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Fiji Chess News: Manoj Kumar Wins Parmeshwar Memorial

July 14, 2013, 2:57 pm

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Hi everyone,

Here is some latest chess from Fiji. Candidate Master (CM) Manoj Kumar successfully retained the Rajnesh Parmeshwar Memorial Chess Championship. Kumar and CM Calvin Prasad went into the final round that was played at the Fiji Club with 4.5 points from the six rounds played last week at Tappoo City.

The last round had to be postponed after competition was played late into the night on July 6. Fiji Chess Federation president Dr Virgilio de Asa said Kumar beat Keez Terubea in the final round to finish with 5.5 points.

"Prasad lost to new CM, Ronald Terubea in the last round to finish third as Ronald's win allowed him to finish second with five points," he said. "Prasad and Noel Adricula were tied for third place with 4.5 points but Prasad won the tie-break."

Dr de Asa praised national junior champion, Ronald for his performance in the competition.

"He just recently became a CM but he has been performing consistently this whole season."

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GM Abhijeet Gupta wins Commonwealth Chess Championship 2013

July 15, 2013, 9:35 am

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Hi everyone,

Indian Grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta won the Commonwealth Chess Championship after scoring 9,0/11 points and edging Sergey Fedorchuk (Ukraine) and Sergei Tiviakov(Netherlands) on tie-breaks to take the first place in the tournament that also incorporated South African Open Chess Championship.

Fedorchuk and Tiviakov took the second and third place in the Open Section, respectively.

Indian Grandmasters rounded up the medal count as Dibyendu Barua (8,5 points, 4th place) got the Commonwealth silver medal and last-year champion M.R. Lalith Babu (8,5 points, 5th place) won the bronze.

IM Jovanka Houska from England (8,5 points) won the gold medal among women, while Soumya Swaminathan (India; 8,5 points) settled for silver and Mary Ann Gomes (India; 7,5 points) won the bronze.
The Indians also dominated the junior section with G. Akash winning the gold, Sahaj Grover getting the silver and Rakesh Kulkarni securing the bronze medal. Kulkarni also won the South African open blitz championship held during the course of the championship.

South African President Jacob Zuma attended the closing ceremony and emphasized the importance of chess education in his speech.

The Commonwealth and South African Open Chess Championships 2013, the Nelson Mandela Bay Open Chess Championship and the South African Open Blitz chess Championship were held at The Boardwalk Hotel, Convention Centre and Spa in the city of Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa from 5th July 2013 to 14th July 2013. (www.chessdom.com)

