NEWSLETTER 71 (April 16, 2012)

ECU PRESIDENT SILVIO DANAILOV TO PARTICIPATE IN SEMINAR CHESS IN EUROPEAN SCHOOLS IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA

The President of the European Chess Union Mr. Silvio Danailov will take part in seminar dedicated to Chess in the European Schools, which will be held in Vienna, Austria on 27 April 2012.

The theme of the seminar is “Translating Political Support to Funding for Projects and Improving Existing Programmes”. Mr. Danailov will open the seminar speaking on the topic “What Politicians think about Chess in Schools”.

The speaker list includes:

1. Silvio Danailov, President of the European Chess Union “What Politicians think about Chess in Schools” 2. Hermann Zemlicka, President of the Chess Federation of Upper Austria "EU Funding Opportunities for Chess in Schools" 3. Malcolm Pein, Chess in Schools and Communities London "Getting Chess into UK Schools - Now!" 4. Stanislav Vlcek, School Chess Coordinator Western Slovakia Slovak Chess Federation “Bringing Chess into 100 Schools in Slovakia” After the seminar, from 12.45, Veselin Topalov, World Champion 2005, will play a clock simul on eight boards against the top U18 players of Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

Topalov will be White against GM Rapport (HUN), FM Kriebel (CZE), FM Druska (SVK), Menezes (AUT) and Black against FM Juhasz (HUN), FM Handler (AUT), Wertjanz (AUT) and Huber (AUT). The games will be displayed live on http://live.chess.at.

The seminar and match are part of the Vienna Children Chess Festival, held by Spielend Schlauer, a non profit company specializing in chess education at primary schools, at the prestigeous museum Albertina.

Information and Registration (free): [email protected]; +43 / 650 / 2189098.With support from Albertina, ERSTE Foundation, Austrian Chess Federation Official website: www.schulschach.at

BIDING PROCEDURE FOR 2014

The European Chess Union has opened the bidding procedure for the ECU competitions in 2014 and the European Team Championship 2015. The deadline for sending bids is May 01, 2012. Bids can be sent only by national federations in the appropriate bid form.

You can read the details on the ECU website, section Resources-Biding procedure.

Website: www.europechess.net

THE PROCEDURE TO CHANGE THE ECU TOURNAMENT RULES COMMENCED

At the last meeting, the ECU Board discussed about the procedure to change the ECU Tournament Rules, which includes the deadlines for the procedure. All the proposals we receive will be published on the ECU website – in this section, in order to make the whole procedure completely transparent.

The ECU GA created the Commission which should work on the proposal for the changes. The members of the Commission are: Dirk de Ridder, Almog Burstein, Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou, Ali Nihat Yazici and George Mastrokoukos.

Considering the procedure and deadlines, all national federations, zone Presidents, ECU Board members and members of the Commission should deliver their proposals to the European Chess Union office not later than May 15, 2012. The final proposal for the changes of the ECU Tournament Rules, written by the Commission and adopted by the ECU Board, will be delivered as part of Agenda for the next General Assembly within deadlines stated in the ECU Statute.

Website: www.europechess.net

WELCOME AT THE EYCC 2012 OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Welcome at the European Youth Chess Championship 2012 official website, which will provide you updated information about this event.

EYCC 2012 will be held under the auspices of

the Prague City manager Doc. MUDr. Bohuslav Svoboda, CSc.

GENERAL REGULATIONS

1. Invitation

AVE-KONTAKT Pardubice agency (the organizer of Czech Open Chess Festival and Czech Tour Chess Festivals Series, the organizer from now), the Chess Federation of Czech Republic and the European Chess Union have the honour to invite all European Chess Federations affiliated to FIDE and ECU to participate in the EUROPEAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP organised in Prague, Czech Republic from 16th August (arrival) to 26th August (departure) 2012.

2. Participation

2.1. Each federation can register one (1) player in each of the categories - under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 (boys and girls), the maximum number of twelve (12) players (“invited players”).

2.2. The players placed 1-3 in the previous European Youth Chess Championship will have the personal right to participate in the tournament in the corresponding age-category or a higher age- category if they fulfill the conditions that they have not reached the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 or 18 years, respectively, by January 1st 2012. This privilege may be exercised once exclusively in the subsequent year following the year of the qualification.

2.3. In order to ensure proper tournament standards, all invited players and extra players have to register through their national federations before 30th June 2012 (registration deadline). The entry form should be filled in by the national federation on the official website of the championship.

2.4. Each federation can register an unlimited number of extra players.

2.5. Access to playing areas, venues and the hotel will be allowed only to people accredited by the organizer.

3. Fees

3.1. In accordance with the ECU regulations the entry fee of 65 EUR is required for each invited player and player with a personal right; and 130 EUR for each extra player (those who play as “open” participants).

3.2. According to the ECU regulations, federations are obliged to make the payment of the ECU fee until the end of the second round.

3.3. The organization fee of 150 EUR for covering part of accommodation expenses, required for each invited player, player with a personal right and the chief of delegation must be paid until 30th June 2012.

4. Registration

The entry form must be filled in by the national federation on the official website of the championship no later than 30th June 2012. This date is the registration deadline. After that, federations will not be able to register or modify any registrations. After this date all the registrations have to be confirmed by the organizer and the ECU.

