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August 29, 2013, 9:21 am

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Chess in Schools and Communities is delighted to announce the 100 day countdown is underway for the 5th London Chess Classic to be staged at the Olympia Conference Centre in Kensington, running from Saturday 7th December to Sunday 15th December.

Due to a demanding elite-player schedule through 2013 -- that will culminate with the World Championship match in Chennai, India between Vishy Anand and Magnus Carlsen set to end on November 26th, and the World Team Championship in Antalya, Turkey on 6th December -- this year the Classic will be headlined by a world-class Rapid tournament (25 minutes + 10 seconds per move) that will start on Wednesday 11th December and finish on Sunday 15th December.

This will feature a 16-player field split into four groups, with the top two from each group qualifying for the quarter final knockout stages. Scoring will be 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss (Sofia Rules will apply regarding draw offers). The total prize fund on offer will be €150,000 - the full breakdown being: 1st €50,000; 2nd €25,000; 3rd-4th €12,500; 5th-8th €6,250; 9th-16th €3,125.

And the first two players to sign up for the 5th Classic are both big crowd-pleasers: World Champion Anand and the US No.1 Hikaru Nakamura.

Anand (with or without the world crown) will be heading to London immediately after his title match with Carlsen, and Nakamura not long after playing in the Sinquefield Cup -- along with Carlsen, Aronian and Kamsky -- in St Louis, one of the strongest tournaments ever to be held in America. Over the next two weeks, the rest of the field will be announced as player contracts have been signed and approved.

The schools events will be expanded and the festival, with weekenders, FIDE Open, simultaneous displays and lectures will all take place as usual -- but look out for what could be a novelty twist to the FIDE Open! The smorgasbord of chess at the London Classic will also include Pro-Celebrity Chess, Blindfold Chess and Chess 960. Tickets will go on sale in September after the field has been finalised. Tickets will again be free for children.

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Interview with Chess Legends: Genna Sosonko on Elite Chess, Aging Process, World Champions

August 30, 2013, 12:38 am

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Mikhail Botvinnik (seated) and Salo Flohr during their match in 1935, Moscow. Sosonko: "Chess in the 21st century has changed unimaginably, it has become a completely different game."
Photo credit: RIA Novosti, Shagin.

Elite chess and the aging

process: a conversation with Genna Sosonko

by David Kerans

If you take a peek at the table of contents of Genna Sosonko's latest book, The World Champions I Knew, you might think the title is a bit grandiose. For Sosonko devotes a significant amount of time to the legendary Capablanca and Alekhine, neither of whom he ever met. An attentive reader of the book, however, soon comes to conclude that the title is too modest.

In his successive portraits of the world champions Sosonko finds myriad ways to convey both well-known and lesser-known elements of chess culture as it developed over the twentieth century. A combination of oral history, anecdote, documents, photographs, and, wherever possible, his own personal recollections builds each portrait of a champion into a mosaic of a psyche and the world he experienced through chess. The result, I would wager, is the most memorable chess book you will ever read.

The World Champions I Knew makes no attempt at biography, nor chess analysis, nor psychoanalysis. Nowhere does Sosonko pretend to be complete in his coverage. Instead, he focuses on making these men as vivid as he can. In each case, he incorporates features of the time, the people, or the surroundings that oriented the man. In some cases he doesn't entirely establish what made them tick, but he always gives enough to feel that we know the man. And, importantly, the diversity of his subjects and his sources makes every chapter a fresh adventure. How many authors can claim that?

Beyond the world champions, and beyond the layer of grandmasters we meet along the way in The World Champions I Knew, we also get to meet Genna Sosonko, at least a bit. By this I mean not so much the moments when he participates in the narrative as much as the character of the narrative itself. Sosonko could not have made such a contribution to our images of the world champions without possessing a keen eye for detail, a knack for drawing out memories and reflections from many people, and, most important of all, a very unusual degree of empathy. Those who have read the chapter on Hein Donner in Smart Chip From St. Petersburg will have noticed how richly he portrayed Donner, and understood that such a portrait would not have been possible unless Sosonko had been engaged and perceptive in Donner's presence throughout their long acquaintance. Chess books don't teach you that...

Finally, a word to the wise here. New In Chess press has established a habit of underestimating the appeal of its titles, such that copies of some of their recent publications have escalated in value. (Donaldson on Rubinstein, van Perlo's Endgame Tactics, and Bareev's From London to Elista come immediately to mind). So get yourself a copy of The World Champions I Knew.You will not regret reading it, and might just turn a profit on it.

We had the opportunity to sit down with Grandmaster Sosonko when he came through Washington as an honored guest of a special tournament to honor the memory of Grandmaster Yurii Razuvaev. We put a number of questions to him concerning chess culture.

Kerans: Since Magnus Carlsen broke on the scene, if not earlier, most people have been convinced that chess players are getting younger. It hasn’t been hard to find explanations for that. Thus, the internet allows developing players to find opponents of their approximate class 24 hours a day, and tactics training sites feed you unlimited quantities of problems pitched to your skill level. Further, opening theory has expanded quickly and become easily accessible and searchable through databases. These explanations seem sufficient to me. And we can add the rapid advance of chess computers, of course. I have the impression that chess computers don’t do that much to develop young players, but I could be wrong. In any case, I assume chess computers help to develop some players, those with a certain frame of mind.

Meanwhile, in one of your recent articles I noticed an interesting quote on the transformation of chess and the ascendance of younger players, written all the way back in 1959, long before the computer revolution. It came from your friend, grandmaster Hein Donner. As you summarized it:

“…the Candidates Tournament of 1959 forced Donner to reverse his earlier opinion that Fischer would never become World Champion. ‘He is only 16 years old, Bobby Fischer from New York. And everyone has already accepted the fact that the wunderkind is at the same level as the strongest grandmasters in the world. And why not? These days, when energy and vigor play a larger role than knowledge and experience, chess is obviously getting younger.’”

Then, in you newest book, you say that in comparison to the time of Botvinnik, "Chess in the 21st century has changed unimaginably, it has become a completely different game." (p. 109).

Could you elaborate for us on the theme of chess getting younger over time?
Sosonko: I think the Dutch grandmaster Donner got it right with regards to chess getting younger by the late 1950s. The point was not merely that a 15 year-old Bobby Fischer had become a grandmaster and was competing in the Candidates Tournament for the World Championship. This period saw the beginning of a sharp shift in the nature of competitive chess at that time would work to the advantage of youth. This shift has become all the more clearly defined by now, and so we can say that chess has followed a trajectory we noticed earlier in other sports. In tennis, for instance, we all marveled at the great Australian, American, and English stars of the 1960s, but some of them remained on top well past their 30th birthdays. In those days gymnastics, swimming, and other sports had leaders of 25 or 26 years of age. But then they all got much younger, such that by now top tennis players head for retirement by age 30, and a swimmer of 25 or 26 is no longer considered young. The age of top chess players has dropped too, and I think the explanation is fairly obvious. The process of chess training has accelerated drastically. That which a developing player in earlier times learned in six months or a year can now be absorbed from databases in a matter of days. Of course it is true what Danish grandmaster Jacob Aagard said recently about the enduring presence of older players in the top ten. But look again at what we mean these days by “older player”. An older player in the days of Botvinnik and Smyslov was 45 or 50, say. But whom do we consider an older player now? We mention Annand and Gelfand, at 44-45, and Kramnik. But Kramnik is only 37. And believe me, young men are already considered older veterans in chess circles. Have a look at the Razuvaev Memorial Tournament going on now in Washington featuring real veterans, of age 65, 67.{the tournament pitted four top women players against four grandmasters over 65 years of age—DK} In the eyes of young players, these grandmasters are not so much veterans as mastodons from a bygone age. And the difference in age between on the one hand Gulko, Alburt, and Tukmakov, and on the other hand the great champions of 100 or 150 years ago like Steinitz or Lasker, is not that big. So the notion of an “older” player in chess has certainly changed.

I would like to make another point here. As I mentioned earlier, every sport has seen an acceleration of the learning process, and has become younger, with attendant consequences. Take a look at any of them, from track, to football (soccer), basketball, or others, and compare them to what they looked like 40 years ago. They look like different sports, being played at new speeds, etc. But, none of them, not one, has changed as much as chess. And so I think that chess in the twenty first century, in 2013, in comparison to the chess of the 1950s, or 1960s, or even 1980s, is simply a different game. And if you ask me what specifically is the difference in the game, well, the computer is the difference. If you go back 20 or 25 years ago, some grandmasters were at that time using computers as data bases to help them in finding games and variations. In the last ten years or more, however, the top grandmasters are using computers as sparring partners. They learn from the computer. In other sports computers assist in some technical respects, it is true. But in none of them is there any comparison to the role computers now play in top level chess do computers where technology has introduced colossal, fantastic changes.

Let me offer two examples here. When I am here in the U.S. I meet regularly with my former colleagues, many of whom teach chess to youngsters, either on the side or as a primary occupation. They teach in person or remotely over the internet. And two of them asked me recently, “Can you guess who are the 12 youngsters in my group right now?” So I shrugged my shoulders and guessed that they ought to be Americans of all kinds, with probably a few Russian-Americans thrown in. “Well,” they said, “10 out of 12 are of Chinese origin. These are kids who will read three volumes of Botvinnik literally in a week or ten days if we ask them to.”

Last, notice that in earlier times developing players needed the attention, the support, and the example of high quality trainers so as to improve at chess and become strong players. All this is important nowadays, too. However, the most important training tool for players now is the all-powerful computer. Within a few seconds, or even faster, it shows you how you ought to have moved. I remember my good friend and ex-world champion Vassily Smyslov's consternation regarding chess computers a few years ago when he was selecting some of his best games for publication. “You know, I didn't find a single one of my games that didn't have mistakes from me and my opponent, no matter how logical, harmonious, and coordinated the game appeared to be. For instance, I was very proud of one game, against Petrosian. But when I sent it to the editor, he put a chess computer to work on it—and not the strongest computer available, either—he told me that my analysis of a maneuver that 'tightened the noose around Black' didn't hold up. The computer indicated a two-move repositioning of Black's queen and rook, after which there would not have been any clear way for White to break through. I took a look and tried various ways to build up a winning position against the computer's recommendation for Black, but I couldn't do it. White wasn't winning. The computer was right.”