Open Section final standings:
1. GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2583 – 9
2. GM Fedorchuk Sergey A. UKR 2667 – 9
3. GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2654 – 9
4. GM Barua Dibyendu IND 2431 – 8.5
5. GM Babu Musunuri Rohit Lalith IND 2571 – 8.5
6. GM Tkachiev Vladislav FRA 2649 – 8.5
7. Akash G IND 2332 – 8.5
8. IM Houska Jovanka ENG 2398 – 8.5
9. WGM Soumya Swaminathan IND 2301 – 8.5
10. IM Emojog Elijah UGA 2301 – 8.5
11. GM Conquest Stuart C ENG 2492 – 8
12. IM Kobese Watu RSA 2343 – 8
13. IM Roychowdhury Saptarshi IND 2500 – 8
14. WGM L’Ami Alina ROU 2345 – 8
15. GM Grover Sahaj IND 2478 – 8
16. Kulkarni Chinmay IND 2268 – 8
17. IM Mabusela Johannes Manyedi RSA 2281 – 8
18. WGM Gomes Mary Ann IND 2408 – 7.5
19. FM Cawdery Daniel RSA 2345 – 7.5
20. Kulkarni Rakesh IND 2283 – 7.5
21. Pranav Vijay IND 2184 – 7.5
22. Makoto Rodwell ZIM 2302 – 7.5
23. FM Bhawoodien Shabir RSA 2116 – 7.5
24. Kathmale Sameer IND 2319 – 7.5
25. Hercules Benjamin Vincent RSA 2066 – 7.5
26. IM Gluckman David RSA 2250 – 7.5
27. IM Mwali Chitumbo ZAM 2000 – 7.5
28. WGM Mohanty Kiran Manisha IND 2195 – 7.5
29. CM Bezuidenhout Roland RSA 2030 – 7.5
30. FM Barrish Daniel RSA 1824 – 7.5
31. FM De Abreu Roberto N RSA 2014 – 7.5
32. Simutowe Musatwe ZAM 2129 – 7
33. Katebe Linus ZAM 2108 – 7
34. Dimba James ZAM 2093 – 7
35. Notha Moakofi BOT 2088 – 7
36. FM Pon Matt RSA 1901 – 7
37. Kromhout Alexander RSA 1952 – 7
38. IM Mamombe Kudzanai ZIM 0 – 7
39. Willenberg Craig Glen RSA 2054 – 7
40. CM Whittet Andrew N. RSA 1861 – 7
41. WIM Dhar Barua Saheli IND 2119 – 7
42. Ashwini Udhayasuriyan IND 1880 – 7
43. Conradie Andre RSA 1737 – 7
44. Odendaal Frederick RSA 0 – 7
45. Masungwini Michael T RSA 0 – 7
46. Erlank Warrick RSA 0 – 7
47. CM Govindasamy Nashlen RSA 1907 – 7
48. Mabetu Puso BOT 1977 – 7
49. Pitso Fusi RSA 1985 – 7
50. Naidu Sayen RSA 1850 – 7
51. CM Mbedza Richard MAW 2048 – 7
52. Mothiba Bonolo RSA 0 – 7
53. Mthunzi Brighton RSA 2155 – 7
54. Dias Vanderson ANG 2012 – 7
55. Zwakala Ntando RSA 2069 – 7
56. James Michael RSA 1896 – 7
57. CM Chipanga Chiletso MAW 2065 – 7
58. Moharir Sandip RSA 1700 – 7
59. Kolver Chris RSA 1619 – 7
60. CM Darling Simeon C. RSA 1977 – 7
61. Mmoneng Patrick L. RSA 2021 – 7
62. WIM Van Der Merwe Cecile H. RSA 2054 – 7
63. CM Gaealafshwe Barileng BOT 2171 – 6.5
64. WGM Nadig Kruttika IND 2141 – 6.5
65. IM Brown Andrew AUS 2291 – 6.5
66. IM Solomon Kenny RSA 2414 – 6.5
67. FM Klaasen Calvin Jong RSA 2140 – 6.5
68. Van De Venter Waldo RSA 1923 – 6.5
69. Mare Eben RSA 0 – 6.5
70. Southey Andrew M. RSA 1859 – 6.5
71. WFM Jansen Van Rensburg Monica RSA 1778 – 6.5
72. CM Bornheim Craig RSA 1974 – 6.5
73. Nene Themba RSA 1963 – 6.5
74. Darling Paul D. RSA 1761 – 6.5
75. Vermaak Ashley Christopher RSA 0 – 6.5
76. Mwale Joseph MAW 1944 – 6.5
77. WIM Van Zyl Charlize RSA 1782 – 6.5
78. Frick Jacques RSA 0 – 6.5
79. Nel Andre RSA 1983 – 6.5
80. Redford Stephen J. RSA 0 – 6.5
81. Boikanyo Cinky BOT 2005 – 6.5
82. FM Bhawoodien Mohamed Ozayr RSA 1908 – 6.5
83. CM Pitlagano Tebogo BOT 2134 – 6.5
84. FM Oberholzer Francois RSA 1877 – 6.5
85. Tshetlo Tshepo RSA 0 – 6.5
86. Choko Siyabonga V. RSA 2011 – 6.5
87. Marais Franco RSA 1809 – 6.5
88. Van Heerden Claude RSA 0 – 6.5
89. Bennett Calvin AUS 1750 – 6.5
90. IM Oatlhotse Providence BOT 2203 – 6
91. Sithole Mbongeni Christian RSA 0 – 6
92. Wium Daniel RSA 0 – 6
93. Willenberg Shane C. RSA 0 – 6
94. FM Du Toit Stefan RSA 1809 – 6
95. Nelson Jaco RSA 2003 – 6
96. Basson Heinrich RSA 0 – 6
97. Saffier Jannie RSA 0 – 6
98. Windvogel Lance J RSA 0 – 6
99. Mamonyane Thabang RSA 0 – 6
100. Chandna Shubham BOT 1774 – 6
101. Solo Muzenda RSA 1902 – 6
102. Nkosi Dumisa Jacob RSA 0 – 6
103. Mahlangu Sipho RSA 0 – 6
104. February Jesse Nikki RSA 0 – 6
105. Grobbelaar Jacqui RSA 1396 – 6
106. Pesa Mofoka A. RSA 0 – 6
107. Agulhas Keegan RSA 0 – 6
108. Essop Hishaam RSA 1633 – 6
109. Rooplal Desmond RSA 1492 – 6
110. Aparajita Gochhikar IND 1820 – 6
111. Tsalicoglou Jacque RSA 2167 – 6
112. Qobo Lulama T. RSA 0 – 6
113. FM Crismann Alessandro Claudio RSA 1774 – 6
114. CM Sasitharan Abhiram BOT 1792 – 6
115. Selkirk Rebecca RSA 1612 – 6
116. Menyuku Boitumelo RSA 0 – 6
117. Burger Ferdinand RSA 0 – 6
118. Londt Christopher P RSA 0 – 6
119. Verhoef Jan-Meyer RSA 0 – 6
120. Conradie Nicolaas RSA 0 – 6
121. CM Chandna Priyav BOT 1731 – 5.5
122. Mendes Braulio RSA 0 – 5.5
123. Sibiya Ruddy T RSA 0 – 5.5
124. Ponelis Albert A. RSA 1933 – 5.5
125. Blaauw Gavin M. RSA 0 – 5.5
126. WIM Tlale Tshepang RSA 1821 – 5.5
127. Swanepoel Rihaldo RSA 0 – 5.5
128. Padayachee Kenyon Mchale RSA 0 – 5.5
129. Erasmus Leonard Craig RSA 0 – 5.5
130. Van Rensburg Pierre RSA 1640 – 5.5
131. Wilken Justin RSA 1997 – 5.5
132. CM Kabera Godfrey RWA 1949 – 5.5