4.2. Players will not be paired until all their registration details are fulfilled.

5. Travel conditions

The organizer can arrange the transfer from the Prague airport to the hotel. Transfer on the first day (16th August) and the last day (26th August) will be free of charge for players and delegation chiefs. On other days the organizer will charge 10 EUR per person (both ways) for these people, for accompanying persons it is charged in both cases. The distance is 28,5 km (25 - 50 min by bus).

6. Payments

6.1. The ECU fees must be paid until the end of the second round to the account of the European Chess Union:

Bank: Credit Suisse Postfach 357 CH - 6301 Zug Account number: 1835105-42 Holder: European Chess Union National Bank Code: 4835 BIC: CRESCHZZXXX IBAN Code: CH36048351883510542000

6.2. Organization fees, accommodation and transfer costs must be paid to the account of the organizer AVE-KONTAKT agency till 30th June: Bank: Komercni banka, a.s. namesti Republiky 222 CZ - 530 78 Pardubice Account number: 107-1452020277/0100 Holder: AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o., Sukova trida 1556, CZ - 530 02 Pardubice IBAN: CZ0801000001071452020277 SWIFT: KOMBCZPPXXX

6.3. All bank commissions must be paid by a sender, if they are not paid, the organizer will provide the invoice which must be paid before the start of the championship.

7. Lodging and boarding

7.1. Lodging and boarding will be provided at the TOP HOTEL Praha ****, Blazimska 1781/4, Praha 11. All tournament halls are situated at this hotel.

7.2. Invited players, players with personal rights and delegation chiefs will be accommodated with full board in double rooms of “standard” category. Booking and payments for these rooms must be made and sent to the organizer no later than 30th June 2012. The booking is considered to be assured when organization fees are paid. Invited players, players with personal rights and delegation chiefs who are registered after 30th June 2012, pay an extra charge of 100 EUR each. All the above-mentioned payments are non-refundable if the booking is cancelled. Free lodging and boarding will be provided from 16th August (dinner) to 26th August (lunch). Any additional overnights will be charged as at 7.3.

7.3. Extra players, coaches and accompanying persons will be accommodated with full board at the TOP HOTEL Praha **** as others. All extra players are obliged to stay at this hotel. Booking and payments for their rooms must be made and sent to the organizer no later than 30th June 2012. Booking is considered to be made when organization fees are paid. All the above-mentioned payments are non refundable if the booking is cancelled.

Lodging per room with full board (full board includes breakfast, lunch and dinner):

Standard rooms (682 rooms) (a bathroom with a shower and a toilet, wireless internet connection, satellite TV and mini-bar) single room (min. 15 m2) - 80 EUR / room per night double room (min. 15 m2) - 110 EUR / room per night triple room (30 m2) - 150 EUR / room per night

Superior rooms (76 rooms) (two separate bathrooms - a large bathroom with a corner bath and a smaller bathroom with a shower, high speed internet connection LAN, satellite TV and mini-bar, air-conditioning) single room (30 m2) - 100 EUR / room per night double room (30 m2) - 130 EUR / room per night

Suites (44 suites) (two separate rooms: a two-bed room and a living room, spacious bathroom equipped with a shower and the choice of various cosmetic products, wireless internet connection, satellite TV and mini-bar 1 person in a suite (2x 13 m2) - 150 EUR / room per night 2 people in a suite (2x 13 m2) - 180 EUR / room per night 3 people in a suite (2x 13 m2) - 210 EUR / room per night 4 people in a suite (2x 13 m2) - 240 EUR / room per night

Federations have the possibility to make the room reservations for invited players and players with personal right players in the rooms they wish in pre-reservation (no name pre-reservation is possible) until May 31, 2012.

After May 31, the reservations will be based on “First come first serve” principle. If the number of rooms in Top hotel is not sufficient, the organizer will provide additional rooms.

7.4. Accommodation will be available after the head of delegation receives hotel vouchers in the central office. SPECIAL OFFER: Offer to all participants and accompanying persons to stay one day longer, on 26th July and make a trip to the centre (the Prague castle, Charles bridge, Petrin View Tower with Mirror labyrinth etc.). Transfer and guides would be free of charge. Players who take part in this trip would have transfer from the hotel to the airport on 27th July free of charge.

8. Tournament halls All tournament halls are situated at the TOP HOTEL Praha ****, Blazimska 1781/4, Praha 11.

9. Transport connection:

It takes app. 20 minutes to get from the city centre to the hotel by public transport: from the metro station line C “Chodov” take bus No. 115 to the bus stop “Mestsky archiv” which is situated right in front of the hotel.

It takes app. 10 minutes from the city centre by car: the D1 highway – exit “Sporilov, Chodov” – turn right at the first crossroads – go straight on at the second crossroads, turn left at the third crossroads – turn right after 50 m – the main road leads to the hotel.

10. Tournament schedule Thursday 16th August Arrival Thursday 16th August 20:00 opening ceremony Friday 17th August 10:00 technical meeting Friday 17th August 15:00 1st round Saturday 18th August 15:00 2nd round Sunday 19th August 15:00 3rd round Monday 20th August 15:00 4th round Tuesday 21st August 15:00 5th round Wednesday 22nd August 15:00 6th round Thursday 23rd August 15:00 7th round Friday 24th August 15:00 8th round Saturday 25th August 13:00 9th round Saturday 25th August 20:00 closing ceremony Sunday 26th August departure

Players from those federations, which are not represented at the technical meeting, will not be paired according to the decision of ECU board.