And so, when I say that chess has changed, when I say that top level chess is now a game for the young, who can more quickly soak up information, I have in mind precisely the computerization of the game. And here I can't help but conclude with a contrast of atmospheres, “then and now”, so to speak. The Dutch town Wijk aan Zee hosts one of the strongest tournaments of every year, in January. The first time I played in it was in 1974, and have played in it many times since. I remember vividly what it was like after the final rounds of the tournaments in the 1970s and 1980s. In the bar on the ground level you could see the leading grandmasters, people like Tal, Korchnoi, Petrosian, Larsen, and many others. Some would be having a beer; some would be playing a few blitz games; others would be playing bridge or other card games; and others might be chatting, likely about chess. Just compare that picture to what you see in the last five or six years. The tournament is as strong as ever, the top players are there. The bar is still there, it hasn't changed physically. But you won't see any of the grandmasters there now, not one. “So where are they?”, you'll ask me. They're in their rooms with their Notebooks or laptops, analyzing recently played games from all over the world on the internet. They're ferreting out inaccuracies wherever they can find them so as to be better prepared for their next games. They're investigate games from tournaments going on now in Rejkjavik, in Buenos Aires, in Moscow, and here in Washington. They're sure that in at least one of them they'll find something they can put to good use in the immediate future. That contrast in atmosphere and behavior from earlier days is quite a change in chess culture all by itself.

Kerans:“The Stairway of Life” chapter in your book Smart Chip from St. Petersburg made a strong impression on me. There you refrained from making any final conclusions regarding how well the new generation of wunderkinds would develop as chess players and as people. Additionally, you included a poignant quote from Women’s World Championship finalist Irina Levitina, that "Most chess players become intellectually and emotionally old at a relatively young age, when their successes and people's respect for them are in the past (p. 147). Seven years or more have passed since you published that. Looking now from the perspective of 2013, do you have more thoughts on the theme for us?

Sosonko: Well, this question overlaps with the themes we’ve just discussed. I’d say it’s quite obvious that for a young person of, say, 17-19 years old, who is just starting out on his career, who has a lot of ambition, and wants to perfect his talent, chess for him is the most important thing in his life. When journalists asked the young American hero Fischer what else he liked to do in life other than chess, he replied something like “What do you mean, ‘what else’? Why would I do something else?” But I think that by the time a person is 35 years old, or 40, other priorities arise. It might be family affairs, or obligations, or other opportunities. His ambition and motivation are already less intense than they used to be. Moreover, as science has shown, beyond a certain age the brain, the whole engine of chess play, doesn’t work at quite the same speed as it did in youth. It doesn’t respond as quickly to stimuli. Furthermore, just like the speed of computer technology keeps gradually accelerating, or the resolution of electronic displays acquires more definition, a young boy of 8 who has spent some formative years immersed in newer, faster technology has a slight advantage over a boy who is just a bit older, and spent those years with less advanced computer technology. His preparation and his reactions stand to be slightly sharper. And this stands to translate into an extra half point or full point here and there, which makes the difference between winning a tournament and finishing lower down.

If now we compare a chess player to, for instance, a performing artist like an actor or a musician, then at least in some sense it is clear that the chess player is in a more difficult and stressful position. In music, in film, or in theater, a performer who has earned a reputation can subsequently lean on that reputation. He or she can allow themself a subpar concert or performance once in a while without any meaningful damage to their reputation. Grigory Sokolov will remain Grigory Sokolov. Jascha Heifetz will remain Jascha Heifetz. But chess is a competitive sport. Even if a chess player has built up a reputation, every time he comes to a tournament or a game he has to prove himself again. If he is off his game, his opponents will take him down, younger players will pass him in the rankings.

It’s no coincidence that 38 year-old ex-World Champion Vladimir Kramnik has said that he does not expect to play chess past age 40, and will move on to something else. He feels that the time to retire is not far off. He has two children, a home in Paris, a bourgeois lifestyle—as he describes it himself. He’s already not that Volodya Kramnik who rose up the number 1 spot on the world rating list at age 20, who defeated Kasparov to become World Champion at 25.

Further, I can say that among chess players, just like among people in general, far from every one of them is willing to admit that the years have an effect on him, that he is getting older, that he has less ambition. His physical condition slips, and physical condition plays a big role in chess. If you have a headache, if you didn’t sleep well, if you have quarreled with your wife, and so on and so on, well, none of your opponents or spectators will be cutting you any slack for that. And naturally, the older you get, the more “bad days” you have in life. Few chess players are willing to saw what the great early 20th -century Polish player David Przepiorka said of himself: “Why do I play worse nowadays? Because I am getting older. You younger players: take the stage.”

Kerans: Perhaps here I should remind our listeners that you have been speaking here about the effects of aging as they concern chess professionals, about those who perform at the limits of their abilities. I assume these effects are less pronounced among amateur players. I don’t notice age to be a disadvantage for myself, For the great mass of us, chess is not so different from what it was 100 years ago. We do our best. We try. We don’t spend a lot of time on opening preparation. We try to improve, to understand a variety of aspects of the game. And it seems to me also, that many players at the lower levels don’t perform at the limit of their abilities. They don’t use all the time on their clock. They don’t really work that hard.

Sosonko: No, they don’t.

Kerans: And I notice, to my advantage, that if I work really hard, I can get better, even at a relatively advanced age. I’m much stronger now, after 28 years of not playing at all, than I was when I took chess seriously as a young man. But let’s move on to our third and final theme. I’m hoping you can give us a few thoughts on growing up in this other environment, before the computer—growing up as a person, or as a chess player, whatever comes first to mind. Who do you feel was most responsible for raising you as a player, other than yourself? And whom did you rely? On what books did you rely? And if you want, you can answer the question they gave to Fischer as a teenager: what else did you do at age 14?

Sosonko: You are quite right David, that what I’ve been describing pertains to top level chess, to the real professionals. And when I talk about how much chess has changed, it is elite, professional level chess that I have in mind. If we are talking about amateur play, about strong amateur players like yourself, who haven’t been and obviously won’t ever be professionals, well, the rules of the game are the same as they have been for hundreds of years. The Knight moves in the same way as before, the Rook moves in the same way as before, castling is the same. Nevertheless, even for amateur players, when they are studying chess, they have their silicon friend on the screen to assist them. But that’s another story. When I began playing chess, it was my mother who taught me. There weren’t any computers, of course, and we were so poor that we didn’t even have a chess set. Mom cut out pieces of paper to substitute for chessmen, writing “Knight”, “Rook”, “Bishop”, etc. on them, and made a board out of cardboard. I remember that chess set very well. When I got truly interested in chess I took a look at chess books, and I can name two that made the biggest impression on me. One was a book that Mikhail Tal also mentioned as having shaped him, the book of his trainer Alexander Koblents, School of Chess Play. That book is not well known in the West. The other one, which I studied a bit later, was International Master Panov’s 300 Selected Games of Alexander Alekhine,where the notes are mostly Alekhine’s own. I still have my copy of that book, old and falling apart as it is. Those are the two books which made the deepest impression on me.

Kerans: Perhaps in parting you can tell us a bit about yourself at age 14, say. If you weren’t playing chess, was it football, school?

Sosonko: Oh yes, of course, I really began to play chess seriously when I injured my arm playing football one summer, when I was thirteen. I was in a cast needed about a month and a half to recover. Our family didn’t go away on any vacation or have a dacha, so I went all the time to the Tauride Gardens in Leningrad, where adult and older players were always playing. I watched a lot and played plenty, so that this period was my first practical training in chess. After that I went to the Young Pioneers Palace, and on from there.

(Voice of Russia: http://voicerussia.com/2013_08_29/Elite-chess-and-the-aging-process-a-conversation-with-Genna-Sosonko-9988/)

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Wholesale Chess Now Selling Chess King Training DVDs, Software: 10% Off Through Sept 8

August 30, 2013, 1:26 am

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Wholesale Chess is pleased to announce that the company has added the Chess King software and training DVDs to their extensive selection of chess software and DVDs. Chess King 2 and 3 are now available to purchase on the website. When customers buy Chess King 2, they will also receive the top-selling chess playing software, Houdini 2. Chess King 3 includes Houdini 3, which has all of the robust features of Houdini 2 but also supports up to six core processors for faster analysis.

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In addition to new software, Wholesale Chess has added six training DVDs from Chess King. The series Complete Chess Course features training on Opening Principles, Tactics and Strategy, and Endgames. Those who want to focus on their opening moves can purchase a DVD from the series Chess King’s Guide to Opening Ideas, which includes Open Games, Semi-Open Games, and Closed Games. These six titles can be viewed on a standard DVD player or DVD ROM drive.

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World Chess Champion Anand's Seconds: Sandipan Chanda, Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Radoslaw Wojtaszek

August 30, 2013, 5:35 am

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Hi everyone,

Indian newspapers have reported that World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand's new team member is Indian Grandmaster Sandipan Chanda. Chanda belongs to the same city as another of Anand's seconds - Kolkata. Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly, from Kolkata, continues in Anand's team. Anand takes on World No. 1 Carlsen for the world championship in November. (Photo: Sandipan Chanda - new addition to Viswanathan Anand's team.)

Chanda, 30, is the second Indian player to be hired by the 42-year-old Anand. Ganguly, a five-time national champion, Pieter Heine Nielsen of Denmark, former world champion in the knock-out format, Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan and Polish GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek have been core members of Team Anand in the last three World Championships.

Ganguly and Wojtaszek will continue to assist the world No. 7. Chanda had accompanied Anand during a recent GM tournament in Norway.

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Vienna Chess Open 2013: Stanislav Novikov wins on Tiebreak

August 30, 2013, 6:14 am

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The 18th edition of the Vienna Chess Open was held on 17th – 25th August 2013 at the Vienna Town Hall – Stiege 1, Lichtenfelsgasse 2 – in the Austrian Capital.
The event consisted of four playing groups:Group A, Open to all / 9 rounds CH-system

Group B, rating Elo U2000 / 9 rounds CH-system
Group C, rating Elo U1600 / 9 rounds CH-system
Group D, rating Elo U1600 / 5 rounds CH-system

The playing venue was the beautiful Vienna Town Hall. The Group A had 397 participants from 39 countries, including 22 Grandmasters and 31 International Masters. At the end of the tournament, seven players were tied on the first place with 7,5/9 points each: GM Stanislav Novikov RUS 2545, IM Batuhan Dastan TUR 2417, IM Hagen Poetsch GER 2446, GM Alexey Kim KOR 2477, GM Ralf Akesson SWE 2467, IM Jonathan Hawkins ENG 2521 and IM Kacper Drozdowski POL 2437.

Stanislav Novikov is awarded the winner’s trophy thanks to the best tie-break. Batuhan Dastan and Hagen Poetsch have earned GM norms.

The Group B had 221 participants from 30 countries. Dominik Horvath (AUT 1784) took a clear first place with 8,0/9 points.