133. Beling Ricardo RSA 0 – 5.5
134. Burger Hein RSA 0 – 5.5
135. Lesuthu Kali M. RSA 0 – 5.5
136. King Rohan H. RSA 0 – 5.5
137. Burger Ryno Johann RSA 0 – 5.5
138. Vieira Brandon RSA 0 – 5.5
139. Baxter David Jarred RSA 0 – 5.5
140. Deyzel Walt RSA 0 – 5.5
141. Reddy Ananta RSA 1286 – 5.5
142. Molebatsi Teboho RSA 0 – 5.5
143. Keen Cosima C ENG 1714 – 5.5
144. Mahlase Thomo Gift RSA 0 – 5.5
145. Twalo Donald RSA 0 – 5.5
146. Manaka Daniel RSA 0 – 5.5
147. Mahomole Mahlodi J. RSA 0 – 5.5
148. Kabi Thato RSA 0 – 5.5
149. Govindasamy Seshni RSA 1614 – 5.5
150. Van Zyl-Rudd Jack RSA 1397 – 5.5
151. Seleka Mahooana Victor RSA 0 – 5.5
152. Du Plessis Christiaan Roedolf RSA 0 – 5.5
153. Klevansky Aron RSA 0 – 5.5
154. Dinakedi Daniel Thati RSA 0 – 5.5
155. Marais Daniel RSA 1504 – 5.5
156. Schuller Ashley RSA 0 – 5
157. Jasson Alexander Luke Joseph RSA 0 – 5
158. FM Gluckman Paul RSA 1634 – 5
159. WFM Van Niekerk Lauren RSA 1596 – 5
160. Jacobs Kevin T RSA 1831 – 5
161. Gardiner Nina RSA 0 – 5
162. September Verde RSA 0 – 5
163. Ncubuka Jabulani David RSA 0 – 5
164. Cavanagh Keith V ENG 0 – 5
165. Forster James Connor Christop RSA 0 – 5
166. Ashworth Oliver RSA 0 – 5
167. Grimmbacher Andrew RSA 0 – 5
168. Naude Corne RSA 0 – 5
169. WCM Siddiqui Nida Mishraz PAK 1680 – 5
170. Mahapa Masai RSA 0 – 5
171. Mofokeng Rasweu RSA 0 – 5
172. WFM Francis Thapelo BOT 1761 – 5
173. Stambull Ricardo RSA 0 – 5
174. Janse Van Rensburg Marthinus DJ RSA 0 – 5
175. WCM Mutesi Phiona UGA 1686 – 5
176. Petersen Marc Gideon RSA 0 – 5
177. Lucas Melvyn Andre (Braille) RSA 1681 – 5
178. WFM Darling Tiffany Charne RSA 1559 – 5
179. Sadie Johan Jh RSA 0 – 5
180. Phahlane Lesiba Joel RSA 0 – 5
181. Hoole Christian RSA 0 – 5
182. WCM Padayachee Keyana Chloe RSA 1432 – 5
183. Van Niekerk Robyn Julian RSA 1471 – 5
184. Laureles Raymundo RSA 0 – 5
185. Willenberg Roland C. RSA 0 – 5
186. Muller Wayne RSA 0 – 5
187. Mabogoane Bodibeng RSA 0 – 5
188. Steyn Theunis RSA 0 – 5
189. Matloa Oupa Jeoffrey RSA 0 – 5
190. Roets Marius H. RSA 0 – 5
191. Mbatha Constance ZAM 0 – 4.5
192. Lynch Justin RSA 0 – 4.5
193. Sithole Collins RSA 0 – 4.5
194. Verwey Ruben Alexandre RSA 0 – 4.5
195. Legau Tsholofelo RSA 0 – 4.5
196. Collen Benjamin C. RSA 0 – 4.5
197. Schutte Rico RSA 0 – 4.5
198. Mphosi Leisa RSA 0 – 4.5
199. Mazingi Siviwe RSA 0 – 4.5
200. Van Niekerk Megan RSA 0 – 4.5
201. Hastie Sachin RSA 0 – 4.5
202. Strydom Stefan Jaco RSA 0 – 4.5
203. Barit Avi RSA 0 – 4.5
204. WCM Sabure Ontiretse BOT 1651 – 4.5
205. Tissot Van Patot Anton RSA 0 – 4.5
206. WGM Sabure Tuduetso BOT 1865 – 4.5
207. Quirk Terence RSA 0 – 4.5
208. Husselmann Heinich RSA 0 – 4.5
209. Samuel Caleb RSA 0 – 4.5
210. Van Zyl Chanele RSA 0 – 4.5
211. Kolver Michelle RSA 0 – 4.5
212. Vermeulen Ernestus J. RSA 0 – 4.5
213. Mpinganjira Ellen MAW 1600 – 4.5
214. Magalela Lonwabo RSA 0 – 4.5
215. Bout Wanda RSA 0 – 4.5
216. Kwetepane K RSA 0 – 4.5
217. Vassilaidis John BOT 0 – 4
218. WIM Solomons Anzel RSA 1908 – 4
219. Voyi Godfrey Mzimkhulu RSA 0 – 4
220. Pearce Andre RSA 0 – 4
221. Caesar Nadia RSA 0 – 4
222. Reddy Sachin RSA 0 – 4
223. Lekone Rantsasa Petrus RSA 0 – 4
224. WCM Joubert Dantelle RSA 1295 – 4
225. Chetty Mayilan RSA 0 – 4
226. Flores Bartoli Andrew RSA 0 – 4
227. Van Greunen Hanno RSA 0 – 4
228. Thomas Jonathan D ZAM 0 – 4
229. Dhlamini Michael Dlozi RSA 0 – 4
230. Haines Alexander RSA 0 – 4
231. Tlhodi Tshegofatso RSA 0 – 4
232. WCM Van Der Walt Alida Berandina RSA 0 – 4
233. Jantjies Jurrie RSA 0 – 4
234. Mabasa Jeffrey RSA 0 – 4
235. Mphasha Morwa RSA 0 – 4
236. Anastassopoulos Dimitri RSA 0 – 4
237. Ndlovu Ohaji Vuyani Kwenzokuh RSA 0 – 4
238. CM Jurgensen Graham RSA 2077 – 3.5
239. Staal Henri RSA 0 – 3.5
240. Varghese Sthuthi Boban RSA 0 – 3.5
241. Masesane Benjamin RSA 0 – 3.5
242. Gabriels Zaid RSA 0 – 3.5
243. WFM Gardiner Noa Saxon RSA 0 – 3.5
244. Tongwane Tshepo RSA 0 – 3.5
245. Janse Van Rensburg Marthinus BC RSA 0 – 3.5
246. Tsepedi Manthata RSA 0 – 3.5
247. Khan John M RSA 0 – 3.5
248. WCM Roberts Kate RSA 0 – 3.5
249. Moepeng Joseph Serame RSA 0 – 3.5
250. Marcus Natasha RSA 0 – 3.5
251. WCM Kolaatamo Tschimologo BOT 0 – 3
252. Wolmarans Gregory RSA 0 – 3
253. Cox Teresa RSA 0 – 3
254. Mgadi Aubrey RSA 0 – 3
255. CM Schoeman Ewald RSA 0 – 3
256. WFM Staal Michaela Francis RSA 0 – 3
257. Goliath Hazel Beverley RSA 0 – 3
258. Samuels Irvin RSA 0 – 3
259. Tlale Jacqueline Pulane RSA 0 – 3
260. Berrange Anton RSA 0 – 2.5
261. Bosch Benjamin RSA 0 – 2.5
262. Sithole Nontobeko RSA 0 – 2.5
263. Swartbooi Kelvin RSA 0 – 2.5
264. Nel Petrus Abrie RSA 0 – 2.5
265. Masilo Kediemetse RSA 0 – 2
266. Nkosi Mary Dikeledi RSA 0 – 2
267. Richter Heinrich Lodewikus (Braille) RSA 0 – 1.5
268. Mojaki Butikisi Solomon RSA 0 – 1

