NEWSLETTER 38 (August 22, 2011)

THE TEAM OF LUXEMBOURG WON THE 2ND TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE SMALL NATIONS

The team of Luxembourg won the 2nd Team Chess Championship of the Small Nations. Second are the hosts of the tournament from Faroe Islands, third-the team of Monaco.

The winners

The team compositions of the winners was: IM Michael Wiedenkeller (ELO 2471), IM Fred Berend (ELO 2366), WGM Elvira Berend (ELO 2328), FM Claude Wagener (ELO 2232) and Alain Schartz (ELO 2172).

During the Closing ceremony, on behalf of the European Chess Union and President Silvio Danailov, ECU Secretary General Sava Stoisavljevic presented an award to the winning team of Luxembourg - gift voucher for free accommodation including full board at the European Team Championship which will be held in Porto Carras, Greece in November this year.

FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov attended the 2nd Team Chess Championship of the Small Nations closing ceremony as well.

The 2nd Championship of the Small Nations of Europe took place on August 14-22, 2011 in the town of Klaksvíc, Faroe Islands. This year participated the same teams as in the first edition of the tournament: Andorra, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco and San Marino using the same game system, consisting of nine rounds in league with teams of 4 players. Rate of play was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 15 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.

Final Ranking cross table

Rk. Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB1 TB2 TB3 1 LUX * 2 2 3½ 3½ 4 3½ 4 3½ 4 30 16 123,8 2 FAI 2 * 3 2½ 3 4 3 4 4 3 29 17 136,5 3 MNC 2 1 * 2 2½ 3 3½ 3 3½ 3½ 24 14 102 4 AND ½ 1½ 2 * 2½ 2 3 3½ 2½ 3½ 21 12 81 5 MLT ½ 1 1½ 1½ * 3 1½ 2½ 2½ 3 17 8 45 6 CYP 0 0 1 2 1 * 2½ 3 2½ 3 15 9 55 7 LIE ½ 1 ½ 1 2½ 1½ * 2 3 2½ 15 7 41,75 8 GCI 0 0 1 ½ 1½ 1 2 * 2½ 2 11 4 22 9 JCI ½ 0 ½ 1½ 1½ 1½ 1 1½ * 2 10 1 4,75 10 SMR 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1½ 2 2 * 9,5 2 10,25

Official web site: www.faroechess.com

VIKTOR KORCHNOI WON THE INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT M.M BOTVINNIK 100 GM Viktor Korchnoi won Botvinnik Memorial- the tournament dedicated to 100th birthday anniversary of the Russian chess legend.

Rk. Name Pts 1 GM Viktor Korchnoi 7 2 GM Evgeni Vasiukov 6 3 GM Lajos Portisch 5 4 GM Borislav Ivkov 4.5 5 GM Igor Zaitsev 4.5 6 IM Aleksander Nikitin 4 7 GM Wolfgang Uhlmann 4 8 GM Oleg Chernikov 4 9 IM Anatoly Bykhovsky 3.5 10 GM Mark Taimanov 2.5

GM Viktor Korchnoi Final Ranking GM Korchnoi finished with personal result of 7 points from possible 9. On the second place with 6 points remain GM Evgeni Vasiukov, on two points distance from the winner finished the Hungarian legendary veteran GM Lajos Portisch.

The International Botvinnik Memorial was held on August 15-18, 2011 in Suzdal, Russia. It was single round robin rapid tournament with 25 minutes + 10 seconds addition. Chief-Arbiter of Botvinnik Memorial was the oldest live grandmaster in the world, Yuri Averbakh (89). The prize fund for the legends’ tournament was 14.200 EURO.

Official web site: www.obninskchess.ru Source of the photos: http://chess-news.ru

THE BULGARIAN GM MARIJAN PETROV WON VIENNA CHESS OPEN’2011

The Bulgarian GM Marijan Petrov won Vienna Chess Open’2011 with final result of 7.5 points from possible 9. On the second place with the same result remain the Austrian GM David Shengelia, third is the German GM Rainer Buhmann – 7 points.