11. Rules and regulations

The ECU Tournament Rules should be followed. The tournament will be played by a 9-rounds Swiss system. National ratings will not be taken into consideration for pairings. The time rate will be 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. Zero-tolerance rule will be applied for each round. Communication between players (the offer of draw) is forbidden until the 40th move has been played.

12. Arbiters and Appeals committee

The names of the Chief Arbiter and members of the Appeals committee will be published not later than 1st June 2012.

13. Tournament bulletin

The tournament bulletin will be available on the website for all interested persons free of charge.

14. Visa information

The federations, players and accompanying people needing visa are requested to contact the organizer till 30th June 2012.

The organizer will provide invitations for visas only after the necessary payments. Schengen visas are valid in Czech Republic since 2008.

15. Prizes

15.1. The first three players in each group will be awarded medals; the first five players in each group will be awarded cups, diplomas and valuable prizes. 15.2. Each participant will receive presents. 15.3. The total amount of all prizes and presents will be 20.000 EUR at the minimum.

16. Currency

The local currency is the Czech Crown (CZK), 1 EUR = around 25 CZK

17. Tournament office

AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o., Sukova 1556, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic Tournament Director: Dr. Jan Mazuch fax.: +420 466 535 200, mobile phone + 420 608 203 007 e-mail:[email protected], Official website (information and on-line registration): http://www.eycc2012.eu

Official EYCC 2012 website: http://www.eycc2012.eu/

2nd EUROPEAN YOUTH CUP IN KUTAISI, GEORGIA

2nd European Youth Cup will be held in Kutaisi, Georgia with the support of the Georgian government and under the patronage of ECU President Mr. Silvio Danailov. The organizer has prepared attractive prize fund for the participants and their coaches as well, and very favorable hotel prices.

GENERAL REGULATIONS

1. Invitation

The Government of Georgia, Georgian chess federation and Imeretian chess federation under the patronage of European Chess Union President Mr. Silvio Danailov, have the honor to invite all ECU member federations to participate at the 2nd European Youth Cup, which will take place in Kutaisi, Georgia between July the 6th (arrival) and July the 13th (departure).

2. Venue & Schedule

The championship will be held in Kutaisi new “Sport Arena” (900 sq.m - built in 2009)

Friday July 6 Arrival Day Friday July 6 19:00 Opening Ceremony

Saturday July 7 10.00 Captain’s Meeting

Saturday July 7 14:30 1st Round

Sunday July 8 10:00 2nd Round

Sunday July 8 16:00 3rd Round

Monday July 9 14:30 4th Round

July 10 Tuesday 14:30 5th Round

July 11 Wednesday 14:30 6th Round

July 12 Thursday 11:30 7th Round

Thursday July 12 18:00 Closing Ceremony

July 13 Friday Departure Day

3. Basic Information about the Tournament

 The championship will be held in 3 categories for girls and boys (up to 8, 10, 12 years). The players should fulfill the conditions that they didn’t reach the age of 8, 10, 12 years by January 1st of 2012.  The championship will be based on 7 round Swiss system in accordance with the ECU Tournament Rules and Fide Rules of Chess. The time control will be 90 minutes for the whole game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one.

4. Registration

 The deadline for the registration is June 5th, 2012.  In order to provide appropriate tournament conditions, the Federations must complete carefully the official registration form and send it back to the contact person before the registration deadline June 5th, 2012.

 After June 5th, 2012 the organizer have the right not to register player and hotel prices can be increased.  The registration fee for players is 50 Euro. The registration fee can be transferred or paid after arrival in Kutaisi.

5. Lodging and meals

All players and guests are invited to stay in:

 Private sector (about 500 – 700 meters from playing hall) – prices of triple, double or single accommodation (with all necessary facilities) are from 5 to 10 Euro each person each day.  Hotel “Imeri” *** - FB for per person per day costs:

Single 45 Euro

Double 35 Euro Triple 27 Euro

 Reservations and payments for hotels must be made before June 5th, 2012. INTERMEDIARY BANK : Societe Generale, Paris, France

Swift : SOGE FR PP

BENEFICIARY’S BANK : Bank “Republic” Tbilisi, Georgia,

Swift : REPL GE 22

Correspondent acc : 001019083750

IBAN – GE94BR0000010500154152

BENEFICIARY: T.M.G. GRUPI LTD.

All bank commissions should be paid by sender.

 Each foreign delegation will be provided with 1 free single and 1 free double room (total 3 persons) with FB between July the 6th (arrival) and July the 13th (departure).

6. Prizes

 The champions and second winners of each age category will be awarded with modern laptop computers.

 III – IV – V winners of each age category will be awarded with modern photo cameras and mobile phones.  each age category of boys and girls sections, the first three winners will receive cups, medals and diplomas, the fourth and fifth only diplomas.  Special money prizes are considered for I – II – III – IV – V winners coaches.

Prizes for Players

Boys and Girls Boys and Girls Boys and Girls

Laptop computer Laptop computer I Laptop computer– – –

II Laptop computer Laptop computer Laptop computer Photo Camera Photo Camera III Photo Camera Mobile phone Mobile phone IV Mobile phone

V Mobile phone Mobile phone Mobile phone

Prizes for Coaches

Boys and Girls Coaches Boys and Girls Coaches Boys and Girls Coaches under – 8 under - 10 under - 12 I 350 Euro 350 Euro 350 Euro II 250 Euro 250 Euro 250 Euro

III 200 Euro 200 Euro 200 Euro

IV 150 Euro 150 Euro 150 Euro

V 100 Euro 100 Euro 100 Euro

 Prizes will be subjected to 20 % Georgian Income Tax.  In case of Tie – break prizes will not be shared.