B-Section final standings:

1. Ndlovu Knowledge ZIM 0 – 10
2. Siame Kela ZAM 0 – 10
3. Willenberg Athon RSA 0 – 9.5
4. Fernandes Silvio ANG 0 – 9
5. Dishan Barua IND 1619 – 9
6. Gopaulsingh Shivar RSA 0 – 9
7. Louw Gideon N. RSA 1703 – 9
8. Gama Edivaldo ANG 0 – 9
9. Molomo Madimetja Jackson RSA 0 – 8.5
10. Roos Lucas Johan RSA 0 – 8.5
11. Wilken Riaan RSA 0 – 8.5
12. Correia Adelino ANG 0 – 8.5
13. King Eduard Norman RSA 0 – 8.5
14. Lawerlot George Lee-Roy RSA 0 – 8.5
15. Van Breda Ruben Ewout RSA 0 – 8.5
16. Vorster Jandre Krynauw RSA 0 – 8.5
17. Hansraj Shayur RSA 0 – 8.5
18. Nonyongo Khaka RSA 0 – 8.5
19. Koekemoer Marthinus Johannes RSA 0 – 8.5
20. Mthetho Jeffrey RSA 0 – 8.5
21. Zambuko Blessing RSA 0 – 8.5
22. Nkosi Siphamandla Blessing Er RSA 0 – 8
23. Amaral Joao ANG 0 – 8
24. Kander Kavidhen RSA 0 – 8
25. Chetty Travis Jude RSA 0 – 8
26. Ebersohn Raymond Gerhard RSA 0 – 8
27. Stroebel Dewald Hendrik RSA 0 – 8
28. Venter Jean-Pierre RSA 0 – 8
29. Naidoo Saiyuri RSA 0 – 8
30. Chetty Cailin RSA 0 – 8
31. Swanepoel Zelvone RSA 0 – 8
32. De Beer Thomas Anthonie RSA 0 – 8
33. Salverda Anton RSA 0 – 8
34. Erasmus Dean RSA 0 – 8
35. Brown Joshua RSA 0 – 8
36. de Lange Christo RSA 0 – 8
37. Wagenaar Hannes Johan RSA 0 – 8
38. Dykema Dirkho RSA 0 – 8
39. Schmidt Nadia Esmeralda RSA 0 – 8
40. Dakin Brett Russell RSA 0 – 8
41. Wagner Gerald RSA 0 – 8
42. Mapini Otsile BOT 1761 – 7.5
43. George Nevin RSA 0 – 7.5
44. Visagie Albert RSA 0 – 7.5
45. Sanusi Olamilekan Gafar RSA 0 – 7.5
46. Le Grange Brent Austin RSA 0 – 7.5
47. De Villiers Ockert Almaro RSA 0 – 7.5
48. Essop Rashied RSA 0 – 7.5
49. Beukes Josh-Garreth RSA 0 – 7.5
50. Naldo Afrika RSA 0 – 7.5
51. Kabuya Gabin Tshibangu RSA 0 – 7.5
52. Deyzel Zirk RSA 0 – 7.5
53. Dayaram Kshanik RSA 0 – 7.5
54. Van Der Berg Christo RSA 0 – 7.5
55. Gandawa Fortune RSA 0 – 7.5
56. Botes Ettienne RSA 0 – 7.5
57. Riordan Simon Alexander RSA 0 – 7.5
58. Van Der Walt Martha RSA 0 – 7.5
59. Modi Sonia RSA 0 – 7.5
60. Ownhouse Aiden Joseph RSA 0 – 7.5
61. Jansen Lyle John RSA 0 – 7.5
62. Strydom De-Leon RSA 0 – 7.5
63. Schnabel Johann Emil RSA 0 – 7.5
64. Oosthuizen Michal Jacobus RSA 0 – 7.5
65. Smith Elani RSA 0 – 7.5
66. Jonas Lulamile Ashwell RSA 0 – 7
67. Hall Gregory Charles RSA 0 – 7
68. Epalanga Amilcar ANG 0 – 7
69. Modi Yashil RSA 0 – 7
70. Oliphant Heinrich RSA 0 – 7
71. Stoltz De Raven RSA 0 – 7
72. Chetty Vinesh RSA 0 – 7
73. Groenewald Heineke RSA 0 – 7
74. Hansraj Viashna RSA 0 – 7
75. Van Der Schyff Peter Benjamin RSA 0 – 7
76. Lenong Mohau Floyd RSA 0 – 7
77. Kana Irfaan RSA 0 – 7
78. Fibiger Jethro Nathanael RSA 0 – 7
79. Jasson Joseph Lewis RSA 0 – 7
80. Blaauw Marco RSA 0 – 7
81. Coetzee Jurgen RSA 0 – 7
82. Katende Robert UGA 0 – 7
83. Abrahams Sergio RSA 0 – 7
84. Balmakhun Yashkar RSA 0 – 7
85. Venter Pieter Jacobus RSA 0 – 7
86. Booysen Elda RSA 0 – 7
87. Louw Elgershaun RSA 0 – 7
88. May Tevin Sharkeel RSA 0 – 7
89. Milanzi Sithembiso RSA 0 – 7
90. Fleurs Damian RSA 0 – 7
91. Harding Samantha Jacqueline RSA 0 – 7
92. Nevin Timothy RSA 0 – 7
93. Myburg Rudolph Vivian RSA 0 – 7
94. Joseph Brandon RSA 0 – 7
95. Brits Jeandre RSA 0 – 7
96. Bagwandeen Uddhav RSA 0 – 7
97. Dhladhla Sihle Penelope RSA 0 – 7
98. Dykema Joshua RSA 0 – 7
99. Daniell Alana-Lee RSA 0 – 7
100. Mampuru Neo RSA 0 – 7
101. Rensburg Charles RSA 0 – 7
102. Pather Thirushan RSA 0 – 7
103. Swanepoel Johnny Jacques RSA 0 – 7
104. Swanepoel Caro May RSA 0 – 7
105. Phadi Lebohang Moeletsi RSA 0 – 7
106. Somaroo Travis RSA 0 – 7
107. Gerber Reegen Benjamin RSA 0 – 7
108. Vuso Hlomisa RSA 0 – 7
109. Schmidt Franco Gert RSA 0 – 7
110. Dalpat Matthew RSA 0 – 7
111. Molebatsi Bennica-Rose Angeli RSA 0 – 7
112. Acar Cameron Gavin RSA 0 – 7
113. Viljoen Karel RSA 0 – 7
114. Bridger Michael RSA 0 – 7
115. Mzobanzi Madondo RSA 0 – 7
116. Moos Obedience RSA 0 – 7
117. Marketos Richard Matthew RSA 0 – 7
118. Lackay Dario RSA 0 – 7
119. Phahlane Lethaba ZAM 0 – 7
120. Ogundipe Timi RSA 0 – 6.5
121. Groenewald Mona RSA 0 – 6.5
122. Essa Naseem Ahmed RSA 0 – 6.5
123. Von Willich Gideon Pieter Ret RSA 0 – 6.5
124. Gounder Trezayn RSA 0 – 6.5
125. Peter Aviwe RSA 0 – 6.5
126. Gous Johannes Stefanus RSA 0 – 6.5
127. Chetty Caitlin RSA 0 – 6.5
128. Govender Eli Jordan RSA 0 – 6.5
129. Roux David Exley RSA 0 – 6.5
130. Scott Timothy John RSA 0 – 6.5
131. Taai Ainsley John RSA 0 – 6.5
132. Jacobs Niven RSA 0 – 6.5
133. Wolfaardt George Sebastiaan RSA 0 – 6.5
134. Anastassopoulos Alexio RSA 0 – 6.5
135. Putter Nicola RSA 0 – 6.5
136. Molebatsi Kopano Innocent RSA 0 – 6.5
137. Essop Jihad RSA 0 – 6.5
138. Shah Krishi KEN 0 – 6.5
139. Scheepers Jonathan RSA 0 – 6.5
140. Dingana Phiwe RSA 0 – 6.5
141. Laas Johannes Andries Marthinus RSA 0 – 6.5
142. Bukula Luyolo RSA 0 – 6.5
143. Kroutz Jonathan RSA 0 – 6.5
144. Amato Nathan Edward RSA 0 – 6.5
145. Brugman Ilse RSA 0 – 6.5
146. Taai Garth Edward RSA 0 – 6.5
147. Swanepoel Francois Jakobus RSA 0 – 6.5
148. Steyn Alicia RSA 0 – 6.5
149. Mageveza Sinawo RSA 0 – 6.5
150. Gous Simone RSA 0 – 6.5
151. September Luke RSA 0 – 6.5
152. Buss Mathew Jared RSA 0 – 6.5
153. Spies Brad Etienne RSA 0 – 6.5
154. Hargreaves Nicholas RSA 0 – 6.5
155. Bekker Neil RSA 0 – 6.5
156. Mcoyana Shuwana RSA 0 – 6.5
157. Bedesi Tahil Tiresh RSA 0 – 6.5
158. Xulu Lethukuthula RSA 0 – 6.5
159. Morar Nerissa RSA 0 – 6.5
160. Smit Martin Johannes RSA 0 – 6.5
161. Gopaulsingh Nadean RSA 0 – 6
162. Geswint Brenley RSA 0 – 6
163. Xulu Sandile RSA 0 – 6
164. Booysen Keanan RSA 0 – 6
165. George Bevan Claude RSA 0 – 6
166. Coetzee Keegan RSA 0 – 6
167. Douw Ruall RSA 0 – 6
168. Maharaj Kiashen RSA 0 – 6
169. Cakwebe Simo RSA 0 – 6
170. Rishworth Justin James RSA 0 – 6
171. Du Toit Xander RSA 0 – 6
172. Jona Sesonasipho RSA 0 – 6
173. Simons Daniel John RSA 0 – 6
174. Maritz Dezire RSA 0 – 6
175. Mudodo Refiloe RSA 0 – 6
176. Botman Yamkela RSA 0 – 6
177. Salie Ighsaan RSA 0 – 6
178. Jordaan Wikus RSA 0 – 6
179. Siddiqui Dayan Ahmed PAK 0 – 6
180. Tissot Van Patot Donaven RSA 0 – 6
181. De Wit Stephan Dirk RSA 0 – 6
182. Roberts John-Leonard RSA 0 – 6
183. Riordan Rory Brendan RSA 0 – 6
184. Karelse Tametrio RSA 0 – 6
185. Marais Dawid Jacobus RSA 0 – 6
186. Payi Ndzondelelo RSA 0 – 6
187. Koekemoer Ruben RSA 0 – 6
188. Manqele Philani RSA 0 – 6
189. Balfour Anesipho RSA 0 – 6
190. Fourie Daniel RSA 0 – 6
191. Moss Eric RSA 0 – 6
192. Davis Rizaan RSA 0 – 6
193. Abrahams Gihahn RSA 0 – 6
194. Kettledas Danielle Thandi RSA 0 – 6
195. Fihla Sinethemba Clive RSA 0 – 6
196. Naidoo Deereshan RSA 0 – 6
197. Marcus Jayden RSA 0 – 6
198. Mehluko Mthandazo RSA 0 – 6
. Dudo Siyavuya RSA 0 – 6
200. Mkosana Luvuyo RSA 0 – 6
201. Maramba Masixole RSA 0 – 6
202. Williams Dylan Jonathan RSA 0 – 6
203. Gouws Karla Maritsa RSA 0 – 6
204. Louw Carlo RSA 0 – 6
205. Mace Kallim Dean RSA 0 – 6
206. Joubert Divan RSA 0 – 6
207. Watt Matthew RSA 0 – 6