GM Marijan Petrov

Final Ranking-first 10 positions

Rg. Name FED Pkt. Wtg1 Wtg2 Wtg3 1 Petrov Marijan BUL 7,5 55,5 44,5 45,3 2 Shengelia David AUT 7,5 55 44 44,5 3 Buhmann Rainer GER 7 57,5 45 43,3 4 Ulibin Mikhail RUS 7 57 45,5 43 5 Krivoborodov Egor RUS 7 54 42,5 40,3 6 Polak Tomas CZE 7 53 41,5 40 7 Rau Hannes GER 7 52,5 41,5 39,3 8 Stanec Nikolaus AUT 7 52 41 38,5 9 Rombaldoni Denis ITA 7 51,5 40,5 39,3 10 Farago Ivan HUN 7 49 38 37,3

Vienna Chess Open was held on August 13-21, 2011 in Vienna, Austria. The tournament, organized by the Vienna Chess Federation was played in 9 rounds under the Swiss system with rate of play 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes with 30 seconds cumulative increment for each move starting from the first move.

The total number of players was 150.

Official web site: www.vienna-chess-open.at

THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE 3RD EDITION OF LONDON CHESS CLASSIC ARE CONFIRMED The participants in the 3rd edition of London Chess Classic are already confirmed. Their names are: Magnus Carlsen, Vishwanathan Anand, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, Hikaru Nakamura, Michael Adams, Nigel Short, Luke McShane and David Howell.

London Chess Classic will take place on December 03-12, 2011 at the Olympia Conference Centre in Kensington. Levon Aronian will make his debut in this tournament.

Official web site: www.londonchessclassic.com

FORTHCOMING FOR SEPTEMBER

ECU BOARD MEETING IN ALBENA

The next ECU Board meeting will take place in the Black Sea resort of Albena, Bulgaria during the European Youth Chess Championship which will be held there on September 10-21, 2011. www.europechess.net

TOURNAMENTS

BARCLAYS INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL

Place and date: Rome, Italy; September 04-11, 2011

Prize fund: 16.500 EURO

System and rate of play: 9 rounds in Swiss system; 90 minutes for 40 moves+30 minutes for the rest of the game+30 seconds per move starting from move one.

Organizer: Vitinia Chess Club, tel.: +393492246781

e-mail: [email protected]

web site: www.circoloscacchivitinia.net

8TH LGA PREMIUM CHESS CUP

Place and date: Nürnberg, Germany; September 08-11, 2011

Prize fund: 11.650 EURO

System and rate of play: 7 rounds in Swiss system; 90 minutes for 40 moves+15 minutes for the rest of the game+30 seconds increment starting from move one.

Organizer: LGA Company tel.: +49 (0) 163 302 77 25 e-mail: [email protected] web site: http://schach.lga.de

INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT OPEN ZLATNI RAT

Place and date: Bol, Brač island, Croatia; September 09- 17, 2011

Prize fund: 7.550 EURO

System and rate of play: 9 rounds in Swiss system; 90 min.+30 sec. allowance for all move,for the whole game.

Organizer: Zlatni rat d.d. Bol,Vestibultravel Split

tel.: +385 91 5121255

e-mail: [email protected]

web site: www.vestibultravel.hr

12TH LAUSANNE YOUNG MASTERS CHESS TOURNAMENT

Place and date: Lausanne, Switzerland; September 16-19, 2011

Prize fund: 9.715 EURO

System and rate of play: 7 rounds in Swiss system; 90 minutes+30 seconds per move for the first 40 moves and 15 minutes+30 seconds per move for the rest of the game.

Organizer: René Kesselring tel.: +41- 79 – 342 – 44 - 15 e-mail: [email protected] web site: www.lausanneyoungmasters.com