petrus” in Paraćin, Serbia.
Paraćin has joined forces with the organizers from Novi Sad and Senta to form a mini Serbian Chess Tour with the following schedule:
- International Chess Festival Sport Summer 2014, July 4-11th
- 5th International Championship of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, July 12-18th
- 18th Chess Festival “Battle of Senta 1697″, Senta, July 19-26th
The main event in Paraćin is Open A – International Championship of Central Serbia, a 9-round Swiss tournament with FIDE time control which will be valid for FIDE rating and GM/IM norms.
There are two groups, OPEN A for the players rated higher then 2100 and OPEN B for the lower rated players.
In addition, the 10th “Uroš Dinić” Memorial will commence as a 15-minute per player rapid tournament on the main event’s rest day – Sunday, 6th July.
Last year winner of the Open A was Russian Grandmaster Mikhail Ulibin.
“Extraordinary location, near highway E-75 and cross-road which connects east and west Serbia, will attract many chess players and visitors to participate in this event. Possibility to obtain norms for international chess titles, to stay in a solid hotel with an unusual architectural design, on more then affordable rates, will encourage professional and amateur chess players to participate and accomplish their goals.” – the chief organizer Saša Jevtić stated for Chessdom.
For participants it will be provided, for a small fee, bus transfer from Belgrade to Paraćin, on July 4th and back from Paraćin to Belgrade on Friday, July 11th. For detailed information contact organizer.
The prize fund in Open A is 600,000 RSD (approx. 5200 €), with the first prize being 1450 EUR. The prize fund in Open B is 190,000 RSD.
For all further information about Chess Festival and for accommodation reservation, please contact the organizer:
Saša Jevtić +381 63 439497 or via e-mail: info@paracinchess.rs or sasajevtic@yahoo.com
Official website is www.paracinchess.rs
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February 1, 2014, 4:00 pm
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The African Junior U20 Open Chess Championship and African Junior U20 Girls’ Chess Championship (for the year 2013) were held on 25-31st January at Hotel Bouazza in Tiaret, Algeria.
The Championships were organized by the Algerian Chess Federation (FADE), under the auspices of the African Chess Confederation and FIDE.
In accordance with FIDE regulations, entitled participants were those players born on or after 1st January 1993. The Algerian Chess Federation provided full board and lodging for two players, one boy and one girl, from each FIDE affiliated African National Federation.
The tournament was played in two sections – “Open” and “Girls”. The Open was a 9-round Swiss with 16 participants, while the Girls section was a 10-player round robin.
The 15-years old Esperanca Caxito from Angola destroyed the competition in the Girls section to take the gold medal with 8,5/9 points. According to the Regulations, Caxito will be awarded with a WIM title and WGM norm.
In the Open section IM Moheb Ameir from Egypt, earlier co-winner of the Arab Open U20 Championship, cruised to the victory without much obstruction. He concluded the event with 7,5/9 points, leaving the nearest followers a full point behind. Ameir will be awarded with a GM norm.
Final standings (Girls):
1. Caxito Esperanca ANG 1705 – 8.5
2. WCM Lalaoui Feriel ALG 1733 – 7
3. Hamlaoui Asma ALG 1630 – 6.5
4-6. Domingos Maria M ANG 1477, Tavares Domingas ANG 1506 and Oussedik Nassila ALG 1611 – 4.5
7. Ait Abbas Nesrine ALG 1420 – 3
8-9. Lahmar Chaima TUN 1525 and Yousfi Yasmine ALG 1621 – 2.5
10. Castro Neusa Aridas De MOZ 1462 – 1.5
Final standings (Open):
1. IM Ameir Moheb EGY 2291 – 7.5
2-3. CM Nader Mohamed EGY 2104 and Saim Mohamed Ilias ALG 1988 – 6.5
4-6. FM Bhawoodien Mohamed Ozayr RSA 1913, Meftahi Houssem TUN 1994 and Aguiar Cristiano ANG 1848 – 5.5
7-9. Willenberg Shane C. RSA 1893, Dias Vanderson ANG 2006 and FM Ouaret Abdelouhab ALG 1856 – 5
10. Araoun Saadi ALG 1580 – 4.5
11-12. CM Silvio Famorosa F ANG 1981 and Silva David ANG 2042 – 4
13-15. Alnami Salaheddin LBA 1843, Ben Ammar Mohamed TUN 0 and Sande Avertino MOZ 0 – 2
16. Ghafoul Said ALG 1851 – 1.5
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February 1, 2014, 11:00 am
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The Belarus Chess Federation is holding an International Open Tournament from 11th to 19th February to mark the 90th anniversary of David Bronstein’s birth.