208. Smith Ruben Benjamin RSA 0 – 6
209. Mpahlwa Vuyolwethu RSA 0 – 6
210. Maartens Meghan Chelsea RSA 0 – 6
211. Hayward William Charles RSA 0 – 6
212. Spies Katelynd RSA 0 – 6
213. Surtie Llindatno Denrick RSA 0 – 6
214. Balmakhun Ayush RSA 0 – 6
215. Taylor Navan RSA 0 – 6
216. Abrahams Reezah RSA 0 – 6
217. Cordier Christian RSA 0 – 6
218. De Wit Petrie RSA 0 – 6
219. Etsebeth Stephan RSA 0 – 6
220. April Lusanda RSA 0 – 6
221. Jacobs Ryan George RSA 0 – 6
222. Schonken Albert RSA 0 – 6
223. Nevin Tyler RSA 0 – 6
224. Beecroft Jett Sebastian Travi RSA 0 – 6
225. De Jager Renier RSA 0 – 5.5
226. Gegesi Siyabulela RSA 0 – 5.5
227. Moolman Devin RSA 0 – 5.5
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229. Snyman Anne RSA 0 – 5.5
230. Faltein Hlumelo RSA 0 – 5.5
231. De Villiers Aaron David RSA 0 – 5.5
232. Smith Wehan Evert RSA 0 – 5.5
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234. Basson Stefan RSA 0 – 5.5
235. Billett Jared Ryan RSA 0 – 5.5
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237. Reddy Rai RSA 0 – 5.5
238. Francis Simon RSA 0 – 5.5
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242. Robson Michael RSA 0 – 5.5
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254. Butkow Brent RSA 0 – 5.5
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259. Saunders Rachael RSA 0 – 5.5
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262. Jafta Will RSA 0 – 5.5
263. Rensburg Kyle RSA 0 – 5.5
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276. Meys Thomas RSA 0 – 5
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278. Grobler Marco De Wit RSA 0 – 5
279. Dhanjee Reshna RSA 0 – 5
280. Gildenhuys Anke (back of hall) RSA 0 – 5
281. Nayagar Veshaan RSA 0 – 5
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285. Africa Cheslin RSA 0 – 5
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288. Chetty Raindree RSA 0 – 5
289. Ambraal Selvin RSA 0 – 5
290. Slabbert Griffin RSA 0 – 5
291. Harding Patricia Mary-Ann RSA 0 – 5
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293. Mayosi Yalusa RSA 0 – 5
294. Roberts Ethan Christopher RSA 0 – 5
295. Smit Rushane RSA 0 – 5
296. Zide Masande RSA 0 – 5
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299. Hendricks James RSA 0 – 5
300. Shezi Zethembe RSA 0 – 5
301. Bata Yekin Mthuthuzeli RSA 0 – 5
302. Joseph Donrique RSA 0 – 5
303. Duma Ayavuya Khanyisa RSA 0 – 5
304. Pama Thembela RSA 0 – 5
305. Maluleka Khensani RSA 0 – 5
306. Mabaso Andiswa Snqobile RSA 0 – 5
307. Mengu Siphelele RSA 0 – 5
308. Budhani Yaseen RSA 0 – 5
309. Duma Lubabalo RSA 0 – 5
310. Calvert Kyle RSA 0 – 5
311. Kilana Lwando RSA 0 – 5
312. Piko Siso RSA 0 – 5
313. Alex Anusha RSA 0 – 5
314. Grobler Stefan RSA 0 – 5
315. Maxama Asakhile RSA 0 – 5
316. Gouws Corne RSA 0 – 5
317. Hammerschmidt Joshua Thomas RSA 0 – 5
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320. Pather Faariq RSA 0 – 5
321. Joubert Natasha RSA 0 – 5
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323. Naidoo Sachin Dylan RSA 0 – 5
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326. Schonken Christina RSA 0 – 5
327. Salman Nyameko RSA 0 – 5
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332. van Wyk Clayton RSA 0 – 5
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335. Snyman Thomas RSA 0 – 5
336. Pillay Kiandra RSA 0 – 5
337. Nel Lukas Abrie RSA 0 – 5
338. Prent Shane Christopher RSA 0 – 5
339. Mkoko Siphuxolo RSA 0 – 5
340. Louw Danial RSA 0 – 5
341. Mroleli Lilitha RSA 0 – 5
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343. Pillay Keenan RSA 0 – 4.5
344. Edwards Elouise RSA 0 – 4.5
345. Madela Sifiso RSA 0 – 4.5
346. Goeda Cavin RSA 0 – 4.5
347. Van Staden Wernich Adriaan RSA 0 – 4.5
348. Khan Ethan RSA 0 – 4.5
349. Michaels Carla Jesse RSA 0 – 4.5
350. Panicker Pooja RSA 0 – 4.5
351. Smith Mininke RSA 0 – 4.5
352. Stewart Keandre RSA 0 – 4.5
353. Peterson Clarion RSA 0 – 4.5
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356. Nkolongo Mhlobo RSA 0 – 4.5
357. Matakane Xabiso RSA 0 – 4.5
358. Robberts Francois RSA 0 – 4.5
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362. Marais Rauland RSA 0 – 4.5
363. Senekal Johan RSA 0 – 4.5
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366. Du Plessis Keenan RSA 0 – 4.5
367. Essop Mohamed RSA 0 – 4.5
368. Leibrandt Romano RSA 0 – 4.5
369. Govindasamy Matthew RSA 0 – 4.5
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372. Oliphant Henry E RSA 0 – 4
373. Fischbach Ryan Dylan RSA 0 – 4
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376. Kettledas Joshua RSA 0 – 4
377. Alom Jameel RSA 0 – 4
378. Eagles Cole RSA 0 – 4
379. Magwebu Ntsika RSA 0 – 4
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381. Dladla Sikhumbuzo RSA 0 – 4
382. Du Plessis Jonathan Quan Guy RSA 0 – 4
383. Mancapa Cebolakhe Sandiso RSA 0 – 4
384. Mostert Jan-Abraham RSA 0 – 4
385. Human Murry-Wayne RSA 0 – 4
386. Alom Nasrien RSA 0 – 4
387. Gelderbloem Charlton RSA 0 – 4
388. Khanyile Siyabonga RSA 0 – 4
389. Williams Vincinzo RSA 0 – 4
390. Van Heerden Andreas RSA 0 – 4
391. Jaffa Deon-Reece George RSA 0 – 4
392. Schoeman Sane RSA 0 – 4
393. De Beer Mignonne Alet RSA 0 – 4
394. Seaborne Jonathan Neil RSA 0 – 4
395. Coetzee Jasmin RSA 0 – 4
396. Maxhanti Ntombikayise RSA 0 – 4
397. Mbete Khanya Buyekezwa RSA 0 – 4
398. Conroy Geovahn RSA 0 – 4
399. Gildenhuys Bianca RSA 0 – 4
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401. Baartman Monwabisi RSA 0 – 4
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403. Mackenzie Skye RSA 0 – 4
404. Buthelezi Sithabiso RSA 0 – 4
405. Weldon Joshua RSA 0 – 4
406. de Franco Marco RSA 0 – 4
407. Van Breda Augusta RSA 0 – 4
408. Sithebe Sabelo RSA 0 – 4
409. Kammies Jeswin RSA 0 – 4
410. Marwana Sandisiwe RSA 0 – 4
411. Moller Pieter Willem RSA 0 – 4
412. Holmes Daniel Jason RSA 0 – 4
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414. Maartens Matthew William RSA 0 – 4
415. Faltein Anto-Mark RSA 0 – 4
416. Pikoko Yibanathi RSA 0 – 4
417. Fasi Khanyisa RSA 0 – 4
418. Ngqenga Sibabalwe RSA 0 – 4
419. Chetty Mayuri RSA 0 – 4
420. Mackay Gerard RSA 0 – 4
421. Qwesha Longwe RSA 0 – 4
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423. Jacobs Peter Charles RSA 0 – 3.5
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429. Cain Jermaine RSA 0 – 3.5
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431. Erasmus Wiaan RSA 0 – 3.5
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433. Minnaar Amore RSA 0 – 3.5
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435. Vosloo Ross RSA 0 – 3.5
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453. Stevens Romareo RSA 0 – 3
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475. Bosman Donovan RSA 0 – 1
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SportAccord World Mind Games 2013 in Beijing from Dec 10