The Group C had 91 players from seven federations. Local players Nebojsa Ritopecki and Bertalan Molnar shared the first place with 7,5/9 points each.

The Group D had 28 participants. After five rounds of play, Iuliia Zaitceva (RUS) and Thomas Spitzer (AUT) shared the first place with 4,5 points each. (Official website)

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10 Chess Films to Watch: Video Countdown

August 30, 2013, 6:46 am

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Here is a nice video of scenes compiled from ten movies on chess. These are quite popular movies in English, French and Spanish that have chess as a central motif. Enjoy and don't forget to send us your favourite chess videos.

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Chess World Cup Final Game 1: Vladimir Kramnik beats Dmitry Andreikin

August 31, 2013, 8:49 am

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What would you play as Vladimir Kramnik? Replay the full game at Chess King.

The Chess World Cup resumed on Friday with the first game of the final played between Vladimir Kramnik and Dmitry Andreikin of Russia. Both have already qualified for the Candidates 2014. The final includes four games followed by the tiebreak if required.

The game started as a Queen's Gambit Declined in which Andreikin played cautiously only allowing the former world champion to take a grip on the game. In an almost equal position, Kramnik went for a Queen sacrifice picking up a rook and bishop while pressurising Black with a passed pawn. Black was in a bind particularly because of back-rank problems. Kramnik had no problems converting to a win in a Two Rooks versus Queen endgame.

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President Chess Cup in Dubai: Omar Noaman wins Clear First

August 31, 2013, 9:06 am

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Hi everyone,

The prestigious President Cup Tournament was held from 15th to 22nd August, 2013, at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club in Dubai, UAE. Top seeded player International Master Omar Noaman from Sharjah won the competition with 8,5 points from nine rounds.

CM Faisal Abdulla of Abu Dhabi Chess Club was runners-up with 7,5 points while FM Ibrahim Mohamed Khouri also from Abu Dhabi chess Club was placed third with 7 points. Mansour Abbas finished fourth with 5 points.

The tournament had a notable absence of Grandmaster Salem A.R.Saleh, the defending Champion, who was away playing in the World Cup at Tromso, Norway.

Mahdi Abdu Rahim, the Technical Secretary of the UAE Chess Federation, said: “The tournament was held smoothly as per FIDE Rules and will be a FIDE rated chess event”.

Saud Mohammed, the Manager of UAE Chess Federation, said: “The tournament showcased the best talents in UAE and also provided a unique opportunity for the budding chess players to hone their skills”.

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August 31, 2013, 9:23 am

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The 67th Moscow Blitz Chess Championship will take place on 1st September at the park “Krasnaya Presnya”. The Championship was established back in 1946 by the newspaper “Vechernyaya Moskva” and traditionally takes place outdoors. You can follow the event live at the official website.

A number of well-known Grandmasters will take part in the event – the 2012 World Rapid Champion Sergey Karjakin, the 2012 World Blitz Champion Alexander Grischuk, two-times Russian Champion Alexander Morozevich and reigning Women's World Blitz Champion Valentina Gunina.

The event will consist of eight tournaments: the main Moscow Final Championship, Moscow Final “B” Championship, Women’s Championship, Veteran Groups (men and women), Junior Groups (boys and girls), and the Moscow Chess Federation Journalists Cup.
The time control will be 5 minutes per player per game. The tournaments will start at 12:00 local time and the closing ceremony will be at 18:00.

Many famous players were Moscow Blitz Champions, including the names like Mikhail Tal, Vassily Smyslov, Yuri Averbakh, Evgeny Vasiukov, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Grischuk and Alexander Morozevich.

Vasiukov and Morozevich are holding the record number of trophies – six each. (News by Eldar Mukhametov, press secretary of the Moscow Chess Federation/www.chessdom.com)

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14th Karpov Chess Tournament begins in Poikovsky

September 1, 2013, 8:38 am

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The International Chess Tournament named after the former world champion Anatoly Karpov is taking place from 27th August to 7th September in Poikovsky, Russia. The tournament format is ten-player round robin. Evgeny Tomashevsky was invited to play, but after he qualified for the World Chess Cup semifinal, the organizers have replaced him with Alexander Motylev.

Participants:
Ian Nepomniachtchi, Dmitry Jakovenko (Poikovsky winner in 2007 and 2012), Alexander Motylev, Ernesto Inarkiev (Russia), Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine), Viktor Laznicka (Czech Republic), Ivan Cheparinov (Bulgaria), Viorel Bologan (winner in 2000, 2001, 2005, Moldova), Alexander Onischuk (winner in 2002, USA) and Emil Sutovsky (Israel).

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Oslo Chess International 2013 begins September 29

September 1, 2013, 9:44 am

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Hi everyone,

The 2013 edition of Oslo Chess International will take place in Norway, 29 September – 6 October 2013. The tournament organized by Hans Olav Lahlum and Akademisk Sjakklubb Oslo is a 9-round Swiss open for all players having the official titles GM, IM, FM, WGM, WIM or WFM from FIDE. Also qualified are other male players with an official FIDE-ELO of at least 2150, and other female players with an official FIDE-ELO of at least 2000.

Less than a month before the start of the championship, among the top seeded participants are GM Ilia Smirin, GM Sergei Tiviakov, GM Sergei Volkov, GM Eduardas Rozentalis, GM Maxim Turov, GM Eric Hansen, GM Rainer Buhmann (winner in 2012), GM Yuri Soldovnichenko, GM Siemen Agdestein, IM Benjamin Bok, GM Leif Erlend Johannessen, GM Marc Narciso Dublan, IM Frode Elsness, IM Aman Hambleton, IM Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen, IM Irina Krush, etc. See the full participants list below.

Registration and more information at the official website

The playing venue

The playing venue is Thon Hotel Ullevaal Stadion at Sognsveien 77c, Oslo, Norway. It is a large hotel and conference centre, right next to Norway’s national football stadium in Oslo. The hotel offers excellent facilities to play chess games in the playing hall, as well as for analysis and blitz playing outside the playing hall afterwards.

The playing hotel is a two minute walk from the bus and tube station. It is two minutes tube travel from the Oslo University, and less than ten minutes from the main railway station (Oslo S).

Participants coming from other countries and cities in Norway can use a direct bus connection from Oslo Airport Gardermoen to the hotel door. Shops, restaurants etc can be found within a two minutes walking distance from the hotel.

Participants
GM-group
GM Ilia SMIRIN ISR 2663 21.08.68
GM Sergei TIVIAKOV NED 2656 14.02.73
GM Sergei VOLKOV RUS 2626 07.02.74
GM Eduardas ROZENTALIS LTU 2607 27.05.63
GM Maxim TUROV RUS 2588 07.12.79
GM Eric HANSEN CAN 2584 24.05.92
GM Rainer BUHMANN GER 2583 20.02.81
GM Yuri SOLODOVNICHENKO UKR 2570 08.02.78
GM Simen AGDESTEIN NOR 2567 15.05.67
IM Benjamin BOK NED 2527 25.01.95
GM Leif Erlend JOHANNESSEN NOR 2519 14.05.80
GM Marc NARCISO DUBLAN ESP 2505 20.01.74
IM Frode ELSNESS NOR 2505 15.06.73
IM Aman HAMBLETON CAN 2500 30.12.92
IM Torbjørn Ringdal HANSEN NOR 2492 01.03.79
IM Irina KRUSH USA 2489 24.12.83
IM Alexander DONCHENKO GER 2476 22.03.98
IM Mads ANDERSEN DEN 2476 01.03.95
IM Espen LIE NOR 2455 03.01.84
GM Rune DJURHUUS NOR 2453 25.01.70
IM Lawrence TRENT ENG 2429 28.04.86
IM Timofey GALINSKY UKR 2427 23.09.75
IM Rasmus SVANE GER 2425 21.05.97
Jonas LAMPERT GER 2393 25.08.97
IM Atle GRØNN NOR 2372 07.08.71
IM Maxim DEVEREAUX NOR 2355 05.05.76
IM Nicolai GETZ NOR 2350 19.11.91
FM Thorsten SCHMITZ GER 2322 19.08.74
Nils NIJS BEL 2298 04.11.93
Eric VAARALA SWE 2289 16.09.93
IM Petter HAUGLI NOR 2287 12.10.58
Anders HOBBER NOR 2275 25.03.94
FM Jan LUNDIN SWE 2271 08.07.63
FM Brede Alexander KVISVIK NOR 2270 09.09.84
FM Jochen SCHOELLMANN GER 2268 08.04.69
WGM Olga DOLZHIKOVA NOR 2244 22.01.79
Odin Blikra VEA NOR 2226 10.08.84
WGM Niina KOSKELA NOR 2220 08.08.71
Mats PERSSON SWE 2218 29.06.77
WGM Elmira MIRZOEVA RUS 2215 02.11.81
Lars Oskar HAUGE NOR 2206 17.11.98
FM Richard BJERKE NOR 2173 23.02.58
Pål RØYSET NOR 2170 20.05.74
Frode LILLEVOLD NOR 2161 04.03.72
Johannes KVISLA NOR 2155 08.10.90
Håkon STRAND NOR 2151 25.12.84
Erlend MIKALSEN NOR 2145 14.11.93
WFM Nagarjan RAGHAVI IND 2144 28.01.89
Stig K. MARTINSEN NOR 2138 26.06.80
Kenneth GVEIN NOR 2133 29.09.79
Eric MOSKOW USA 2127 25.06.58