7. Tie – Break

In case of equal points the order of players will be determined by the following tie-break procedures:

1. Median Buchholz 1, the highest number wins 2. Buchholz, the highest number wins 3. Progressive score 4. The greater number of victories

8. Travel and Visas

 The organizer will provide transport services of all participants from Batumi International Airport (130 km) or Tbilisi international airports (220 km) to Kutaisi hotel on July 6th as well as the departure transfer on July 13th.

 Travel price from Batumi airport (2 ways) to Kutaisi hotel is a 40 Euro

 Travel price from Tbilisi airport to Kutaisi hotel is for each person 60 Euro.

 If any delegation arrives one or two days before the competition the same service will be provided.

 The EU, Turkey, Israel, former SU including Russia and almost all European countries citizens do not need Georgian visas. They will get free of charge stamp in Batumi or Tbilisi airport. The citizens of FYR of Macedonia will get Georgian visa easily in Batumi or Tbilisi Airport. The cost of visa is about 25 Euro.

9. Contact information

 Contact person for foreign delegations – Akaki Iashvili (GCF Secretary General) Mobile : + 995 77 41 41 21

E-mail : [email protected]

 Technical Director – Aleko Arsenidze (IMF Secretary General) Mobile : +995 99 92 96 87

E-mail : [email protected]

 Chief Arbiter – Margalita Tandashvili (International Arbiter)  Responsible for accommodation (including private sector) - Tamaz Ulumbelashvili Mob : + 995 599 45 57 92 or + 995 568 82 70 70 Email – [email protected]

Official website: www.euro2012.ge

THE TEAM OF TOMSK-400 WON THE RUSSIAN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

The team of Tomsk-400 won the Russian Team Chess Championship with the final result of 11 team points (27 personal). Second finished the team of St. Petersburg Chess Federation with 11 team points (25.5 personal) and third was ShSM-64, Moscow with 10 (28).

The Championship, organized by the

Photos courtesy of Dmitry Kryakvin Russian Chess Federation was held in Loo/Sochi, Russia on April 09-15, 2012. (Source: http://russiachess.org)

In the women section, the team of Ladya, Kazan became the winner with the final result of 11 team points (18.5 personal), Ugra, Khanty-Mansiysk won the silver medal with 8 (15) and ShSM-RGSU, Moscow finished third with 8 (14,5).

The Russian Team Chess Championship was played in 7 rounds, according to the Swiss system 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.

Some of the strongest players in the tournament were: GMs Fabiano Caruana, Alexander Morozevich, Sergey Karjakin, Peter Svidler, Ruslan Ponomariov, Peter Leko, Jan Nepomniachtchi, Anish Giri, Pavel Eljanov, Alexey Shirov and others.

Official website: http://russiachess.org

THE TEAM OF OSG BADEN-BADEN WON THE GERMAN BUNDESLIGA - 2011/2012

The team of Baden-Baden won the German Bundesliga 2011/2012 with the final result of 25 points. This is the 7th title in a row for the team. Second finished Werder Bremen with 25 points, third was SG Solingen with 23 points.

The final rounds of the German Team Chess Championship were held on April 14-15, 2012.

The team composition of OSG Baden-Baden was: GMs Viswanathan Anand (IND), Magnus Carlsen (NOR), Peter Svidler (RUS), Francisco Vallejo Pons (ESP), Michael Adams (ENG), Alexei Shirov (ESP), Etienne Bacrot (FRA), Arkadij Naiditsch (GER), Sergei Movsesian (ARM), Peter Heine Nielsen (DEN), Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB), Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (ROU), Jan Gustafsson (GER), Rustem Dautov (GER), Philipp Schlosser (GER), Fabian Doettling (GER), IM Andreas Heimann (GER) and FM Alexander Raykhman (GER).

Final Ranking crosstable – first 10 positions

Rk. Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 TB1 TB2 4 4 5 4 6 3 5 1 Baden * ½ ½ 4 ½ ½ ½ 7 ½ 6 ½ 6 6 6 5 6 27 81 3 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 5 6 2 Bremen ½ * 5 4 ½ 6 ½ ½ ½ 2 ½ 6 ½ ½ ½ ½ 25 77 3 5 4 6 5 4 3 Solingen ½ 3 * ½ 3 5 5 4 ½ ½ 5 5 ½ 5 ½ 6 23 71 2 4 4 4 5 3 6 4 4 4 Eppingen 4 4 ½ * 4 3 6 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 ½ ½ 21 68 2 2 3 3 3 5 4 5 5 Wattenscheid ½ ½ 5 4 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4 5 ½ 5 5 5 18 64 3 4 3 6 3 3 5 5 4 6 6 Trier ½ 2 3 5 ½ * ½ ½ 4 ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 ½ ½ 17 67 1 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 6 4 2 5 7 Katernberg ½ ½ 3 2 ½ ½ * 4 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 15 56 2 3 4 1 4 5 3 8 Hockenheim 1 ½ 4 ½ ½ ½ 4 * 3 4 ½ 6 4 ½ 5 ½ 14 57 4 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 9 Muelheim ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4 ½ 5 * 6 ½ ½ 4 ½ 4 6 13 61 1 3 3 4 4 5 3 10 Berlin 2 6 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4 2 * 4 4 3 5 ½ ½ 13 57

Official website: www.schachbundesliga.de

BULGARIAN INDIVIDUAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS’2012

Bulgarian Individual Youth Championship’ 2012 was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on April 06-12, 2012. The tournament was organized by the Bulgarian Chess Federation and Chess Club Lokomotiv Plovdiv. The Chief-Arbiter was IA Zhivko Zhekov.