The former World Championship challenger, who nearly dethroned Mikhail Botvinnik in 1951, was born in 1924 in Ukraine and passed away in 2006 in Minsk.
The Open A will be open for the players rated above 2100 FIDE, while the Open B will accept lower rated participants.
Both sections will be completed over nine rounds of Swiss system. The playing venue will be at K.Marksa str, 10, Minsk.
Top prizes in Open A (in USD – 12%tax): 10000 + cup, 6500, 4000, 2600, 1300, 650, 650 etc. There are also special prizes for women and veterans.
The playing field is impressive with 62(!) Grandmasters among 111 participants. 23 countries will be represented.
The prizes in Open B are USD 1000, 700, 500, 400, 300.
Participants Open A (top seeds):
1 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2706
2 GM Li Chao B CHN 2697
3 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682
4 GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2671
5 GM Grachev Boris RUS 2669
6 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2661
7 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2659
8 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil GEO 2655
9 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2653
10 GM Romanov Evgeny RUS 2653
11 GM Khairullin Ildar RUS 2651
12 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2649
13 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644
14 GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2643
15 GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2642
16 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2639
17 GM Tkachiev Vladislav FRA 2637
18 GM Korneev Oleg ESP 2631
19 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2630
20 GM Miroshnichenko Evgenij UKR 2625
21 GM Zherebukh Yaroslav UKR 2623
22 GM Kravtsiv Martyn UKR 2618
23 GM Smirnov Pavel RUS 2616
24 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2614
25 GM Pashikian Arman ARM 2612
26 GM Khalifman Alexander RUS 2611
27 GM Ponkratov Pavel RUS 2611
28 GM Zhigalko Andrey BLR 2607
29 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr RUS 2606
30 GM Iordachescu Viorel MDA 2605
31 GM Fier Alexandr BRA 2587
32 GM Grigoryan Karen H ARM 2584
33 GM Durarbayli Vasif AZE 2580
34 GM Khenkin Igor GER 2579
35 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2575
36 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2569
37 GM Ehlvest Jaan USA 2565
38 IM Bernadskiy Vitaliy UKR 2565
39 GM Jumabayev Rinat KAZ 2564
40 GM Kovalev Vladislav BLR 2557
41 GM Chatalbashev Boris BUL 2552
42 GM Gopal G N IND 2550
43 GM Berg Emanuel SWE 2549
44 GM Malakhatko Vadim BEL 2539
45 GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes ARM 2534
46 GM Rasulov Vugar AZE 2534
47 GM Indjic Aleksandar SRB 2530
48 GM Maiorov Nikita BLR 2529
49 GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2517
50 GM Levin Evgeny A RUS 2514
51 IM Rozum Ivan RUS 2509
52 IM Sivuk Vitaly UKR 2507
53 GM Kharchenko Boris UKR 2494
54 GM Babujian Levon ARM 2491
55 IM Pavlov Sergey UKR 2485
56 GM Gasanov Eldar UKR 2480
57 GM Hayrapetyan Hovik ARM 2469
58 FM Aghasaryan Robert ARM 2467
59 IM Bortnyk Olexandr UKR 2463
60 IM Rzayev Bahruz AZE 2459
61 GM Zhukova Natalia UKR 2449
62 GM Balashov Yuri S RUS 2447
63 GM Drazic Sinisa SRB 2434
64 FM Grishchenko Sergey RUS 2432
65 GM Tunik Gennady RUS 2420
66 IM Nadanian Ashot ARM 2408
67 IM Meribanov Vitaly BLR 2402
68 IM Obodchuk Andrei RUS 2401
69 Gevorgyan David ARM 2397
70 GM Yagupov Igor RUS 2396
71 IM Tsyhanchuk Stanislav BLR 2390
72 GM Ivanov Mikhail M RUS 2383
73 IM Aliavdin Nikolai BLR 2357
74 FM Vetoshko Volodymyr UKR 2356
75 GM Lutsko Igor BLR 2352
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February 1, 2014, 6:37 pm
Happy Chinese New Year 2014 - Year of the Horse! Wishing you a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year!
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February 1, 2014, 10:01 pm
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February 1, 2014, 10:01 pm
With a win today, Magnus is just about 21 points away from 2900!2700chess.com
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