ELO-group
Øyvind BENTSEN NOR 2121 11.04.73
Tarjei Joten SVENSEN NOR 2101 20.10.81
Irina DONCHENKO GER 2083 24.01.61
Egmond-Gabriel DULMAN ROU 2077 16.01.85
Geir MOSENG NOR 2052 01.05.62
Ola PETTERSSON SWE 2044 26.06.39
Jens Hjorth KJØLBERG NOR 2019 15.08.94
Per OMTVEDT NOR 2018 28.02.52
Sondre MERKESVIK NOR 2000 27.03.00
Helge THETING NOR 1983 10.09.48
Terje TORGERSEN NOR 1977 14.11.69
Yerazik KHACHATOURIAN NOR 1972 30.11.82
Mats WAHLSTEDT SWE 1966 16.02.47
Finn EGELAND NOR 1962 03.07.70
Monika MACHLIK NOR 1955 09.10.97
Ellen ØEN CARLSEN NOR 1947 07.05.89
Eivind X. DJURHUUS NOR 1933 01.01.00
Steinar BEDDARI NOR 1910 05.01.80
Martin Bergsjø ØSTBY NOR 1900 17.07.00
Bert DUIJKER NED 1895 26.03.50
Alf-Gøran JAKOBSEN NOR 1889 28.12.93
Roar LINDBLOM NOR 1877 13.03.43
Henrik STORESUND NOR 1871 18.05.96
Eskild Ekeland GRØNN NOR 1866 09.05.99
Line Jin JØRGENSEN NOR 1856 26.06.91
Torbjørn Reidar JOHANSEN NOR 1855 26.04.65
Jøran PETTERSEN NOR 1844 14.10.73
Per H. WIBE NOR 1831 31.05.45
Karim ALI NOR 1826 29.01.60
Edit MACHLIK NOR 1824 09.10.97
Jon MACHLIK NOR 1816 20.04.96
Yonne TANGELDER NOR 1804 20.02.83
Njaal ROHOLDT NOR 1749 24.06.75
Gunnar BUE NOR 1694 23.05.43
Endre MACHLIK NOR 1692 14.01.00
Kazim YILMAZ NOR 1675 30.07.97
Øyvind MØRKEDAL NOR 1659 31.05.83
Trond JACOBSEN NOR 1649 10.11.76
Anders Nilsson AURE NOR 1622 21.12.98
Franzke DE KOSTER NED 1612 20.10.46
Terje LIE NOR 1597 22.06.52
Leif E WÆRSTAD NOR 1538 04.08.56
Mykhalo GALINSKYI UKR 1449 01.10.03
Ola Torstein ENDRESEN NOR 1399 25.05.79
Shaun ONDO NOR (1405) 17.01.99
Eric TORGERSEN NOR (1204) 12.04.66
Sigurd Kjelsbøl HUSE NOR (1127) 27.05.01
Embla Ekeland GRØNN NOR (846) 06.03.03
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World Chess Cup 2013 Final: Kramnik Leads Andreikin 2-1 in Tromso

September 1, 2013, 10:02 am

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Hi everyone,

Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik leads against Dmitry Andreikin in the Chess World Cup Final match 2-1 in Tromso. In the final game, Andreikin is in a must-win situation to be able to force a tiebreak. Both the Russians have already qualified for the Candidates 2014.

The second game of the final match witnessed a cautious Andreikin trying to break Vladimir Kramnik's defences. Andreikin failed to capitalise on a risky continuation by Kramnik and the game ended in a draw. The third game of the final match was another draw on Sunday. Andreikin did not go for any complications and played safe enough to steer the game to an easy draw. Kramnik on his part had no reason to try and win as he is already leading in the match.

The FIDE World Cup is a knockout, starting with 128 players, with two games (90 min for 40 moves + 30 min for the rest, with 30 seconds increment) between pairs of players. The tiebreaks consist of two rapid games (25 min + 10 sec), then two accelerated games (10 min + 10 sec), and finally an Armageddon.

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5 Killer Women Chess Players - Name Them?

September 1, 2013, 10:13 am

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The Sunday pick from our super photo site www.chesspics.com includes 5 top women players. Can you name them all?

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World Chess Championship 2013: Anand's Psychological Training method for Carlsen

September 1, 2013, 11:21 pm

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Here's the latest chess news update from the Indian newspapers about World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand's preparation fr the upcoming World Championship versus Carlsen.

"You kind of put yourself in his head and think," says Viswanathan Anand. The head in question belongs to Magnus Carlsen, the man who seeks to dethrone the Indian world chess champion. After months of anticipation, the decks have been cleared for the title clash in Chennai between November 7 and 26. Anand gave a short preview of the mind games in the offing to Economic Times.

"The opponent hasn't played you before in a match, and you know that for him you are the first time," he says about the championship, giving a glimpse of the mental terrain that he hopes to draw Carlsen into. Anand says there might be two different warriors who take the board in November. "In a match, people alter their personalities," he says, "By this, I mean preparation and style."

The champ is hard at work in an undisclosed training location outside the country. Is the match slowly becoming real to him? "It is," he says, "But it always becomes real when you arrive at the venue and more so when you catch a glimpse of your opponent, his physical language, etc." Magnus's recent recce to Chennai has raised the temperature. Did he track the Norwegian's progress? "Before a match I do not follow any chess news except the games," says Anand. "Aruna mentioned that he was in town and I don't know much else. I hope he enjoyed his stay," he adds diplomatically.

There was one part of Carlsen's itinerary that Anand did follow — when Carlsen took on 20 young talents simultaneously. In a shocker, he lost 4 and drew 6. "I am so proud of our chess kids," says Anand. "In a way, for me, it's a sense of personal pride. The children post the Anand effect beat the World No. 1, not once but four times."

The Anand effect is, of course, the chess explosion in India since he became GM in 1988. The championship venue at the Hyatt Regency is not too far from his residence. Will he "commute" to work, as it were? He shoots down the idea, "I would treat it like any other world championship. In fact, I would be even more disciplined here." Carlsen had worked in Anand's preparatory camps in 2007 and '08. Will this help the Norwegian? "Definitely, he has some idea of how I work and what I look for. But this information works both ways," Anand says. (Jaideep Unudurti)

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Guardian Chess Archives: The Day Fischer Won the World Chess Championship 1972

September 2, 2013, 8:29 am

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Here is the article from the Guardian archives from 1972 when Bobby Fischer won the World Chess Championship.

Bobby Fischer in 1972. Photograph: KPA/Zuma / Rex Features

It would be an exaggeration to suggest that Iceland went wild when Bobby Fischer finally won the world chess championship here today. True, he got a standing ovation in the face of which he positively bolted and there was pandemonium outside as his car tried to force its way through a struggling mass of police, children and cameramen. It was the nearest to a chess riot one could ever hope for.

But the strongest feeling in Reykjavik, a feeling so strong it almost vaporised, was sympathy with Boris Spassky, the gentle Russian who has lost his title and, who knows, all the trappings of his privileged position in Soviet society.

We knew something was afoot when neither player turned up on time. Spassky had sealed his next move last night and the referee, Herr Lothar Schmid, should have played it. He had not played it and he had not started Fischer's clock.

After 27 minutes Herr Schmid brought Fischer on stage in his mulberry coloured suit and announced that Spassky had telephoned him at 12.50 and resigned.

"It is the correct and traditional way," he said, as if declaring a ritual suicide. "Fischer wins the match."

Fischer returned to his hotel studying the Icelandic Chess Federation's report of the last game, and preparing for his sabbath which will last until tomorrow evening. He is expected to stay there for another week and will probably turn up to collect his championship medal. No one had any idea where Spassky was.

It is a cliche to say that world chess will never be the same again. Outside the hall Dr Max Euwe, President of the International Chess Federation, who threw away the rule book at the start to accommodate Fischer's delaying tactics, made it clear that the rules would have to be changed.

"Arrangements made 30 or 40 years ago cannot be expected to last forever. There are many regulations, but no penalties. So there will be penalties. Players will be fined for regularly disturbing their opponent for one thing," he said.

Perhaps the only other person who has suffered so much from this gruelling championship, apart from Spassky, is the referee, Herr Schmid, "I think he has had a very difficult time," said Dr Euwe. "He is sick of this match. I think if he had to referee another in six months' time he would say 'no' but if we waited a year he might have forgotten it all."

There is, indeed, a strong likelihood that Fischer will want to start making the championship pay off by offering Spassky a return match next year. Dr Euwe said he was bound by the rules to defend himself every three years - "I think he will stay champion for 10 years" - but if he chose to play sooner it could rate as a championship match.

Herr Schmid, meanwhile, didn't want to talk. Like everyone else involved he just stood about silently, signing autographs. Every one was signing autographs.

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Computer Chess Championship 2013: Top Stars Lose

September 2, 2013, 9:03 am

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TCEC, the leading global computer chess championship by Martin Thoresen, started this August 26th with the participation of the top chess engines and with a new live homepage.

The top engines including the defending champion Houdini 3 will perform against the new version of Stockfish 4, the new entry Bouquet, and the established Rybka, Komodo, Critter, Gull, and Equinox, cruised through Round 1 of Stage 1 without any problem, scoring easy and expected victories.

However, even the most eccentric predictions could not see five 3000+ ELO engines being held in Round 2. The biggest surprise is last season’s champion Houdini, which could not overcome the resistance of Hiarcs 14. Many point Komodo as a possible super finalist of the TCEC, however, it was the second 3000+ ELO victim of the round, drawing its game with Spike. The newcomer Bouquet 1.8 and the long time best engine Rybka 4.1, and Critter 1.6 entered the “draw party” after fierce fights from Junior 13.3, Shredder 12, and Toga II.

These results were used by the other favorites of the field. The new version of Stockfish 4 , Gull II, and Equinox 2b to take the lead with full 2,0/2. They are joined at the top of the table by Exchess 7.15b.

Scroll down for the full standings.

TCEC continues now with R3 of Stage 1, in search of new records after breaking two on day 1 of the competition.

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List of Chess events at the Anand - Carlsen World Championship match 2013

September 2, 2013, 9:27 am

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Hi everyone,

The organizing committee of the Anand - Carlsen World Chess Championship 2013 is also planning to hold ten chess events before and during the Championship. For non-Indians, there are two International norm tournaments in Chennai alone, one exclusively for women. Two more Grandmaster tournaments to be conducted one after the other at Hyderabad and Kolkata.

1. As a curtain raiser, “Beach Blitz” – A Blitz tournament will be held on the 3rd week of the September on the World famous Marina Beach at Chennai under a host of colourful umbrellas.

2. And this will be followed by district level chess tournaments (Tamil Nadu State comprises of 32 districts) where in 10 players will qualify from each district.

3. The above qualifiers, will participate in the State level tournament will be held concurrently with the FIDE World Championship Match - 2013.

4. An exclusive Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament will be held from 06th to 14th November, 2013.

5. An Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament will follow (above 2000 ELO).

6. A Rating tournament for below 2000 ELO will be held during the Championship.

7. National Under - 9 Boys & Girls Chess Championship is planned during this championship.

8. Chess Solving contest will be held daily during the Match days at Hotel Hyatt Regency, Chennai, the venue of the FIDE World Championship Match - 2013.

9. Arbiters Seminar will be held during the FIDE World Championship Match – 2013.

10. FIDE Trainers Seminar will be held during the FIDE World Championship Match – 2013.

Apart from the above, the Tamil Nadu School Education department is organizing tournaments from school level to the State level involving more than 50,000 schools children which is already underway. (Events in bold allow entry to non-Indians).