The Rapid section was held on April 12-13, the blitz section

– on April 13-14 at the same venue as the classical tournament.

Final Rankings

Classical chess

Boys-U18 Girls-U18

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Sofranov Velizar 5,5 21 30 4 1 Krumova Ani 6 0 3 18,5 2 Andreev Sasho 5,5 20 28 4 2 Galunova Tsveta 5,5 0 2,5 14,8 3 Stoyanov Ivaylo 5 20 28 4 3 Tsakova Yana 3,5 1,5 1,5 8,25

Boys-U16 Girls-U16

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Dyulgerov Dimitar 7 40 50 5 1 Dragieva Denitza 8,5 0 3,5 32,8 2 Dereshki Dario 6,5 40 51 5 2 Ivanova Simoneta 7,5 0 2,5 27 3 Daskalov Dimitar 6,5 38 49 4 3 Pencheva Iva 6,5 0 1,5 20,5

Boys-U14 Girls-U14

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Stefanov Emil 7,5 37 48 6 1 Vasova Maria 6,5 19 26 6 2 Petrov Vladimir 7,5 36 47 6 2 Dimitrova Gergana 4,5 19 28 3 3 Todorov Yavor 6,5 37 48 5 3 Shivacheva Donika 4,5 19 26 3

Boys-U12 Girls-U12

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Tsvetanov David 7 42 53 6 1 Radeva Viktoria 6,5 22 30 6 2 Yordanov Daniel 7 41 48 6 2 Balimezova Margarita 5 21 27 5 3 Yordanov Lachezar 6,5 44 54 5 3 Petkova Nadezhda 5 19 24 4

Boys-U10 Girls-U10

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Petkov Matey 7 41 52 6 1 Antova Gabriela 6,5 21 28 6 2 Vasilev Martin 7 40 51 6 2 Salimova Nurgyul 5,5 23 33 5 3 Neikov Radostin 7 38 48 7 3 Peycheva Gergana 5 21 30 5

Boys-U8 Girls-U8

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Stoyanov Tsvetan 8 39 47 8 1 Genova Magdalina 7 19 28 7 2 Portokalski Yordan 7 40 52 7 2 Vacheva Nadya 6 20 30 6 3 Dobrikov Marko 7 40 52 7 3 Krasteva Beloslava 5 21 31 5

Rapid chess

Boys-U18 Girls-U18

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Danov Lyubomir 5,5 21 30 5 1 Krumova Ani 6,5 16 23 6 2 Stoyanov Ivaylo 5 20 28 4 2 Galunova Tsveta 6 17 26 5 3 Vrigazov Hristo 5 18 26 4 3 Miteva Silvena 5 18 26 5

Boys-U16 Girls-U16

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Danov Radi 6,5 22 29 6 1 Ivanova Simoneta 6 21 29 5 2 Pantev Tsvetelin 5 22 30 4 2 Dragieva Denitza 5,5 20 28 5 3 Nikolov Rumen 5 21 31 4 3 Pencheva Iva 5 21 30 4

Boys-U14 Girls-U14

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Todorov Yavor 6,5 22 31 6 1 Vasova Maria 7 22 31 7 2 Petrov Vladimir 5,5 21 30 5 2 Petrova Boryana 5 21 30 5 3 Metodiev Veselin 5 21 30 4 3 Shivacheva Donika 5 19 29 4

Boys-U12 Girls-U12

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Petrov Martin 6,5 25 34 6 1 Balimezova Margarita 6,5 20 29 6 2 Yordanov Lachezar 6 24 33 6 2 Radeva Viktoria 6 21 30 5 3 Shentov Petar 5,5 22 32 5 3 Brezalieva Steliyana 5,5 21 30 5

Boys-U10 Girls-U10

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Petkov Matey 6,5 22 30 6 1 Antova Gabriela 6 21 30 6 2 Nanovski Stiliyan 5,5 23 32 5 2 Salimova Nurgyul 6 21 30 5 3 Varbanov Vladimir 5,5 22 31 5 3 Peycheva Gergana 5 23 32 4

Boys-U8 Girls-U8

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Stoyanov Tsvetan 7 22 29 7 1 Mutafchiyska Maria 5 21 30 5 2 Dobrikov Marko 5 23 34 5 2 Angelova Elizabet 5 21 28 5 3 Genov Ivaylo 5 23 33 5 3 Mehmed Elif 5 21 26 5

Blitz Chess

Boys-U18 Girls-U18

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Danov Lyubomir 5,5 22 30 5 1 Krumova Ani 6 20 26 6 2 Andreev Sasho 5 22 30 4 2 Ivanova Alexandra 4,5 19 25 4 3 Vrigazov Hristo 5 20 27 4 3 Milanova Maria 4,5 18 24 4

Boys-U16 Girls-U16

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Danov Radi 5,5 21 29 5 1 Pencheva Iva 7 17 25 7 2 Pantev Tsvetelin 5,5 20 27 5 2 Spasova Tsvetelina 5,5 17 25 5 3 Rafailov Radostin 5 23 32 4 3 Dragieva Denitza 5,5 17 26 5

