THE I.C.C.D. BULLETIN "MITTEILUNGSBLATT" Number 139, December 2012 The Official Publication of the International Chess Committee of the Deaf Editor: Rafael Pinchas Email address: [email protected] www.webalice.it/michess/iccd.htm His Excellency Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the FIDE President, with the leadership of the ICSC ( now called the ICCD ), 15th ICSC World Deaf Individual Championships 2012, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 27th September - 7th October 2012. Table of Contents Page Editor's Message 3 ICCD Board Officials 4 FIDE President Met ICCD Board 7 Croatia's Lusic Played vs. Kasparov 9 National Championship Results 10 An Article by Christopher Kreutzer of England 22 New ICCD Grandmasters 23 Chess and Deaflympics Connection 24 New Email Address 24 Deaths 25 Upcoming Events 26 Page 2 EDITOR'S MESSAGE After one year hiatus, we are renewing the publication of this Bulletin. From now on, I am assuming the honor of preparing and editing the Bulletin issue. Hopefully, many of you will enjoy reading each issue. Of course, the comments by you are very welcome and, if necessary, the relevant and worthwhile material and/or comments may be shared with the readers through the upcoming Bulletin issue pages. The years of 2011 and 2012 have been very momentous ones in the history of our international chess organization. In 2011 we witnessed the inauguration of the first ever Asian Team Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in which men's and women's teams from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, India and Kyrgyzstan took part. This year alone our organization's major milestones have been as follows: the 31st ICSC Congress unanimously voted upon and approved the name change of our organization – from now on, it is being called as the International Chess Committee of the Deaf ( at the top of this issue you see a new logo of the I.C.C.D. ); one-day visit by his Excellency Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the FIDE President, to Almaty, Kazakhstan, on the occasion of the 15th World Individual Championships; admittance of the three countries – Armenia, Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan - as the newest country-members of the I.C.C.D. family, and successful participation our I.C.C.D. men's and women's teams at the 40th FIDE World Chess Olympiad held in Istanbul, Turkey. In the meantime, please send to us the updated results of chess tournaments and championships held in your country this year as well as photos - we shall publish these in the next issue of the Bulletin. Page 3 THE INTERNATIONAL CHESS COMMITTEE OF THE DEAF BOARD OF OFFICIALS 2011-2014 I.C.C.D. President Mr. Michele Visco (Italy) Via Nomentana, 299, I - 00162 Roma RM, Italy E-mail: [email protected] I.C.C.D. Vice-President Mr. Phillip Gardner (England) 13 Broadwater Dale, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3HQ, England E-mail: [email protected] I.C.C.D. Secretary-General Mr. Rafael Pinchas (Israel) 7/60 Rehov Zafrir, Or Yehuda 60501, Israel E-mail: [email protected] I.C.C.D. Treasurer Mr. Michael Freund (England) 94 Cheyneys Avenue, Canons Park, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 6SE, England E-mail: [email protected] I.C.C.D. Board Member (1): Mr. Krzysztof Michalczuk (Poland) Ul. Stodolna 20/46, 21-400 Lukow, Poland E-Mail: [email protected] Page 4 I.C.C.D. Board Member (2): Mr. Pavel Parfenov (Russia) C/Bilbao, 47, 3B, 04007, Almeria Spain E-mail: [email protected] I.C.C.D. Honorary Presidents Mr. Anthony Boyce (England) Mr. Gerrit Westerveld (Netherlands) 49 Whitton Close, Willy Brandtlaan 74, West Bessacarr, NL – 6716 RL Ede, Doncaster DN4 7RB, Netherlands England Fax: +31 31 8698205 E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Gabor Vida Szegedi ut. 8 IV. 16, 1139 Budapest, Hungary Fax: +36 1 2394899 E.mail: [email protected] The Society of Friends of the I.C.C.D. Mr. Anthony Boyce (England) (address as above) Mr. Michele Visco (Italy) [email protected] Mr. Gerrit Westerveld (Netherlands) [email protected] I.C.C.D. Archives Mr. Anthony Boyce (England) Commission Members (address as above) Mr. Luciano Baiocco (Italy) E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Jaroslav Schmid (Czech Republic) E-mail: [email protected] http://www.ac-icsc.org/index.html I.C.C.D. Bulletin Editor Mr. Rafael Pinchas (Israel) E-mail: [email protected] Page 5 Official address for all correspondence: Mr. Rafael Pinchas, I.C.C.D. Secretary-General 7/60 Rehov Zafrir, Or Yehuda 60501, Israel. E-mail: [email protected] You may visit the I.C.C.D. Website on-line and view its pages