1 Beach Blitz Chennai 15th Sep, 2013
2 District level Various districts in Tamil Nadu 27th to 29th September, 2013
3 State level Chennai 16th to 18th November, 2013
4 Women Grandmaster Open Chennai 06th to 14th November, 2013
5 Grandmaster Open Chennai 15th to 23rd November, 2013
6 National Under - 9 Boys & Girls Chennai 06th to 14th November, 2013
7 Chess Solving Contest Chennai On all FWCM-2013 match days
8 FIDE Rating below 2000 Chennai 19th to 22nd November, 2013
9 FIDE Arbiters Seminar Chennai 11th to 14th November, 2013
10 FIDE Trainers Seminar Chennai 15th to 18th November, 2013
11 Grandmaster Open Hyderabad 25th Nov to 03rd Dec, 2013
12 Grandmaster Open Kolkata 05th to 14th Dec, 2013

All players who are desirous of participating in the tournaments are requested to contact the coordinator for all the Grandmaster tournaments SFT, FA & IM. Mr. Lanka Ravi on lankaravichess@gmail.com with a copy to Mr. V. Hariharan on tnchesstmt@gmail.com (for Chennai GM and Women GM, Arbiter seminar and FIDE Trainer seminar) & GM Dibyendu Barua on baruadibyendu@hotmail.com.

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GM Adhiban Wins Open Chess Tournament Internacional de Sants

September 2, 2013, 9:35 am

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Hi everyone,

Rising Indian star Grandmaster B Adhiban has won the 15th International Chess Open de Sants, Hostafrancs & La Bordeta that was held from 23rd August to 1st September at the Auditori del Centre Cívic de les Cotxeres de Sants in Barcelona, Spain.
The tournament format was 10-round Swiss. There were two playing groups: Open A (all players eligible) and Open B (U2000).

In the Open A Indian Grandmaster Adhiban B. took a clear first place with 8,5/10 points after beating the co-leader GM Vladimir Burmakin in the final round. Also victorious in the last round were GM Jorge Cori, GM Vladimir Potkin, GM Jan Gustafsson and IM Burak Firat who all shared the second place with 8,0/10 points. Turkish IM Firat had an amazing 2660-elo performance to earn a Grandmaster norm. Open A had 298 participants, while Open B featured 322 players. Full standings of both groups are below. Open Internacional de Sants results are valid for the 10th Catalan Chess Circuit. (report via www.chessdom.com/Tournament website)

Group A final standings:

1. GM Adhiban B. IND 2567 – 8.5
2. GM Cori Jorge PER 2569 – 8
3. GM Potkin Vladimir RUS 2647 – 8
4. GM Gustafsson Jan GER 2619 – 8
5. IM Firat Burak TUR 2416 – 8
6. GM Bruzon Batista Lazaro CUB 2698 – 7.5
7. GM Hillarp Persson Tiger SWE 2529 – 7.5
8. GM Burmakin Vladimir RUS 2565 – 7.5
9. GM Esen Baris TUR 2559 – 7.5
10. GM Aroshidze Levan GEO 2565 – 7.5
11. GM Vocaturo Daniele ITA 2549 – 7.5
12. GM Cruz Cristhian PER 2498 – 7.5
13. IM Arribas Lopez Angel ESP 2494 – 7.5
14. GM Alsina Leal Daniel ESP 2538 – 7
15. GM Iturrizaga Eduardo VEN 2660 – 7
16. GM Filippov Anton UZB 2630 – 7
17. GM Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo CUB 2609 – 7
18. IM Guerra Mendez Jose Angel CUB 2516 – 7
19. FM Vittorino Carlo Giovanni COL 2296 – 7
20. IM Lorenzo De La Riva Lazaro ESP 2449 – 7
21. GM Spraggett Kevin CAN 2568 – 7
22. GM Vila Gazquez Xavier ESP 2461 – 7
23. IM Kjartansson Gudmundur ISL 2434 – 7
24. GM Popilski Gil ISR 2508 – 7
25. IM Mascaro March Pedro ESP 2421 – 7
26. WGM Goryachkina Aleksandra RUS 2409 – 7
27. IM Valdes Romero Leonardo CRC 2440 – 6.5
28. IM Bailet Pierre FRA 2474 – 6.5
29. GM Hansen Eric CAN 2584 – 6.5
30. IM Pardo Simon David ESP 2441 – 6.5
31. FM Pile Richard FRA 2375 – 6.5
32. IM Wehmeier Stefan Dr. GER 2433 – 6.5
33. IM Prasca Sosa Rafael VEN 2426 – 6.5
34. GM Kulaots Kaido EST 2581 – 6.5
35. FM Hernando Rodrigo Julio Antoni ESP 2327 – 6.5
36. IM Aloma Vidal Robert ESP 2410 – 6.5
37. IM Kalegin Evgenij RUS 2417 – 6.5
38. Timmermans Mark NED 2287 – 6.5
39. WGM Cori T. Deysi PER 2434 – 6.5
40. Malka Samuel FRA 2170 – 6.5
41. Aryan Chopra IND 2147 – 6.5
42. GM Cabrera Alexis ESP 2544 – 6.5
43. FM Santos Latasa Jaime ESP 2436 – 6.5
44. IM D`costa Lorin A R ENG 2408 – 6.5
45. Rudakov Aleksandr RUS 2182 – 6.5
46. Pedini Dario ITA 2223 – 6.5
47. IM Vidarte Morales Arturo ESP 2351 – 6.5
48. Diaz Velandia Jose Manuel VEN 2284 – 6.5
49. IM Gonzalez Rodriguez Jorge A. COL 2372 – 6.5
50. FM Lamorelle Julien FRA 2311 – 6.5
51. FM Goriatchkin Jouri RUS 2331 – 6.5
52. Gonzalez Valero Julio ESP 2274 – 6.5
53. IM Massoni Michael FRA 2345 – 6.5
54. IM Huerga Leache Mikel ESP 2433 – 6
55. FM Colon Garcia Enrique ESP 2380 – 6
56. IM Hambleton Aman CAN 2500 – 6
57. IM Gascon Jose Rafael VEN 2268 – 6
58. GM Munoz Pantoja Miguel ESP 2456 – 6
59. Kvetny Mark GER 2239 – 6
60. FM Pons Carreras David ESP 2322 – 6
61. FM Alcaraz Ortega Javier ESP 2350 – 6
62. MK Diaz Camallonga Carles ESP 2216 – 6
63. Mcphillips Joseph ENG 2157 – 6
64. IM Asis Gargatagli Hipolito ESP 2474 – 6
65. Corriguelas Armillas Frederic ESP 1992 – 6
66. Sturt Raven M USA 2310 – 6
67. IM Gual Pascual Antonio ESP 2468 – 6
68. FM Gomez Jurado Luis Alberto ESP 2297 – 6
69. FM Arias Boo Guillermo ESP 2352 – 6
70. IM Pulvett Daniel VEN 2415 – 6
71. Lacroix Romain FRA 2173 – 6
72. IM Perpinya Rofes Lluis Maria ESP 2403 – 6
73. IM Bergez Luc FRA 2395 – 6
74. MK Serra Pages Jordi ESP 2226 – 6
75. Lemeaux David FRA 2270 – 6
76. Cori Quispe Kevin PER 2154 – 6
77. MK Benet Catala Antonio ESP 2228 – 6
78. MK Moreno Martin Daniel ESP 2220 – 6
79. Ballester Llagaria Luis Eduar ESP 2264 – 6
80. FM Erwich Frank NED 2337 – 6
81. FM Blazeka Matej CRO 2282 – 6
82. Bouget Alexandre FRA 2278 – 6
83. FM Avila Jimenez Xavier ESP 2241 – 6
84. Silva Rodriguez Fernando ESP 2174 – 6
85. FM Capellades Subirana Marc ESP 2250 – 6
86. Le Huec Marc FRA 2265 – 6
87. FM Chalmeta Ugas Ramon ESP 2280 – 6
88. Porta Tovar Guillem ESP 1896 – 6
89. FM Godart Francois BEL 2361 – 5.5
90. Garcia-Castany Musellas Gal.L ESP 2021 – 5.5
91. Le Goff Damien FRA 2230 – 5.5
92. Mayo Casademont Marti ESP 2216 – 5.5
93. MK Lacasta Palacio Joaquim ESP 2171 – 5.5
94. MK Amores Gago Javier ESP 2174 – 5.5
95. Ruperez Miguel ARG 2182 – 5.5
96. Alanic Xavier FRA 2260 – 5.5
97. Nordenbaek Jan DEN 2252 – 5.5
98. Bas Mas Jose Joaquin ESP 2259 – 5.5
99. MK Rojano Alfonso Carlos ESP 2233 – 5.5
100. Carol Querol Santiago ESP 2089 – 5.5
101. Vilalta Vidal Javier ESP 1955 – 5.5
102. Blazeka Damjan CRO 2096 – 5.5
103. Boos Olivier FRA 2018 – 5.5
104. Porta Tovar Oriol ESP 2121 – 5.5
105. FM Simon Padros Emili ESP 2221 – 5.5
106. Reppen Ellisiv NOR 1961 – 5.5
107. Laverton Christian NOR 2081 – 5.5
108. Rodriguez Ferraz Borja ESP 2200 – 5.5
109. Jove Grau Lluis ESP 2143 – 5.5
110. Nadal Fajardo Ricard ESP 1889 – 5.5
111. Blasco Coll Andreu ESP 2043 – 5.5
112. FM Aranda Marin Cristian ESP 2328 – 5.5
113. Uran Bermudez Oliver Kevin VEN 2103 – 5.5
114. CM Zimmermann Kleber Renato P. BRA 1928 – 5.5
115. WIM Makka Ioulia GRE 2171 – 5.5
116. WIM Moreno Garcia Elizabeth Paola VEN 2025 – 5.5
117. Garcia Castellote Oscar ESP 2060 – 5.5
118. Yapar Nedim TUR 1896 – 5.5
119. Deslias Gregoire FRA 2140 – 5.5
120. Middelveld Martine NED 2127 – 5.5
121. Dalo Hermes VEN 2157 – 5.5
122. Haak Eelco NED 2056 – 5.5
123. FM Espinoza Palomino Willyam PER 2363 – 5
124. WIM Castrillon Gomez Melissa COL 2146 – 5
125. FM Malloni Marcello ITA 2358 – 5
126. IM Vehi Bach Victor Manuel ESP 2307 – 5
127. MK Gonzalez Garcia Marc ESP 2238 – 5
128. FM Ayza Ballester Jordi ESP 2217 – 5
129. IM Brochet Philippe FRA 2414 – 5
130. Garriga Cazorla Pere ESP 2130 – 5
131. Miguelez Garcia Erlantz ESP 1968 – 5
132. Forgues Fabien FRA 2155 – 5
133. Aglave Arnaud BEL 2113 – 5
134. Nohr Finn DEN 2093 – 5
135. Urriza Iricibar Pablo ESP 2114 – 5
136. Murtuzov Rauf AZE 2067 – 5
137. Entem Alan FRA 2179 – 5
138. Juan Bartroli Pau ESP 2173 – 5
139. Bozzali Ermanno ITA 2060 – 5
140. Gonzales Perez Jose Anibal ESP 2157 – 5
141. Stahl Clement FRA 2115 – 5
142. FM Maia Jose Eduardo Bastos O. BRA 2129 – 5
143. Benet Morant Damia ESP 2009 – 5
144. Fernandez Aguilar Francisco ESP 2023 – 5
145. Garcia De Blas Esteban ESP 2020 – 5
146. Plamenov Ribarov Petar ESP 2121 – 5
147. MK Llopis De Aysa Manuel ESP 2090 – 5
148. FM Lorscheid Gerhard GER 2246 – 5
149. Svensen Tarjei NOR 2101 – 5
150. MK Meza Martinez Alcides Ivan HON 2136 – 5
151. Bernal Gomez Alejandro ESP 1911 – 5
152. Del Amo Carbo Jordi ESP 2064 – 5
153. Ventura Bolet Maxim ESP 2045 – 5
154. WIM Martinez Ayelen ARG 2101 – 5
155. MK Chalmeta Torredemer Josep ESP 2171 – 5
156. Boff Andre Ricardo BRA 2008 – 5
157. Le Montagner Yoann FRA 2035 – 5
158. Pozanco Romasanta Marc ESP 2069 – 5
159. Garcia Acosta Roger ESP 2027 – 5
160. Guix Torres David ESP 2007 – 5
161. Khachatourian Yerazik NOR 1972 – 5
162. Jablonowski Christoph GER 2006 – 5
163. Calvo Simon Jorge ESP 1782 – 5
164. Lavanant Alexandre FRA 2009 – 5
165. Egartner Wolfgang AUT 2110 – 5
166. MK Gabarro Sole Ramon ESP 2090 – 5
167. Chuturkov Marinko BUL 2079 – 5
168. Chirivi C Angie Lizeth COL 2031 – 4.5
169. FM Delaney John IRL 2248 – 4.5
170. Burton Graham P ENG 2038 – 4.5
171. Alquist Erik SWE 2053 – 4.5
172. Ribera Pane Jaume ESP 2060 – 4.5
173. Louis Corentin FRA 2014 – 4.5
174. Leon Colan Carlos Edmundo PER 2030 – 4.5
175. Garcia Lopez Nicolas ESP 1996 – 4.5
176. FM Jaksland Tim DEN 2297 – 4.5
177. MK Asensio Linan Teodoro ESP 2158 – 4.5
178. Garcia Perez Javier ESP 2025 – 4.5
179. Mas Recorda Pere ESP 2039 – 4.5
180. CM Mende Andreas GER 2165 – 4.5
181. Ponce Garcia Joan ESP 2057 – 4.5
182. Nineuil Vincent FRA 1875 – 4.5
183. MK Monedero Gonzalez Josep ESP 2081 – 4.5
184. Goossens Roel BEL 2102 – 4.5
185. Forsberg Conde Martin ESP 2094 – 4.5
186. Amarger Vincent FRA 2044 – 4.5
187. Jouneau Quentin FRA 2007 – 4.5
188. Serra Canals Oriol ESP 1877 – 4.5
189. Torner Planell Josep Ramon ESP 2123 – 4.5
190. Cruz Gomez Isidro ESP 1983 – 4.5
191. Del Mastro Marco ITA 1954 – 4.5
192. Garrapa Gianluigi ITA 1949 – 4.5
193. Izagirre Alsua Aritz ESP 1892 – 4
194. Sagues Andreu Xavier ESP 2107 – 4
195. MK Severri Arrese Carlos ESP 1897 – 4
196. Montiel Baeza Alex ESP 2005 – 4
197. Salagran Ferragut Guillem ESP 1995 – 4
198. MK Ortega Serra Marc ESP 2200 – 4
199. Sierra Montoya Miquel ESP 2080 – 4
200. Barcelo Sola David ESP 2075 – 4
201. Grichkevitch Gilles FRA 2149 – 4
202. Tardio Fran Emilio ESP 1851 – 4
203. De Wilde Rik NED 2086 – 4
204. Fabregas Fontanet Antonio ESP 2045 – 4
205. Ladron De Guevara Galar Fco J ESP 2121 – 4
206. Balague Camps Marc ESP 2090 – 4
207. Idiazabal Troyas Aritz ESP 1967 – 4
208. Martin Perez Laura ESP 2040 – 4
209. MK Parals Marce Luis ESP 2015 – 4
210. Fernandez Egea Andres ESP 1994 – 4
211. Lafuente Calvillo Andrea ESP 1841 – 4
212. NM Ridameya Tatche Jose Miguel ESP 1996 – 4
213. Assedo Johaquim FRA 1934 – 4
214. Arus Blanch Daniel ESP 1979 – 4
215. Le Bail Clara FRA 1987 – 4
216. Jover Font Pau ESP 1967 – 4
217. Garcia Castellote Daniel ESP 2036 – 4
218. Martin Sanchez Enric ESP 2042 – 4
219. Flores De Paco David ESP 1998 – 4
220. Parramon Guillaumet Jaime ESP 1909 – 4
221. Loaiza Yurani COL 1957 – 4
222. Garcia Ramos Daniel ESP 1977 – 4
223. Erwich Frans NED 2029 – 4
224. Erlandsen Carsten DEN 2104 – 4
225. De Azua Arpi Rafael ESP 1943 – 4
226. WCM Hernandez Zaida VEN 1998 – 4
227. Rodriguez Torres Rafael ESP 1994 – 4
228. Jangwa Valentin FRA 1763 – 4
229. FM Sanchez Ibern Marc ESP 2407 – 3.5
230. MK Martin Capitan Feliciano ESP 2105 – 3.5
231. Guetas Sanchez Hugo ESP 2177 – 3.5
232. Herrera Reyes Jose Antonio ESP 2205 – 3.5
233. Gurri Mancera Ferran ESP 2052 – 3.5
234. MK Sanchez Perales Ezequiel ESP 2182 – 3.5
235. Marchena Hurtado Javier ESP 2089 – 3.5
236. MK Bals Hernandez Jordi ESP 2163 – 3.5
237. Vigo Allepuz David ESP 2086 – 3.5
238. Grollemund Bertrand FRA 2158 – 3.5
239. Van Keulen Onno NED 1999 – 3.5
240. Nicolosi Daniele ITA 2006 – 3.5
241. Fernandez Zubitur Jokin ESP 1981 – 3.5
242. Dominguez Marquez Cecilio ESP 2027 – 3.5
243. Ventura Bolet Alexandre ESP 1884 – 3.5
244. Lopez Forn Marc ESP 2087 – 3.5
245. Cabot Muntane Jordi ESP 1920 – 3.5
246. Mir Vinas Pau Jose ESP 1832 – 3.5
247. Romero Moreno Felix ESP 1999 – 3.5
248. Caron Damien FRA 1949 – 3.5
249. Palomares Fite Jordi ESP 1950 – 3.5
250. Kristiansen Willy NOR 2031 – 3.5
251. Jardi Talarn Joan Salvado ESP 1957 – 3.5
252. Nilsson Lars Kjoller DEN 2016 – 3.5
253. Wlogalski Olivier BEL 1923 – 3.5
254. Torgersen Markus NOR 1737 – 3.5
255. Torner Planell Jordi ESP 1907 – 3.5
256. Cervello Tost Ferran ESP 2042 – 3
257. Alcaraz Lopez Francesc ESP 1936 – 3
258. Ortiz De Latierro Olivella Ait ESP 2068 – 3
259. Delisau Gil Oriol ESP 2103 – 3
260. Iturbide Arnedo Oscar ESP 2159 – 3
261. Vinas Racionero Josep ESP 2043 – 3
262. Cardenas Fernando Adrian ESP 1973 – 3
263. Tallo Dominguez Kirian ESP 1892 – 3
264. Charpidou Anna GRE 1657 – 3
265. Martinez Pla Xavier ESP 1886 – 3
266. Lochte Szilvia HUN 1935 – 3
267. Cortes Riquelme Ximena CHI 1796 – 3
268. Barbisan Junior Sergio BRA 1868 – 3
269. Sole Bove Josep ESP 1855 – 3
270. Madrid Sole Pedro ESP 1898 – 3
271. Le Borgne Romain FRA 1751 – 3
272. Roig Ruiz Carles ESP 1777 – 3
273. Balhar Michael GER 1731 – 3
274. Henrich Frederik GER 1908 – 3
275. Iglesias Lopez Albert ESP 1816 – 2.5
276. MK Borras Duran Pere ESP 2169 – 2.5
277. MK Fernandez Diaz Cristian ESP 2158 – 2.5
278. FM Montilla Carrillo Esteban ESP 2261 – 2.5
279. MK Gutierrez Anso Jose ESP 2038 – 2.5
280. Tejada Gomez Juan V. ESP 1903 – 2.5
281. Lopez De Castro Joseph FRA 1777 – 2.5
282. Quemades Schmid Ricardo ESP 1481 – 2.5
283. Garnier Alain Robert ESP 1906 – 2.5
284. Corrales Adamuz Cristian ESP 1853 – 2.5
285. Rodon Balcells Jaume ESP 1847 – 2.5
286. Casset Bello Elena ESP 1908 – 2
287. Martorell Aguado Joan ESP 2171 – 2
288. Campos Cayuelas Adria ESP 1996 – 2
289. Sandstrom Anders SWE 1980 – 2
290. Warstad Leif E NOR 1538 – 2
291. Quero Ortega Juan ESP 1809 – 2
292. Lie Terje NOR 1597 – 2
293. Ani Virgil ESP 1606 – 2
294. Castells Pagan Raul ESP 1831 – 1.5
295. Varela La Madrid Maria VEN 1927 – 1.5
296. Edakina Anastasia NOR 1855 – 1.5
297. Tateo Ida USA 1371 – 1
298. Bolos Gimeno Domingo ESP 1685 – 1

Group B final standings:

1. Martinez Ayesa Aitor ESP 1968 – 9.5
2. Lopez Manzano Antonio ESP 1948 – 8.5
3. Sirera Bargallo Tomas ESP 1893 – 8
4. Panades Catarineu Oriol ESP 1767 – 8
5. Rios Torondell Jaume ESP 1938 – 8
6. Moreno Perez Norberto ESP 1920 – 7.5
7. Perez Garcia Jose Miguel ESP 1950 – 7.5
8. Torres Maiquez Sergio ESP 1919 – 7.5
9. Duclos Jean FRA 1664 – 7.5
10. Garcia Garrido Enric ESP 1923 – 7.5
11. Povill Claros Xavier ESP 1803 – 7.5
12. Santos Ramos Carles ESP 1922 – 7.5
13. Mut Company Guillem ESP 1971 – 7.5
14. Forgues Valerie FRA 1976 – 7
15. Jimenez Martinez Javier ESP 1943 – 7
16. Molano Lafuente Ismael ESP 1963 – 7
17. Albert Cristobal Jorge ESP 1802 – 7
18. Garcia Ruiz Adrian ESP 1740 – 7
19. Mamah Isabelle FRA 1844 – 7
20. Lopez Pajuelo Aleix ESP 1865 – 7
21. Urena Casacuberta Lluis ESP 1918 – 7
22. Lopez Palomino Nilton Cesar ESP 1703 – 7
23. Pantaleoni Reluy Amadeu ESP 1823 – 7
24. Fernandez Rueda Francesc ESP 1713 – 7
25. Hernandez Diaz Heriberto ESP 1734 – 7
26. Ballina Amandi Casimiro ESP 1859 – 7
27. Ros Alonso Jaume ESP 1791 – 7
28. Torrents Senal Marc ESP 1809 – 7
29. Torras Chicon Adria ESP 1758 – 7
30. Blazeka Mihaela CRO 1788 – 7
31. Montoliu Daroca Imma ESP 1772 – 7
32. Farre Buil Carles ESP 1926 – 7
33. Vinas Serrano Jordi ESP 1893 – 6.5
34. Beaskoa Estany Gabriel ESP 1926 – 6.5
35. Ritter Aguilar Jordi ESP 1912 – 6.5
36. Millan Hernandez Marc ESP 1806 – 6.5
37. Walter Travella German ESP 1951 – 6.5
38. Seca Carol Ruben ESP 1861 – 6.5
39. Gomez Sanjuan Hector Fernando ESP 1711 – 6.5
40. Salagran Ferragut Eduard ESP 1586 – 6.5
41. Valarezzo Ricard Pedro ESP 1916 – 6.5
42. Leiva Ruiz Sergi ESP 1952 – 6.5
43. Bianchi Tobias FRA 1734 – 6.5
44. Martinez Balaguer Josep ESP 1851 – 6.5
45. Ayats Llobera Gerard ESP 1769 – 6.5
46. Palacios Exposito Pedro ESP 1862 – 6.5
47. Masot Liberto FRA 1739 – 6.5
48. Granados Aguilera Cristian ESP 1602 – 6.5
49. Bonay Toscas Santiago ESP 1815 – 6.5
50. Pulido Leon Manuel ESP 1782 – 6.5
51. Llige Porta Joan ESP 1598 – 6.5
52. Molinero Gomez Sandra ESP 1809 – 6.5
53. Vargas Ramirez Ana Maria COL 1836 – 6.5
54. Roldan Marques Daniel ESP 1672 – 6
55. Gutierrez Leon Cristobal ESP 1934 – 6
56. Schilling Florian GER 1953 – 6
57. Casas Torres Pau ESP 1708 – 6
58. Liarte Genoves Sergi ESP 1880 – 6
59. Colom Andres Xavier ESP 1857 – 6
60. Diaz Nieto Alberto ESP 1914 – 6
61. Moysen Cortes Jessica MEX 1647 – 6
62. Sanchez Esteban Emilio ESP 1914 – 6
63. Sanchez Canales Pol ESP 1817 – 6
64. Aprea Daniele ITA 1940 – 6
65. Gisbert Mir Alejandro ESP 1852 – 6
66. Recio Reyes Sergio ESP 1872 – 6
67. Sanguinetti Edoardo ITA 1964 – 6
68. Ruiz De Alegria Madariaga Car ESP 1860 – 6
69. Blazeka Djuro CRO 1908 – 6
70. Delgadillo Torrico Felipe ESP 1942 – 6
71. Martinez Ferrer Rafael ESP 1704 – 6
72. Benet Saniger Xavier ESP 1797 – 6
73. Demianowicz Maciej POL 1982 – 6
74. Orteu Capdevila Max ESP 1697 – 6
75. Campoy Prades Marc ESP 1746 – 6
76. Santamaria Torres Sergio ESP 1620 – 6
77. Fentes Caceres Daniel ESP 1722 – 6
78. Subirana Santos Marc ESP 1759 – 6
79. Martinez Hernandez Emili ESP 1743 – 6
80. Alquezar Mancho Renato ESP 1802 – 6
81. Matamoros Sibira Joan ESP 1791 – 6
82. Roche Peris Eduard ESP 1792 – 6
83. Delgado Camara Lluis Felix ESP 1859 – 5.5
84. Rodriguez Isern Bernat ESP 1656 – 5.5
85. Velasco Rebezon Daniela ESP 1674 – 5.5
86. Madrid Sole Antonio ESP 1911 – 5.5
87. Calafell Marques Jose ESP 1733 – 5.5
88. Jimenez Ruano Adrian ESP 1803 – 5.5
89. Las Heras Aixandri Guillem ESP 1559 – 5.5
90. Gonzalvez Tamarit Ruben ESP 1599 – 5.5
91. Salazar Navas Josep ESP 1782 – 5.5
92. Gomila Marti Santiago ESP 1715 – 5.5
93. Westendorp Christian GER 1760 – 5.5
94. Ruiz De Alegria Garcia Carlos ESP 1888 – 5.5
95. Tortosa Moros Joan ESP 1739 – 5.5
96. Aranguiz Jimenez Jonathan ESP 1576 – 5.5
97. Caparros Hernandez Alejandro ESP 1725 – 5.5
98. Martinez Lopez Carlos ESP 1713 – 5.5
99. Vicente Bessen Kiriam ESP 1717 – 5.5
100. Romero Gamez Francisco Javier ESP 1709 – 5.5
101. Tirado Parra Alberto ESP 1937 – 5.5
102. Nin Serres Pere ESP 1701 – 5.5
103. Garcia Serrano Jose M. ESP 1895 – 5.5
104. Fibla Costa Roger ESP 1779 – 5.5
105. Muratet Carmona Julia ESP 1715 – 5.5
106. Abarca Garcia Xavier ESP 0 – 5.5
107. Mendia Rezola Jokin ESP 1718 – 5.5
108. Sole Pijuan Ferran ESP 1621 – 5.5
109. Amargant Masferrer Jorge ESP 1799 – 5.5
110. Caparros Fernandez Xavier ESP 1815 – 5.5
111. Castellon Baeza Jose Felipe ESP 1814 – 5.5
112. Palau Fontanet David ESP 1759 – 5.5
113. Ferrer Fargas Jordi ESP 1745 – 5.5
114. Angulo Serrato Josep ESP 1960 – 5.5
115. Capellades Subirana Laura ESP 1695 – 5.5
116. Sanchez Alegria Jose Manuel ESP 1817 – 5.5
117. Serra Vilaro Agustin ESP 1849 – 5.5
118. Ceccolini Riccardo ITA 1841 – 5.5
119. Dominguez Del Haba Emilio ESP 0 – 5.5
120. Martin Perez Pau ESP 1539 – 5.5
121. Bernabe Monteagudo Francesc ESP 1820 – 5.5
122. Inglese Guido ITA 1669 – 5.5
123. Romero Funieles Rafael ESP 1712 – 5.5
124. Aparicio Escudero Hector F. ESP 1747 – 5.5
125. Vicente Soriano Josep ESP 1805 – 5.5
126. Vargas Drechsler Carlos ESP 1894 – 5
127. Gonzalvez Tamarit Ivan ESP 1571 – 5
128. Gonzalez Garcia Sergi ESP 1821 – 5
129. Gomez Guinovart Josep Manel ESP 1670 – 5
130. Serrano Carmona Alfonso ESP 1655 – 5
131. Pedersen Ole Petter NOR 0 – 5
132. Padilla Carmona Francisco ESP 1744 – 5
133. Trullas Tugues Ivan ESP 1567 – 5
134. Sama Salinas Hector ESP 1641 – 5
135. Fuentes Barrientos Carlos ESP 1784 – 5
136. Cutura Sole Alexandre ESP 1673 – 5
137. Boixader Arbo Xavier ESP 1554 – 5
138. Alvarez Albiol Victor ESP 1557 – 5
139. Ferres Saez Joan ESP 1734 – 5
140. Gil Blazquez Raul ESP 1671 – 5
141. Nieto Badia Pau ESP 1569 – 5
142. Martinez Marin Aleix ESP 1625 – 5
143. Izquierdo Morato Jaume ESP 1644 – 5
144. Domenche Redondo Francesc ESP 1710 – 5
145. Baltasar Diaz Vicente ESP 1549 – 5
146. Rius Soler Benjami ESP 1779 – 5
147. Saez Ortega Jose ESP 1587 – 5
148. Garcia Guardiola Joan ESP 1801 – 5
149. Toquero Gracia Pau ESP 1498 – 5
150. Lopez Pujol Hector ESP 0 – 5
151. Banki Brigitta ITA 1870 – 5
152. Nicolas Vallellano Emiliano ESP 0 – 5
153. Cadierno Garcia Pau ESP 1504 – 5
154. Fernandez Benito Fco. Javier ESP 1702 – 5
155. Sans Bascu Joaquin ESP 1703 – 5
156. Ribes Colom Jose Maria ESP 1773 – 5
157. Conde Chijeb Manuel Jesus ESP 1765 – 5
158. Rull Borrell Salvador ESP 1787 – 5
159. Alquezar Calpena Marc ESP 1775 – 5
160. Meyer Kuno ESP 1681 – 5
161. Ballester Valls Juan Antonio ESP 1654 – 5
162. Perez Vizcaino Joan Manel ESP 1739 – 5
163. Martinez Perez Pablo ESP 1647 – 5
164. Flores Munoz Daniel ESP 1724 – 5
165. Prieur Axel FRA 1682 – 5
166. Maria Oproae Alex ESP 1423 – 5
167. Mercader Rubio Luis ESP 1799 – 5
168. Gibert Juan Ramon ESP 1654 – 5
169. Rosell Hornero Alejandro ESP 1752 – 5
170. Fernandez Gianluca ITA 1608 – 4.5
171. Flores Linan Jose Luis ESP 1867 – 4.5
172. Ros Gorne Ramon ESP 1646 – 4.5
173. Castillo Escario Marta ESP 1645 – 4.5
174. Lozano Diaz Antoni ESP 1846 – 4.5
175. Cano Sevila Ivan ESP 1725 – 4.5
176. Riu Lopez Daniel ESP 1691 – 4.5
177. Martin Sanchez Antoni ESP 1730 – 4.5
178. Adrian Abad Miguel ESP 1535 – 4.5
179. Romeo Ros Joaquin ESP 1688 – 4.5
180. Monteagudo Aguilera Maximo ESP 1779 – 4.5
181. Pregonas Casaponsa Joan ESP 1748 – 4.5
182. Muratet Casadevall Jordi ESP 1734 – 4.5
183. Sanchez Gutierrez David ESP 1626 – 4.5
184. Alves Garcia Eric ESP 1534 – 4.5
185. Gonzalez Garcia Soraya ESP 1488 – 4.5
186. Blazeka Ivana CRO 1615 – 4.5
187. Martinez Torras Pol ESP 1507 – 4.5
188. Esteban Lupianez Jose Miguel ESP 1788 – 4.5
189. Martinez Perez Sergio ESP 1441 – 4.5
190. Massanet Miret Pere ESP 1739 – 4.5
191. Gomez Fernandez Miquel ESP 1585 – 4.5
192. Escofet Llongueras Joan ESP 1786 – 4.5
193. Garcia Acosta Carla ESP 1540 – 4.5
194. Cuxart Taltavull Albert ESP 1718 – 4.5
195. Lopez Pajuelo Sergi ESP 1629 – 4.5
196. Lopez Arjona Emilio ESP 1618 – 4.5
197. Codina Blasco Joan ESP 1823 – 4.5
198. Gomez Albamonte Sonia ESP 0 – 4.5
199. Ros Alonso Joana ESP 1445 – 4.5
200. Montserrat Rubia Angel ESP 1737 – 4.5
201. Palomeras Ustrell Eduard ESP 1774 – 4.5
202. Morand Esther FRA 1554 – 4.5
203. Fernandez Pintado Xavier ESP 1810 – 4.5
204. Mumford Robert ENG 1562 – 4.5
205. Sanchez Coves Juan Josep ESP 1621 – 4.5
206. Martinez Aguero Francisco ESP 1509 – 4.5
207. Ventura Fontanet Jaume ESP 1694 – 4
208. Ferre Navarro Joan ESP 1609 – 4
209. Barragan Hernandez Manel ESP 1874 – 4
210. Barria Arbunic Manuel ESP 1506 – 4
211. Ventura Solans Victor ESP 1632 – 4
212. Radigales Mauri Jaume ESP 1698 – 4
213. Perez Cuadrado Eduardo ESP 1783 – 4
214. Torres Janer Marc ESP 1593 – 4
215. Serentill Tost Eduard ESP 1665 – 4
216. Sanchez Viana Jordi ESP 1662 – 4
217. Gascon Alloza Jesus ESP 0 – 4
218. Maria Medina Joan Josep ESP 1568 – 4
219. Pedraza Mancilla Alfonso ESP 1618 – 4
220. Olleta Tanya Jordi ESP 1521 – 4
221. Fernandez Benito Carlos Pablo ESP 1624 – 4
222. Bernat Pascual Magi ESP 1511 – 4
223. Garcia Seto Jose Martin ESP 1585 – 4
224. Gomila Benejam Doro ESP 0 – 4
225. Planas Lisbona Mireia ESP 1358 – 4
226. Rivera Lopez Francisco ESP 1616 – 4
227. Marzo Pie Xavier ESP 1458 – 4
228. Carbones Llobet Josep ESP 1631 – 4
229. Sama Salinas Alejandro ESP 1463 – 4
230. Martin Palau Roger ESP 1488 – 4
231. Munoz Medina Francisco ESP 1542 – 4
232. Garcia Ramos Anais ESP 0 – 4
233. Siegel Rainer GER 1651 – 4
234. Freixa Rofastes Ernest ESP 1443 – 4
235. Fungueirino Pique Daniel ESP 1694 – 4
236. Robla Carreiras Xavier ESP 1618 – 4
237. Palomero Galvez Antonio ESP 1625 – 4
238. Norrito Salvatore ITA 1616 – 4
239. Aunes Cabanero Jose ESP 1565 – 4
240. Finkel Anne-Sophie FRA 1563 – 4
241. Carrera Font Daniel ESP 0 – 4
242. Lensebakken Jonar NOR 1527 – 4
243. Esteban Bruguera German ESP 1896 – 4
244. Pascual Duran Pau ESP 1473 – 4
245. Capdevila Castello Alberto ESP 1616 – 4
246. Rocamora Bages Albert ESP 1798 – 4
247. Aguilera Malagon Paulino ESP 1587 – 4
248. Lopez Abaurrea Eduardo ESP 1488 – 4
249. Franquesa Llopart Albert ESP 1768 – 4
250. Jimenez Dominguez Albert ESP 0 – 3.5
251. Alvarez Garmendia Jose Maria ESP 1618 – 3.5
252. Custodio Criado Jofre ESP 1568 – 3.5
253. Gonzalez Trigo Jose Luis ESP 1560 – 3.5
254. Florit Ballester Enric ESP 1597 – 3.5
255. Stanghelle Anders NOR 1670 – 3.5
256. Riu Lopez Sergi ESP 1468 – 3.5
257. Aizpurua Zufiria Inaki ESP 1571 – 3.5
258. Mallol Descarrega Jordi ESP 1515 – 3.5
259. Escoriza Lusilla Pedro ESP 1640 – 3.5
260. Malatesta Guerrero Eloy ESP 0 – 3.5
261. Mas Sayos Lluis ESP 1711 – 3.5
262. Dos Passos Joel Bercario BRA 0 – 3.5
263. Acriz Ibanez Salvador ESP 1443 – 3.5
264. Solis Calancha Jordi ESP 0 – 3.5
265. Vallejo Gonzalez Luis ESP 1577 – 3.5
266. Febrero Perez Lluis ESP 1585 – 3.5
267. Torregrosa Gonzalez Iris ESP 1370 – 3.5
268. Sinyol Monne Lluis ESP 1693 – 3.5
269. Erwich Ankie NED 1629 – 3.5
270. Capdevila Masgrau Jose ESP 1606 – 3.5
271. Garcia Pitarch Raul ESP 1385 – 3.5
272. Alarcon Alarcon Marina ESP 1273 – 3.5
273. Cortes Gil Josep Lluis ESP 0 – 3.5
274. Navarro Gutierrez Andres Cami ESP 1909 – 3
275. Catarineu Navines Federico ESP 1954 – 3
276. Bise Fenoy Jordi ESP 1862 – 3
277. Fontela Hidalgo Victor ESP 1557 – 3
278. Martinez Lopez-Cozar Manuel ESP 1657 – 3
279. Arguijo Lopez Antonio ESP 1545 – 3
280. Bermejo Piquel Antonio ESP 1454 – 3
281. Penalver Guardia Josep ESP 1762 – 3
282. Sogues Tena Pilar ESP 1469 – 3
283. Pozanco Villalba Victor ESP 1405 – 3
284. Nunez Sanchez Manuel ESP 1365 – 3
285. Codina Sentias Teresa ESP 1259 – 3
286. Povill Claros Laura ESP 1364 – 3
287. Laparra Agenjo Alex ESP 1385 – 3
288. Morral Esteve Salvador ESP 1360 – 3
289. Escoriza Gallardo Pedro ESP 1346 – 3
290. De Blois Afanasiyadi Natasha ESP 1225 – 3
291. Barquero Garces Celdoni ESP 0 – 3
292. Bernat Mor Juli ESP 1249 – 3
293. Ferrer Felez Laura ESP 0 – 3
294. Roldan Marques Marta ESP 1240 – 3
295. Rius Planas Josep ESP 0 – 3
296. Alvarez Albiol Daniel ESP 0 – 3
297. Ibanez Hidalgo Alberto ESP 1841 – 2.5
298. Garcia Castany Jose ESP 1416 – 2.5
299. Latorre Coma Antoni ESP 1363 – 2.5
300. Ylla Soro Rafael ESP 1596 – 2.5
301. Godart Clara BEL 1273 – 2.5
302. Peguero Peralta Jesus ESP 1817 – 2.5
303. Cantan Bertoz Jordi ESP 1587 – 2.5
304. Barroso Vilanova Daniel ESP 1550 – 2.5
305. Avila Lopez Juan ESP 0 – 2.5
306. Antequera Garcia Luis ESP 1310 – 2.5
307. Baldris Vila Miquel ESP 1518 – 2.5
308. Artigas Crosas Ramir ESP 1448 – 2.5
309. Granada Pellicer Pau ESP 1523 – 2
310. Schulze Dominguez Jan ESP 0 – 2
311. Llopart Albareda Alfons ESP 0 – 2
312. Linares Bernet Ana ESP 0 – 2
313. Godart Marielle BEL 0 – 2
314. Orts Gonzalez Rafael ESP 1260 – 2
315. Furriol Gavalda Emili ESP 0 – 2
316. Caudet Peinado Alfonso ESP 0 – 2
317. Martinez Ferrer Albert ESP 1837 – 1.5
318. Sole Leonar Francesc ESP 0 – 1.5
319. Ramos Fernandez Pilar ESP 0 – 1.5
320. Khammatova Gulnaz RUS 0 – 1
321. Godart Michel BEL 1722 – 1
322. Gendre Diez Virginia ESP 0 – 1