Boys-U14 Girls-U14

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Hristov Nikolay 6 20 28 6 1 Petrova Boryana 6 21 29 5 2 Todorov Yavor 5,5 21 30 5 2 Traykova Vasilena 5,5 18 25 5 3 Dyulgerov Volen 5 21 30 5 3 Koleva Djuliana 5 20 29 5

Boys-U12 Girls-U12

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Petrov Martin 6 24 32 6 1 Ilieva Gabriela 6 21 29 5 2 Vasilev Kristian 5,5 23 32 5 2 Radeva Viktoria 5,5 20 29 5 3 Shentov Petar 5,5 22 31 5 3 Markova Ralitca 5 18 26 4

Boys-U10 Girls-U10

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Vasilev Martin 6,5 21 28 6 1 Antova Gabriela 6,5 22 31 6 2 Petkov Matey 6 23 33 5 2 Salimova Nurgyul 6,5 20 30 6 3 Kochiev Ivan 5 24 31 5 3 Peycheva Gergana 5 21 30 5

Boys-U8 Girls-U8

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Stoyanov Tsvetan 7 23 33 7 1 Mehmed Elif 6 18 25 6 2 Dobrikov Marko 6 21 31 6 2 Ilieva Desislava 5 15 23 5 3 Genov Ivaylo 5 21 31 5 3 Ilieva Ralitsa 4 18 26 4

Official website: www.chessbg.com

NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS OF ROMANIA – RAPID AND BLITZ

National Individual Youth Chess Championship of Romania for rapid and blitz chess was held in Calimanesti-Caciulata, Romania on April 10-11, 2012.

The Chief-Arbiter of the Championship, organized by the Romanian Chess Federation, was IA Radu-Catalin Chirila.

Final Rankings

Rapid chess

Boys-U20 Girls-U20

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Stanciu Alexandru-Ovidiu 4,5 12,8 0 0 1 Bulmaga Irina 6 20 0 0 2 Petrisor Adrian-Marian 4 9 0 0 2 Vasilescu Maria 4,5 13 0 0 3 Hajbok Robert 3,5 9,75 0 0 3 Ilie Maria 4 10 0 0

Boys-U18 Girls-U18

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Doros Radu 8 36 41 41 48 1 Foisor Mihaela-Veronica 9 43 0 0 2 Stegariu Vlad 8 36 40 41 47 2 Gelip Ioana 7,5 28,5 0 0 3 Horvat Dan 6 36 27 29 47 3 Serbanescu Diana-Maria 6 26 0 0

Boys-U16 Girls-U16

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Tomici Stefan 7,5 39 40,3 43 50 1 Visanescu Daria-Ioana 7,5 33,5 0 0 2 David Alexandru 6,5 40 34,3 33 52 2 Cosman Andreea 7,5 33,3 0 0 3 Vlaic Adrian 6,5 38 32,8 32 49 3 Ungureanu Maria 7 32 0 0

Boys-U14 Girls-U14

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 1 Toma Radu 7 43 40,8 36 54 1 Cusmuliuc Diana 8 37 43 42 48 2 Secheres Adrian 6,5 44 38 37 55 2 Stanciu Ioana 7 35 30,5 35 45 3 Dolana Andrei 6,5 40 37 34 52 3 Ciungan Diana 6,5 38 31,8 33 49

Boys-U12 Girls-U12

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 1 Costachi Mihnea 8 41 44,8 40 52 1 Coman Emilia 8 38 41,5 42 50 2 Olinici Emanuel 7 43 41,3 40 55 2 Stanciu Andreea 8 35 42 36 47 3 Banzea Alexandru 6,5 43 37 36 55 3 Nastase Andreea 7 37 31,5 34 48

Boys-U10 Girls-U10

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 1 Stoleriu George 8,5 42 51 43 54 1 Bucur Denisa 8 40 44,5 39 52 2 Gavrilescu David 7,5 41 42,8 39 55 2 Azamfirei Smaranda 7 39 34,3 35 49 3 Chivulescu Adrian 6,5 41 33,3 33 52 3 Schiopu Andreea 7 38 36 40 49

Boys-U8 Girls-U8

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 1 Mintau Andrei 8,5 41 49,5 44 53 1 Anghel Maria 8 39 43,5 40 50 2 Padurariu Mihai 7 41 41,8 35 55 2 Lehaci Miruna 7 36 33,5 33 46 3 Stroe Flavius 7 39 36,5 37 51 3 Roman Eliza 6,5 40 36 39 51

Blitz chess

Boys-U20 Girls-U20

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Petrisor Adrian 6,5 19 0 0 1 Bulmaga Irina 11 62 0 0 2 Dragomirescu Robin 6 15,5 0 0 2 Anusca Madalina 8,5 39 0 0 3 Stanciu Alexandru 5 11,8 0 0 3 Ilie Maria 8 36 0 0

Boys-U18 Girls-U18

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 1 Marinescu Stefan 7 37 34,5 34 47 1 Gelip Ioana 8 35 38 39 45 2 Stegariu Vlad 6,5 38 32,5 34 48 2 Morea Georgiana 7 34 30 36 44 3 Doros Radu 6,5 37 30,3 28 46 3 Foisor Mihaela 7 34 31 31 45

Boys-U16 Girls-U16

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 David Alexandru 7,5 39 39 40 50 1 Visanescu Daria 8 36 0 0 2 Tomici Stefan 7,5 39 41,8 36 50 2 Cosman Andreea 7,5 37,3 0 0 3 Mocanu Victor 7 38 35,3 36 49 3 Didiliuc Dariana 6 28 0 0