via www.webalice.it/michess/iccd.htm Mr. Michele Visco (Italy) I.C.C.D. Webmaster E-mail: [email protected] I.C.C.D. Information Official language: English I.C.S.C. Bank account information: I.C.S.C. ABN/AMRO Bank, N.V. Postbus 5, NL - 7500 AA Enschede Netherlands Bank account Number: 59.22.95.621 BIC: ABNANL2A IBAN: NL45ABNA0592295621 “International Committee of Silent Chess” Friends of I.C.S.C. ABN/AMRO Bank, N.V. (Address as above) Bank Account Number: 59.23.78.470 “The Society of Friends of I.C.S.C.” Page 6 FIDE PRESIDENT MET ICCD BOARD Friday, September 28th, 2012 was a very special day in the world history of the game of chess. His Excellency Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the FIDE President, along with his assistant, Mr. Berik Balgabaev, made a one-day visit to Almaty, Kazakhstan. The main purpose of such a visit was to attend as a Guest of Honor and deliver a keynote speech at the Opening Ceremony of the 15th ICCD World Individual Championships as well as to meet with the ICCD Board. For more details of this historic event, video and photos, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTFu- C8S_DM&list=PL328CCC7077B5D8C7&index=1&feature=plpp_video http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/6493-opening- ceremony-of-15-icsc-individual-deaf-championships.html http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=8624 The ICCD Board and FIDE President during the Opening Ceremony festivities of the 15th World Individual Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Page 7 The ICCD Board and FIDE President in front of the Altyn Kargaly Hotel- Sanatorium in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the main venue of the recent 15th World Individual Championships. The 2 Presidents: Michele Visco of the ICCD and Kirsan Ilyumzhinov of the FIDE. Page 8 Croatia's Lusic Played vs. Kasparov On 21st July, 2012 Garry Kasparov, the famous FIDE Champion, was honored by the municipality of Split, Croatia, to take part in a simultaneous chess exhibition match against 18 local players, which were composed of children, athletes, politicians and singers.The President of Croatian Deaf Sport Association Marijo Lušić was also part of this great event. It was a humanitarian event to make the game of chess more popular in schools and it was also to celebrate 100 years of founding of the Croatian Chess Association. Mr. Kasparov has been a regular guest in Croatia for the last 20 years during his summer vacations and he is a great Croatian friend, also he promoted Croatia a lot in Europe and in the world, especially during the Croatian war some 17 years ago. You may see more on Youtube video regarding this great event. Please click at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_agZH_IokuM&feature=plcp http://youtu.be/rw2MfnOkbEM Page 9 Results of National Championships Germany German Individual Chess Championship September 29 - October 3, 2011, Hamburg 7 rounds, Swiss System 1. Gründer, Michael Dresdner GSV 5.5 Pkt. Wp.26 2. Salov, Sergey Hamburger GSV 5.5 Pkt. Wp.24.5 3. Mucha, Annegret Dresdner GSV 5.0 Pkt. Wp.25 4. Hoffmann, Rainer Dresdner GSV 5.0 Pkt. Wp.24 5. Jentsch, Dieter Hamburger GSV 4.0 Pkt. Wp.26.5 6. Jahnke, Andreas Berliner GSV 4.0 Pkt. Wp.23.5 7. Rahn, Jürgen Hamburger GSV 4.0 Pkt. Wp.19 8. Hoyer, Olaf Hamburger GSV 3.5 Pkt. 9. Krause, Stefan Dresdner GSV 3.0 Pkt. Wp.27. 10. Heidenreich, Andre Berliner GSV 3.0 Pkt. Wp.25 11. Kössler, Dr. Wolfgang Dresdner GSV 3.0 Pkt. Wp.21.5 12. Jähnert, Wolfgang GSC Fürth 3.0 Pkt. Wp.20.5 13. Habenicht, Christian GSC Fürth 3.0 Pkt. Wp.18.5 14. Nendza, Jan Hamburger GSV 1.5 Pkt. Wp.21 15. Burgau, Günter Hamburger GSV 1.5 Pkt. Wp.21 16. Zestermann,Hanno Hamburger GSV 1.5 Pkt. Wp.17.5 Page 10 Juniors, 10 rounds 1. Valtin, Kevin Oldenburg 7 Pkt 2. Bernwald, Sascha Oldenburg 6 Pkt 3. Bakterov, Nikita Oldenburg 3,5 Pkt 4. Keil, Antonia Oldenburg 3 Pkt 5. Korolev, Stefanie Oldenburg 0,5 Pkt Seniors, 7 rounds, Swiss System 1. Kleemann, Karl-Heinz GSBV Halle/S. 6.0 Pkt. Wp. 24.5, 19.50 2. Burreh, Heinz GSBV Halle/S. 6.0 Pkt. Wp. 24.5, 18.75 3. Krabbe, Wolfgang Dresdner GSV 5.5 Pkt. 4. Heidenreich, Jürgen Berliner GSV 4.5 Pkt. 5. Degraf, Juri Hamburger GSV 4.0 Pkt. 6. Hitzker, Johannes Hamburger GSV 3.0 Pkt. 7. Lorgie, Horst Berliner GSV 2.5 Pkt. Wp.27.5 8. Bannmann, Arnold Berliner GSV 2.5 Pkt. Wp.26.5 9. Schiller, Felix Hamburger GSV 1.0 Pkt. 10. Gielnik, Jürgen Hamburger GSV 0.0 Pkt. 23rd German Deaf Sports Festival in Berlin German Championship in Rapid Chess, June 8-9, 2012 Swiss System, 9 Rounds 1. Salov, Sergey Hamburger GSV 8,0 Pkt 2. Hoffmann, Rainer Dresdner GSV 6,5 Pkt Wp.