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Vladimir Kramnik wins Chess World Cup 2013 in Tromso, Norway

September 2, 2013, 9:46 am

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Hi everyone,

Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia has won the Fide Chess World Cup in Tromso after beating Russian Dmitry Andreikin 2,5-1,5 in the final match today in Tromso, Norway. Kramnik earns $120 000 USD for the hard work. Both Andreikin and Kramnik have already qualified for the Candidates Matches 2014.

Kramnik entered the World Cup by rating, having average of 2798 ELO. In round 1 he had scored a perfect 2-0 against Gillan Bwalya (ZAM). In rounds 2 he defeated his compatriot Mikhail Kobalia after rapid tiebreaks.

In Round 3 Kramnik went through tiebreaks again, and defeated Alexander Areshchenko 3-1 after the rapid games. Another set of Ukranians expected Kramnik in round 4 and round 5. The legendary Vassily Ivanchuk lost the classical match 1,5-0,5, same was the fate of Anton Korobov in the quarter finals.

In the semi final Kramnik met fierce resistance from Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and prevailed only after rapid tiebreaks.

The final against Andreikin started the best possible way for Kramnik – with a victory in game 1. From that point on Kramnik started playing stable chess without risks. Drawing games 2 and 3 put Andreikin in a difficult situation. Andreikin was obliged to look for a win in the final game, but he blundered and after a friendly shake of hands for draw, Kramnik won the Chess World Cup 2013. (with inputs from www.chessdom.com)

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