July 15, 2013, 10:27 am

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Hi everyone,

Fide has announced the players selected for the SportAccord World Mind Games 2013 to be played in Beijing, China from December 10. Players are invited to send in their contract. The selection of the players for this annual event has been based on the average of the player’s three ratings for classical, blitz and rapid. SportAccord World Mind Games are a multi-sport event centered on the gymnasium of the mind and highlighting the great value of the mind sports. The first and second editions in 2011 and 2012 included five mind sports of great popularity and influence worldwide - Bridge, Chess, Draughts, Go and Xiangqi (Chinese Chess).

Before we give you the list of participants for this year, here's a special chess video from the SportAccord World Mind Games 2012! (Click on the screen grab below) for a special commented video. This video features 12th Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk explaining her win over 13th Women's World Chess Champion Hou Yifan in Beijing last year at the SportAccord Mind Games.

The special Houdini-powered chess training programme used in this commented video is Chess King™. Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk trains with Chess King
™ regularly. This chess training programme includes the super-strong analysis engine Houdini, but also GigaKing - a database of all chess games played from "the beginning of time". Know all about Chess King at the official website.

For all of GM Kosteniuk's posts and victories at the SportAccord Mind Games, click this link of a list of write-ups on www.chessqueen.com. For all posts about the SportAccord World Mind Games on Chess Blog, click here. There are lots of photos and videos in there including an interview with GM Kosteniuk as the official ambassador of the SportAccord World Mind Games 2011 and GM Kosteniuk's gold medal wins.

Back to the list of participants announced by Fide for the Mind Games Chess Section 2013.

1. The list for men is as follows :

No more than two players from each country with exceptions made only for World Champions 2012 and 2013 for Blitz and Rapid.

2. The women’s list is as follows :

3. The events will be the following :

· Rapid Events
· 16 male players – 16 female players (separate event for male/female)
· two days with seven rounds Swiss events;
· time control 20 mins each side plus 10 secs increment

· Blitz Events
· 16 male players – 16 female players (separate event for male/female)
· Three days with double round robin events (10 games per day);
· time control 3 mins each side plus 2 secs increment

· Basque Events
· 16 male players – 16 female players (separate event for male/female)
· two days with five rounds Swiss events;
· each player plays two games simultaneously per round with white and black pieces
· time control 20 mins each side plus 10 secs increment per game

4. Schedule:
10th December 2013 Arrival of players and officials
12th December 2013 Rapid event (rounds 1-4)
13th December 2013 Rapid event (rounds 5-7)
14th December 2013 Blitz event (rounds 1-10)
15th December 2013 Blitz event (rounds 11-20)
16th December 2013 Blitz event (rounds 21-30)
17th December 2013 Basque event (rounds 1-3 Women), (rounds 1-3 Men)
18th December 2013 Basque event (rounds 4-5 Women), (rounds 4-5 Men)
19th December 2013 Departure

5. Prizes

For each event the following prizes will be awarded.
Place Men Place Women
1 $18.000 1 $10.000
2 $15.000 2 $9.000
3 $12.000 3 $8.000
4 $9.000 4 $7.000
5 $7.000 5 $6.000
6 $6.000 6 $5.000
7 $5.000 7 $4.000
8 $4.000 8 $3.000
9 $3.000 9 $2.000
10 $2.000 10 $1.000
11 $1.000 11 $500
12 $1.000 12 $500
13 $1.000 13 $500
14 $1.000 14 $500
15 $1.000 15 $500
16 $1.000 16 $500
Total $87.000 Total $58.000

Tie break will be used only for final medal positions but money prizes will be split equally.

Air fares will be organised by BODA (Beijing Olympic Development Agency) and accommodation will also be covered on a full board basis by the organisers.

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President Jacob Zuma Quotes on Chess

July 16, 2013, 6:36 am

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Hi everyone,

South African President Jacob Zuma has lauded Indian chess player Abhijit Gupta for winning the Commonwealth Championships in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth in Eastern Cape Province of the country. For a report on the event read this Chess Blog post. Here are some nice Jacob Zuma quotes on chess from the event:

Zuma earlier drew a game after 20 minutes against the youngest player in the championships, five-year-old Keagan Rowe from East London in South Africa, later saying he had sacrificed some pieces “to balance the game.”

Zuma learnt to play chess while imprisoned on Robben Island alongside former president Nelson Mandela.

“Chess provided a solace to us that we needed in those conditions of isolation and deprivation. It propelled our minds beyond the confines of the prison walls and allowed us to reflect and to position our thoughts strategically to fight the (apartheid) regime,” Zuma said as he explained how prisoners had made chess sets out of soap and driftwood.

Zuma also called for chess to be encouraged as a serious sport in schools.

“(Chess) promotes latent skills among the children, patience, quick wit, decisiveness and confidence arising from competition with counterparts, including those from outside the country,” he said.

He also said: As a country we will also count on the LOC’s commitment to supporting chess development programmes in underprivileged communities.

"We are hopeful that our collective efforts will advance chess a great deal in this country. South Africa is the custodian of chess in the country. They have brought great pride to this country and in the last All African Games they brought back ten medals."

"I have also been informed that a young lady from these parts Ms Charlize van Zyl has been beating her opponents handsomely and won a strong event in Botswana and has become a women international master. The story of Charlize must serve as an inspiration to all the juniors here."

You can succeed if you have the commitment, dedication and passion. If you do not do well in athletic sports, chess can provide an interesting area as well. Please get involved and encourage others.

Please travel safely and to all of you that competed here, I want you to know that you are all winners.

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Beijing Chess Grand Prix 2013: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Wins Clear First

July 16, 2013, 10:43 am

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Hi everyone,

This completes a hat-trick of sorts for Azerbaijan Grandmaster Shakhriyar Mamedyarov as he wins the Beijing Chess Grand Prix event in China on Tuesday. He came to Beijing right after winning the Geneva Chess Masters and the World Rapid Chess Championship 2013.

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World Chess Federation (FIDE) President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov nominated on Tuesday two Chinese chess players - Hou Yifan and Wei Yi to participate in the World Cup 2013. "Intellectual sports are growing in popularity, particularly among young people. As a result, I have nominated Hou Yifan and Wei Yi to participate at the World Cup 2013," said Ilyumzhinov during the closing ceremony of the FIDE World Chess Grand Prix Series Beijing. A former women's world champion, Hou was the youngest ever to win the title at the age of 16. Her countryman Wei Yi, whose name sounded the same as "only", was the youngest Grandmaster(GM) at 13 years 8 months and 23 days and the only GM in the world who is under 15 years old. FIDE World Cup 2013 will be held from August 10 to September 3 in Tromso, Norway.

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Mamedyarov drew against Boris Gelfand of Israel in the last round of the Grand Prix to take the clear first place with 7 points. Earlier, he was in sole lead. Based on the results of the five stages of the FIDE Grand Prix, Mamedyarov is in second place (behind Veselin Topalov) for earning the right to participate in the Candidates Tournament in 2014.

Under the rules of the series each participant can take part in four tournaments of the six stages, of which the top three will be counted. Two winners of the Grand Prix tournament can participate in the Candidates Tournament.

Mamedyarov has represented Azerbaijan at the Chess Olympiads in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010. In 2009, he won a gold medal for Azerbaijan at the European Team Chess Championship, having won a bronze medal in 2007 and silver in 2011.

Final Standings

1. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 7

2. Alexander Grischuk 6.5

3. Peter Leko 6.0

4. Veselin Topalov 6.0

5. Alexander Morozevich 5.5

6. Sergey Karjakin 5.5

7. Anish Giri 5.5

8. Wang Yue 5.5

9. Vassily Ivanchuk 5.0

10. Boris Gelfand 5.0

11. Wang Hao 5.0

12. Gata Kamsky 3.5

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IM Adrien Demuth is Chess Champion of Paris

July 16, 2013, 12:47 pm

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Hi everyone,

The 88th Championnat d’Echecs de Paris (Paris Chess Championship) took place 6th – 14th July at the Stade Louis Lumiere, 30 rue Louis Lumière 75020 PARIS. The FIDE Chess Open was available for players with an elo rating over 2200. It was a 9 rounds Swiss open with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, plus 30 minutes to finish the game and 30 seconds increments from move 1.

