NEWSLETTER 47 (October 24, 2011)

EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS’2011

The European Individual Schools Chess Championships’2011 was held on October 11-19, 2011 in Kemer-Antalya, Turkey. The tournament was organized by the European Chess Union and Turkish Chess Federation. It was played according to the Swiss system in 9 rounds with sections – open and girls (U7-U17). The rate of play was 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game + increment 30 seconds per move, starting from move one.

FINAL RANKINGS

U 7-Open

No. Name FED Pts BH. 1 MURSALLI Matin AZE 7½ 43½ 2 OZENIR Ekin Baris TUR 6½ 45 3 KILIC Gokturk Kagan TUR 6½ 43½ U7-Girls

No. Name FED Pts BH.

1 ISMAYIL Melek AZE 8 40½ 2 ARDA Doga Su TUR 6½ 37½ 3 CAGLAR Sila TUR 6 41½ U9-Open

No. Name FED Pts BH. 1 ALIYEV Ravan AZE 7 47 2 SIDOROV Anton RUS 6½ 42½ 3 MURTUZOV Rauf AZE 6½ 41½ U9-Girls

No. Name FED Pts BH.

1 HEREKLIOGLU Sude TUR 8 44½ 2 BADZGARADZE Elena RUS 7½ 45 3 OKUYAZ Duru TUR 7 46 U11-Open

No. Name FED Pts BH. 1 GOKERKAN Cem Kaan TUR 7½ 42 2 OZEN Bahadir TUR 6½ 47 3 TEMIZKAN Denizcan TUR 6 48 U11-Girls

No. Name FED Pts BH.

1 AKSOY Ayca TUR 7½ 40½ 2 GUNDOGAN Sinem Cagla TUR 6 42 3 KUZNETSOVA Darya RUS 6 40 U13-Open

No. Name FED Pts BH. 1 ALI MARANDI Cemil Can TUR 7 45 2 SANAL Vahap TUR 7 43½ 3 KOZIONOV Kirill RUS 6½ 45

U13-Girls

No. Name FED Pts SB 1 DORDZHIEVA Dinara RUS 8½ 36,75 2 MENZI Nezihe Ezgi TUR 7½ 29,75 3 ULUSOY Nisan TUR 7½ 33,25 U15-Open

No. Name FED Pts BH.

1 KOKSAL Ege TUR 7 40½ 2 BABAZADE Javidan AZE 6½ 45½ 3 DASTAN Muhammed Batuhan TUR 6 45 U17-Open

No. Name FED Pts SB 1 EMIROGLU CANKUT TUR 6½ 20,50 2 OZDOVER MUSTAFA BERKAY TUR 5 17,00 3 KHAIRULLIN ADEL RUS 4 13,25 U17-Girls

No. Name FED Pts SB Rank 1 BARAEVA Irina RUS 9 33,50 1 2 BARAEVA Marina RUS 8½ 33,25 2 3 DURMAZ Ayca Fatma TUR 5½ 11,75 3

Official web site: http://escc2011.tsf.org.tr

WORLD CHESS GAMES FOR DISABLED’2011

The World Chess Games for Disabled will be held on October 24-30, 2011 in Dresden, Germany. The organizer of the first three editions in 2011, 2013 and 2015 is ZMDI Schachfestival Dresden e.V. The competition is an event only for disabled chess players. It is as an open individual tournament with a separate team ranking. Each team consists of four players.

The World Chess Games for Disabled will be played in 7 rounds, according to the Swiss system. Time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game + 30 seconds increment per move, starting from move one.

The winner obtains the title “Champion of World Chess Games for Disabled”. In the three kinds of disablements the winner obtains the title:

“Winner of World “Winner of World “Winner of World Chess Chess Games for Chess Games for Games for Disabled –

Disabled – Braille” Disabled – Deaf” Physically disabled”

In the team competition: “World Team Chess Champion for Disabled”. The prize fund of the tournament is € 3.000.

Official web site: www.wcgd.org

IM ALVAR ALONSO IS THE ABSOLUTE CHESS CHAMPION OF SPAIN FOR 2011

IM Alvar Alonso is the absolute chess champion of Spain for 2011. With the same result of 7 points, second finished GM Miguel Illescas on tie-break against the winner. Third, on a half point distance, finished IM Olga Alexandrova, who became the best positioned woman in the history of the Absolute Chess Championship of Spain.

The Championship took place on October 15-23, 2011 in Arenal den Castell, Menorca, Spain.

In the tournament took part 53 chess players. Chief-Arbiter was Sagrario Rodriguez Aguilar. The rate of play was 90 minutes for the entire game + 30 seconds increment per move, starting from move one.