Boys-U14 Girls-U14

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 1 Scripcaru George 7,5 36 39,8 36 47 1 Cusmuliuc Diana 8 35 41,5 43 47 2 Dolana Andrei 7 40 38 36 52 2 Ciungan Diana 8 35 38,5 39 47 3 Marin Victor 6,5 41 35,3 38 51 3 Bulmaga Elena 6 36 26,5 28 48

Boys-U12 Girls-U12

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 1 Deac Bogdan 7,5 42 42,5 36 52 1 Stanciu Andreea 8,5 39 46,8 42 50 2 Costachi Mihnea 7 39 39,3 35 51 2 Coman Emilia 6,5 36 30,8 36 48 3 Benedek Istvan 6,5 41 34,3 36 52 3 Nistor Valentina 6 38 30,5 34 50

Boys-U10 Girls-U10

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 1 Gavrilescu David 7,5 41 42,5 36 52 1 Schiopu Andreea 7 37 37,5 34 47 2 Talu Mircea 7,5 37 38,3 34 46 2 Bacanu Maria 6,5 37 31,8 33 48 3 David Bogdan 7 42 39,5 40 54 3 Azamfirei Smaranda 6,5 34 30,8 34 43

Boys-U8 Girls-U8

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 1 Vasiloiu Adrian 7 43 40 34 54 1 Lehaci Miruna 8 38 43,5 44 50 2 Fotache Tudor 7 42 39 40 52 2 Muntianu Alexandra 7,5 37 36,3 37 48 3 Coca Cristi 7 39 39 32 50 3 Obada Ema 6,5 40 34,3 34 52

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6TH YOUTH FESTIVAL OF THE SERBIAN CHESS FEDERATION

6th Youth Festival of the Serbian Chess Federation was held on April 10-16, 2012 in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia. The Chief- Arbiter of the tournament, organized by the Serbian Chess Federation was IA Branka Vujic-Katanic.

The Festival was played in 9 rounds, according to the Swiss system with time control 90 minutes for the entire game+30 seconds increment per move, starting from move one.

Final Rankings

Boys-U18 Girls-U18

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Jovanovic Bojan P 7,5 43 0 47 1 Nonkovic Bogdana 8 39 0 41 2 Cvetanovic Uros 7 44 0 45 2 Lorincz Renata 6,5 44 0 46 3 Agoston Aron 6 42 0 46 3 Milanovic Maja 6,5 38 0 38

Boys-U16 Girls-U16

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Radovanovic Nikola 7 46 50 0 1 Tomin Ksenija 8 42 0 46 2 Dimic Pavle 7 45 48 0 2 Milutinovic Stefana 7,5 45 0 48 3 Markovic Aleksandar 6,5 46 51 0 3 Zarkovic Mila 6,5 45 0 49

Boys-U14 Girls-U14

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Rajkovic Mladen 7,5 47 50 0 1 Rakic Teodora 8 43 48 0 2 Cvetkovic Vladimir 6,5 46 49 0 2 Stanimirovic Marija 6,5 45 49 0 3 Zajic Milan 6,5 44 48 0 3 Acimovic Gorica 6 44 47 0

Boys-U12 Girls-U12

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Radovanovic Mihajlo 8,5 45 48 0 1 Gajcin Marina 7,5 43 0 45 2 Zarkovic Milos 7 47 50 0 2 Injac Teodora 7 43 0 47 3 Sukovic Srdjan 6 49 52 0 3 Radulov Nevena 6 46 0 48

Boys-U10 Girls-U10

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Ivic Velimir 8 47 51 0 1 Djermanovic Adrijana 7,5 46 49 0 2 Omorjan Dejan 7 47 50 0 2 Srdanovic Jovana 7 45 46 0 3 Dimitrijevic Vuk 6,5 44 47 0 3 Milivojevic Masa 7 44 48 0

Boys-U8 Girls-U8

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Budisavljevic Luka 8 47 49 0 1 Djordjevic Nevena 8 30,5 0 8 2 Stankovic Dimitrije 6,5 49 51 0 2 Rudovic Masa 6,5 24,3 0 6 3 Ivic Lazar 6,5 48 52 0 3 Rajcic Andjelija 6,5 21,3 0 6

The Rapid and Blitz sections of the Festival were played at the same venue on April 07-08 and 09, 2012 respectively.

Final rankings-Rapid

Boys-U18 Girls-U18

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Cvetanovic Uros 6 19 0 5 1 Nonkovic Bogdana 3,5 4,3 0 3 2 Jovanovic Bojan P 5 14 0 4 2 Milanovic Maja 1,5 2,8 0 1 3 Jovic Slavko 4 9,8 0 3 3 Stojadinov Svetlana 1 1,5 0 1

Boys-U16 Girls-U16

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Cabarkapa Novak 7,5 42 0 45 1 Zarkovic Mila 7 21 0 7 2 Radovanovic Nikola 7 42 0 45 2 Milutinovic Stefana 5,5 13,8 0 5 3 Kumic Filip 6,5 41 0 44 3 Milosevic Jovana 4 8,5 0 4

Boys-U14 Girls-U14

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Arsic Djordje 9 40 0 43 1 Rakic Teodora 8 41 0 43 2 Djakovic Todor 7,5 43 0 47 2 Sarjanovic Andjela 7 42 0 44 3 Rajkovic Mladen 5,5 44 0 47 3 Racic Teodora 6,5 39 0 40