The young IM Adrien Demuth took clear first place with 7 points and claimed the top prize of 3500 EUR. Grandmasters Joseph Sanchez, Andrei Shchekachev, Jean-Pierre Le Roux and Maxime Lagarde shared the second place with 6,5 points each. Last-year winner Sergey Fedorchuk was busy participating in the Commomwealth Championship. The awards ceremony was attended by Ms. Sandrine Mazetier, Vice-President of the National Assembly, Ms. Naomi Sadeng, Olivier Tridon and Diego Salazar, new President of the French Chess Federation.

Final standings

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Fide on Chess Ratings: Summary Report of QC Council

July 16, 2013, 2:08 pm

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Hi everyone,

SUMMARY REPORT OF QC COUNCIL MEETING IN ATHENS
1-2 June 2013 Annex QC1

ANALYSIS

QC consultant Jeff Sonas has developed a "Retroactive Rating Calculator" so that FIDE can investigate hypothetical changes to the rating regulations. This allows us to determine what would have happened to all ratings calculated since 2008 if those hypothetical regulations had already been in effect, starting in 2008. This essentially provides a "beta-test" on proposed changes, to ensure the intended positive consequences would actually have occurred, and to identify any unintended negative consequences resulting from the changes.

The QC has used this "RRC" to investigate a number of possible changes to rating regulations, considering their impact on three main areas:
- absolute magnitude of ratings (i.e. inflation/deflation)
- the total number of rated players
- correlation between ratings and future results (i.e. predictive ability of ratings), both for the entire pool and for targeted sub-groups.

(1) K-Factors
There seems no justification for modifying the K=10 coefficient currently used, as increasing this coefficient would push top players' ratings even higher than they currently are, and would reduce the accuracy of top ratings. However, increasing the other two K factors by 33% (K=15 becomes 20, K=30 becomes 40) will increase the accuracy of ratings throughout the entire rating pool without substantially increasing absolute magnitude of ratings. A smaller increase of 20% (K=15 becoming 18, K=30 becoming 36) would improve accuracy even slightly more, but the 20/40 coefficients were preferred in order to preserve the simplicity of manual rating change calculations.

(2) Sean Hewitt Proposal (maintaining most dynamic K-factor for playersSean Hewitt of the English Chess Federation suggested this simple modification, which would allow freer rating change for young developing players, especially those who play frequently at a young age and thereby hit 30 games early in their development. Recent changes to the rating regulations (including the move to a monthly list, as well as a larger population of low rated opponents so that players surpass 30 rated games sooner) make this rule change very appealing, and it has a very significant positive impact on the accuracy of ratings for all players, even for players out to 100+ games played.

(3) For unrated players, only 5 games required for first rating, and all events and all games vs rated opponents count toward first rating, starting with first event where player scores >0% against rated opponents.

This recommendation comes from the retroactive analysis of rating accuracy since 2008, and is a major change in the philosophy of the rating system. Prof. Elo’s principles maintained a system that blocks new players from achieving a first rating in many different ways. Jeff Sonas showed us that it is much better to provide a first rating more easily, and then allow players to regulate their rating by playing chess.

We had previously expected that ratings would be made more accurate by requiring even more than 9 games for the first rating, and assumed it would be perilous to allow first ratings based on fewer than 9 games, as that might threaten the integrity of all ratings. Of course we liked the idea of increasing the rating pool more rapidly, by making it easier to get an initial rating, but feared such a change because of the tradeoff of having less accurate ratings.

However, the simulation indicates that this does not appear to be an issue. In fact, requiring more than 9 games for the first rating does not improve its accuracy. And making it easier to get a rating will increase the size of the rating pool (by an additional 6,000 rated players each year) while actually improving the accuracy of all ratings. Simulations reveal a great benefit to providing a first rating as soon as possible, even after only 5 games. This generates more rated players sooner, so that they can serve as a rated opponent more quickly for others, and gives the new players more rated games during their period of high K-factor, in which to allow their ratings to find a proper level.

(4) For direct titles because of rating, the thresholds remain unchanged but a minimum of 27 rated games (including the ones for first rating calculation) is proposed.

This is in order to avoid those "rockets" who play 9 games, have first rating over 2300 and immediately apply for FM. Also note that although the ratings of the highest rated players are gradually increasing over time, the reverse is happening a bit lower in the rating list, outside of the top 100. This means that less players are expected to get a rating over the rating requirement for FM and IM titles, and as a result there is a physical obstacle to players who wish to acquire titles. The increased K-factors (to 20 and 40) will also add an additional downward pressure to this registry around 2300-2400 points.

NOTE ABOUT INFLATION
The QC has also been analyzing the FIDE historical database of ratings and game results in order to better understand "rating inflation" in the FIDE rating pool.

Although a quick glance at the top of the rating list in recent years suggests a clear overall "inflationary" trend, the actual situation is much more complex. Among the players rated 2000 or higher, only the ratings of the 2700+ group are increasing, whereas on average, all players rated 2000-2700 are actually losing rating points each year! For instance there are fewer active players rated 2200+ each year.

In fact the differences in playing strength among the strongest players appear to be gradually increasing more and more, as a fairly clear trend for the past 20 years - the ratings of the top two or three thousand players are stretching apart more and more. So for instance we see that the difference in strength between #50 and #500 on the rating list is gradually increasing, as is the difference between #100 and #1,000, between #500 and #5,000, etc. This can be seen both from inspection of the rating list, as well as direct measurement of head-to-head games over time between players of comparable ranks on the rating list. Thus the ever-increasing ratings of the top 100 should perhaps be viewed, not as an undesirable artifact of the rating calculation, but rather as a desirable reaction of the rating system to this overall change in the distribution of top player strengths.

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Topalov Qualifies for Candidates Chess Tournament 2014

July 17, 2013, 8:13 am

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Hi everyone,

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won the Beijing Chess Grand Prix and, along with Fabiano Caruana, could fill one of the seats of the Candidates Chess Tournament 2014. However, Veselin Topalov is already in a good overall first place in the Grand Prix series 2012/13 and qualifies for the Candidates.

The Bulgarian got his third good result after playing four events of the Grand Prix. He shared first in London, got a clear win in Zug and shared 3rd-4th in Beijing thanks to a final round victory over Alexander Morozevich. The regulations of the Grand Prix series provide two spots at the Candidates event, so the second coveted prize is still up for grabs. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is the clear favorite to achieve this feat, but he still has to wait for the final leg, where Alexander Grischuk and Fabiano Caruana still have a mathematical chance of passing him on the standings. Mamedyarov already played the four allowed tournaments and achieved a score of 390 points. However, both Grischuk and Caruana are set to participate in the final leg.

If Grischuk is sole winner, he will get to 400 points; if Caruana is the sole winner, he will get to 395 points. In case of a shared first place, Mamedyarov would get the spot anyway, according to a Chessdom.com report.

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Bangladesh Get their Youngest Fide Master in 10-year-old Fahad

July 18, 2013, 12:37 pm

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Mohammad Fahad Rahman, a fourth grader, has become Bangladesh’s youngest Fide Master. The World Chess Federation on Thursday acknowledged his feat. The 10-year-old, who had earlier won the title of National Sub-Junior Chess Championship, is the 13th Fide Master of the country. He secured 2025 rating, necessary for Fide Master title, in the ASEAN Age Group Chess Championships, held in Thailand in June.

After the acknowledgement, Fahad said: “I was hopeful of receiving the title. I’m happy to have got the acknowledgement. The title will inspire me to do better in future.”