Final Ranking-first 10 positions

Rk. Name Pts. Des 1 Des 2 1 Alonso Rosell Alvar 7 40,5 35 2 Illescas Cordoba Miguel 7 39,5 38,5 3 Alexandrova Olga 6,5 41,5 33,5 4 Perez Candelario Manuel 6 40 34 5 Arizmendi Martinez Julen Luis 6 38,5 32 6 Del Rio De Angelis Salvador G 6 37,5 32,5 7 Cifuentes Parada Roberto 6 36 31 8 Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel 6 35,5 27 9 Moreno Ruiz Javier 5,5 41,5 32 10 De La Villa Garcia Jesus Maria 5,5 40,5 32 Official web site: www.escacs.org

GM VLADIMIR KRAMNIK WON 15TH UNIVE CHESS TOURNAMENT

GM Vladimir Kramnik won the Crown Group of 15th edition of Unive Chess Tournament. The tournament was held on October 16-22, 2011 in Hoogeveen, The Netherlands.

It was 4-player double round robin with the following participants: Vladimir Kramnik, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Anish Giri and Judit Polgar.

The rate of play was 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes to the end of the game + 30 seconds increment per move, starting from move one.

Final Ranking after 6 rounds

Rank Name Rating 1 2 3 4 Score

1 GM Kramnik, Vladimir 2791 x 1½ ½1 1½ 4.5

2 GM Giri, Anish 2722 0½ x ½½ ½1 3.0

3 GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2715 ½0 ½½ x ½½ 2.5

4 GM Polgar, Judit 2701 0½ ½0 ½½ x 2.0

Official web site: www.univechess.nl

GM ALEXANDER MOROZEVICH WON THE GOVERNOR’S CUP IN SARATOV

GM Alexander Morozevich won the Governor’s Cup in Saratov, Russia with final result of 8.5 points from possible 11. Second finished Evgeny Tomashevsky with 7 points, third – Peter Leko with 6.5 points. The tournament was held on October 07- 20, 2011.

GM Alexander Morozevich

It was 10-player round robin event with rate of play 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes to the end of the game + 30 seconds increment per move, starting from move one.

Final Ranking

No. Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Pts SB 1 Alexander Morozevich ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 8.5 43.5 2 Evgeny Tomashevsky ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 7 36.5 3 Peter Leko ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 6.5 34 4 Evgeny Alekseev 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6 30.25 5 Alexei Shirov ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5.5 30.25 6 Ruslan Ponomariov ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 27.5 7 Michael Roiz 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 26.25 8 Alexander Moiseenko 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 24.75 9 Pavel Eljanov 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5 24.75 10 Nikita Vitiugov 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 4.5 23.25 11 Dmitry Andreikin ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 4 23 12 Hua Ni 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 4 20

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FORTHCOMING TOURNAMENTS

18TH EUROPEAN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

18th European Team Chess Championship will be held on November 03-11, 2011 in Porto Carras, Greece. The Championship will be played in 9 rounds, according to the Swiss system with time control 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes to the end of the game + 30 seconds increment per move, starting from move one. Organizers of the event are the

European Chess Union and the Greek Chess Federation.

Contacts of the ETCC 2011: ETCC 2011 Organizing Committee: tel.: (+30) 6909142729, Fax: (+30) 2312205494, e-mail: [email protected].

Official web site: http://euro2011.chessdom.com

5TH OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT MEDITERRANEAN 2017

The 5th Open Chess Tournament Mediterranean 2017 will be held on November 12-19, 2011 in Rijeka, Croatia.

Prize fund: 12.000 EURO. System of play: 9 rounds, Swiss system. Rate of play: 90 min./40 moves+30 min. to the end+30 sec. increment per move, starting from move one.

Contacts: e-mail: [email protected] , Srđan Zelenika (deputy festival director), cell phone: +385 91 52 82 175; Vladimir Šakotić ,IA, cell phone: +381.64.111.3117; Ornela Rušin, cell phone: +385.98.571.079 (every day after 16:30).

The tournament will be held under the patronage of the President of Republic of Croatia Ph.D. Ivo Josipovic.

Official web site: www.mediteran2017.com

1ST MALTA OPEN’2011

The tournament will be held on November 20-26, 2011 in Bugibba, Malta. Organizer is Malta Chess Federation.

Prize fund: 2500 EURO.

System of play: 9 rounds on Swiss system

Rate of play: 90 min. for 40 moves + 30 min. to the end of the game+30 sec. increment per move, starting from move one.

Contacts: Online application on www.chessorg.de or call for information tel.: +49 4403 1636.

Official web site: www.chessorg.de