Boys-U12 Girls-U12

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Ivic Aleksandar 7 44 0 47 1 Injac Teodora 7,5 39 0 40 2 Zarkovic Milos 6,5 45 0 46 2 Stanimirovic Ivana 7,5 36 0 37 3 Radovanovic Mihajlo 6 46 0 51 3 Topalovic Irina 6,5 39 0 40

Boys-U10 Girls-U10

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Ivic Velimir 8,5 47 52 0 1 Nestorovic Katarina 7,5 42 0 46 2 Muminovic Almir 6,5 48 52 0 2 Srdanovic Jovana 7,5 40 0 44 3 Dimitrijevic Vuk 6,5 46 49 0 3 Trajkovic Nada 5,5 43 0 46

Boys-U8 Girls-U8

Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rk. Name Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Budisavljevic Luka 8 43 0 46 1 Bilic Marijana 4 7,5 0 4 2 Petrovic Aleksa 7 43 0 46 2 Djordjevic Nevena 3,5 7,8 0 3 3 Licina Luka 6,5 43 0 46 3 Andzic Ana 3 5 0 3

Official website: www.serbiachess.net

FORTHCOMING TOURNAMENTS

5TH NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT

AN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT ORGANIZED BY THE WORLD FAMOUS MARSHALL CHESS CLUB!

June 20-24, 22-24, or 23-24 2012 Sponsored by The Marshall Chess Foundation and St. John's University $26,500 projected-$19,500 guaranteed! 200 Grand Prix Points

Tournament site: St. John's University, Manhattan Campus (in TRIBECA): 101 Murray St., New York, NY 10007.

Hotel information: St. John's University (on the site of the tournament); private spacious rooms (most with great city and river views), shared bathroom: $70/single, $90 double ($63/$81 if reserved by May 15). Free high-speed wireless internet. Contact Marshall CC for reservations.

This year in five sections: FIDE Norm Tournament (A), Under 2200 (B), Under 1900 (C), Under 1600 (D) and Under 1300 (E).

(A) FIDE Norm Tournament: Open to all players rated 2200 or above (USCF or FIDE) and special invitees. 9 rounds, Swiss System, 40/90, SD/30, 30 second increment. Prizes: $12,500 unconditionally guaranteed: $5000-2500-1500-1000, U2500 FIDE $1,000, U2400 $1,000, U2300 $500, plus special brilliancy prize. Entry fee: $375 in advance, $425 on site. Players with USCF ratings over 2200 with no FIDE rating: $325 advance/$375 at site. Players with USCF ratings over 2200 and FIDE rating U2200: $275 in advance/$325 at site. USA players with FIDE ratings over 2200: $225 in advance, $275 at site. USA IMs, USA WGMs, and foreign FIDE rated players: $175 in advance/$225 at site. GMs, foreign IMs, and foreign WGMs: free, no money deducted from prize fund. $25 less for Marshall Chess Club members. Registration: Advance: must be received by 6/13 (call MCC with credit card, mail check, or online below). On site: One hour before round. Rounds - only one schedule for section (A): 6/20, 7 pm, 6/21-6/24: 11 am & 5 pm. Byes: limit 2, must commit before round 3; limit 1 bye rounds 8-9. FIDE IM/GM norms possible, must play all rounds. FIDE Rating used for pairings and prizes. We expect this tournament to be a Super Swiss as in the previous years with norms possible independent of opponents' federation.

All Other Sections: June 22-24 or June 23-34, 5 rounds, Swiss System, 30/90, SD/1 hour, 5 seconds delay (2-day schedule: round 1 G/30, 5 second delay). 3-day Schedule: Rounds 6/22 7pm, 6/23 & 6/24 11 am & 5 pm. 2-day Schedule: Registration ends 9 am 6/23, round 1 (G/30, d5): 6/23 9:30 am, then merges with 3-day schedule. Byes: Limit 2, commit before round 2. Entry Fee: Advance: must be received by 6/13 (call MCC with credit card, mail check, or online below). $129 if received by 6/13, $149 after 6/13 or on site. $50 less for U1300, $25 ($10 in U1300) less for Marshall Chess Club members. Reentry (counts half): $80 ($50 for U1300). Prizes for Sections (B) - (E) conservatively based on 175 combined entries, (E) count as half entries: (B) U2200 (FIDE and USCF rated): $1,500-800-500-200, Top U2100 $500, Top U2000 $500. No players with FIDE rating over 2200. (C) U1900: $1,500-800-500- 200, Top U1800 $500, Top U1700 $500. (D) U1600: $1,500-800-500-200, Top U1500 $500, Top U1400 $500. (E) U1300: $1,000-400-200, Top U1200 $200, Top U1100 $200, Trophy for Top U1000, U900, U800 and Top unrated.

Official USCF June rating used for pairings and prizes unless FIDE or foreign rating is higher. Unofficial USCF rating may be used at discretion of tournament director if otherwise unrated. Foreign players with no USCF rating: usually 100 points added to FIDE or foreign national rating. No points added to CFC, PR or Jamaica.

Please bring clocks, boards, and sets. Chess Magnet School JGP.

For details please consult the attached invitation or visit the official tournament website at: http://www.marshallchessclub.org/tournaments/international2012.

Please do not hesitate to contact us by E-mail ([email protected]) or telephone (+1-212-477-3716).

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