“Now my target is to be a Grandmaster. I hope that I’ll soon get the Grandmaster title. I have to try for that and I’m ready for that.”

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100th British Chess Championship Begins Sunday

July 18, 2013, 1:57 pm

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The 100th British Championships will take place from Sunday 28 July to Saturday 10 August 2013 at the Riviera International Centre, Torquay, England. The event is expected to attract a record-breaking number of entrants of well over 1000. The current record is 1010 in Edinburgh in 2003.

Players from England, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey, Scotland and Wales are entitled to compete in the 32 Championships which include British, Seniors to Under 8 and even a Pairs Championship. In addition there are tournaments open to anybody from anywhere.

(Left: Second seed GM David Howell) The recent winner of the Scottish Championship Gawain Jones is the first seed so far. David Howell, who is participating in Leiden, is the second seed. Mark Hebden, Jonathan Hawkins, Daniel Gormally and Peter Wells follow close behind. The event starts at 10am on Sunday 28 July with a THINK DRINK Bullet Chess (all the moves in one minute) Challenge Match between GM Keith Arkell and IM Gary Lane.

It is hoped that the games will be broadcast live on the website, but there may be problems. The match will last one hour and will create a new World Record for the number of games in one hour. (Chessdom.com)

Official website

Registered players:

1 Jones, Gawain C ENG 2643
2 Howell, David W L ENG 2639
3 Hebden, Mark ENG 2555
4 Hawkins, Jonathan ENG 2517
5 Gormally, Daniel ENG 2496
6 Wells, Peter ENG 2479
7 Emms, John M ENG 2469
8 Ghasi, Ameet K ENG 2459
9 Kosten, Anthony C FRA 2458
10 Flear, Glenn C ENG 2456
11 Palliser, Richard JD ENG 2453
12 Arkell, Keith C ENG 2444
13 Ward, Chris G ENG 2432
14 Lane, Gary AUS 2401
15 Bates, Richard ENG 2375
16 Eggleston, David J ENG 2363
17 Adair, James ENG 2350
18 Fernandez, Daniel SIN 2346
19 Knott, Simon J B ENG 2318
20 Chapman, Terence PD ENG 2308
21 Ledger, Dave ENG 2305
22 Carr, Neil L ENG 2290
23 Kolbus, Dietmar GER 2288
24 Rudd, Jack ENG 2280
25 Longson, Alexander ENG 2279
26 Osborne, Marcus ENG 2269
27 Mordue, A Tyson ENG 2256
28 Meszaros, Gyula HUN 2255
29 Eames, Robert ENG 2244
30 Mackle, Dominic ENG 2216
31 Storey, Charles ENG 2214
32 Jackson, Oliver A ENG 2207
33 Mason, Don ENG 2204
34 Brown, Martin ENG 2203
35 Harvey, Marcus R ENG 2202
36 Weaving, Richard ENG 2196
37 Talbot, Mark A ENG 2194
38 Anderson, John ENG 2189
39 Weller, Jean-Luc ENG 2172
40 Jaunooby, Ali R ENG 2170
41 Murphy, Hugh W ENG 2170
42 Yeo, Michael J ENG 2170
43 Graham, David B ENG 2165
44 Homer, Stephen ENG 2165
45 Shaw, Peter HC ENG 2164
46 Duff, Rufus ENG 2157
47 Girdlestone, Paul C ENG 2155
48 Reid, John ENG 2151
49 Richardson, Alex ENG 2149
50 Purdon, Colin ENG 2140
51 Wadsworth, Matthew J ENG 2136
52 Haria, Ravi ENG 2133
53 Waters, Clive L ENG 2129
54 Hegarty, Sarah N ENG 2124
55 Dilleigh, Stephen P ENG 2121
56 Lenier, Jude ENG 2119
57 Batchelor, Peter J ENG 2118
58 Burnett, Jim ENG 2117
59 Smith, Andrew P IRL 2110
60 Mercs, Peter J ENG 2109
61 Ball, Laurence A RSA 2108
62 Varnam, Liam ENG 2107
63 Surtees, Michael J ENG 2106
64 Warman, Simon M ENG 2093
65 Foo, William J ENG 2090
66 Collier, David O ENG 2086
67 Bonafont, Philip ENG 2084
68 McCullough, Simon L ENG 2076
69 Hackner, Oskar A ENG 2063
70 Howell, Christopher ENG 2055
71 Henderson, David ENG 2053
72 Coates, David H ENG 2046
73 Martin, Lewis ENG 2043
74 Scott, Gordon W ENG 2039
75 De Coverly, Roger D ENG 2036
76 Jones, Steven A ENG 2033
77 Horton, Andrew ENG 2032
78 Freeman, Richard CP ENG 2030
79 Brusey, Alan ENG 2020
80 Moss, Guy ISR 2018
81 Armstrong, Malcolm J ENG 2014
82 Greely, Simon M ENG 2010
83 Taylor, Adam C ENG 2001
84 Kirby, Peter J. GCI 1982
85 Tambini, Jasper ENG 1979
86 Thompson, Robert ENG 1978
87 Walker, Samuel ENG 1978
88 Gill, Oliver ENG 1974
89 Broadley, Henry ENG 1953
90 Balaji, Ananthanarayanan ENG 1946
91 Phillips, Owen S ENG 1937
92 Emery, Keith SCO 1906
93 Thorpe, Thomas G WLS 1875
94 Owens, Megan R WLS 1852
95 Wang, Maria ENG 1817
96 Stephens, John ENG

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Movie on World Chess Champion Mikhail Tal Likely in 2014

July 19, 2013, 7:27 am

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Zhanna Tal, daughter of legendary world chess champion Mikhail Tal, has told Russian sports news website Sports.ru that shooting is likely to begin soon for a movie on her father.

"Of course this will be a fiction story, however, the name and some facts won't be changed. I am sure about success of this movie. It will be shot in Hollywood, a lot of countries will be involved. I hope this will popularise chess in Latvia. At the moment there are not a lot of investments in chess."

"We plan to start shooting this year. The fund "Film of Latvia" allocated a considerable sum of money for the movie. We have a sample scenario and professionals are already working on it. I suppose the pre-production will already be this year. Most probably the film will be released at the end of the next year. This won't be a TV-format movie. The film is created for the global audience, since American script writers and directors will be working on it."

"We haven't decided the actor for the lead yet, but if everything works out, the female lead, that is my mother, will be played by Charlotte Gainsbourg."

This was Igor Pronin's initiative. Two years ago Igor brought Hollywood, they were shooting first American movie in Latvia - The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler. It was produced for Hallmark (a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States - O.B.) and gained popularity among global audience.

Pronin established good relationship with the Hollywood actors. The idea was born and we started collecting information which showed that Tal is well known in US and he is even more popular than Fischer. Tal and Capablanca are the players who are very well known in America.

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'Highest' Chess Tournament: In Ukraine at 65 Metres

July 20, 2013, 9:01 am

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The Ukrainian website zaxid.net has reported that a chess tournament was played at 65 meters above sea level in the city of Lvov for the first time in the country. The event was help as the City Council helped celebrate Chess Day in Ukraine with a round-robin blitz tournament 'Chess on a Tower' with six Grandmasters from Lvov.

Yuri Vovk won the competition, Yaroslav Zherebukh finished second, Adrian Mikhalchishin took third. The winner received the Cup from the City Mayor.

"This is the highest Cup in Ukraine. I would like to thank the players for such a great initiative. Well done - you glorify Lvov with such a championship on the tower," the website quotes the mayor.

Oleksandr Sulypa - out of the prize-winning places. All photos by zaxid.net

The Day of chess was also celebrated by holding simuls and awarding the winners of junior competitions. (via www.chess-news.ru)

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