NEWSLETTER 149 - European Chess Union

NEWSLETTER 149 (March 26, 2014)
ESCC OPORTO 2014 OFFICIALLY FINISHED WITH RAPID AND
BLITZ TOURNAMENTS
European Senior Chess Championship in
Oporto, which consisted of classical,
rapid and blitz tournaments is officially
finished. Classical tournament, which
took place from 9th till 17th March 2014,
was followed by rapid and blitz events.
Rapid Section: 45 players from 13 European countries, divided in two different
categories: 65+ (28 participants) and 50+ (17 participants), with female players
included in both absolute categories competed in this championship. The
tournament was played according to the Swiss System in 9 rounds - 5 rounds on the
first day and 4 rounds on the second day.
In the 65+ category Romanian Grandmaster Mihai Suba became the European
Champion. He played an excellent tournament, with 8 points out of 9, without
giving many chances to the opponents. Lithuanian GM Algimantas Butnorious won
second place with 7 points, while the legendary Georgian Grandmaster Nona
Gaprindashvili won the 3rd place and the bronze medal with 6.5 points.
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Apart from bronze in the open category, she also won the 1st place in the women’s
section. In the female standing she was followed by Georgian WGM Tamar
Khmiadashvili and Russian WGM Valentina Kozlovskaya, both with 5 points.
Final Ranking – Category 65+ – first 10 positions
Rk.
Title
Name
Rtg
FED
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
GM
Șubă Mihai
2379
ROU
8
2240
45
49
2
GM
Butnorius Algimantas
2340
LTU
7
2244
46
51
3
GM
Gaprindashvili Nona
2244
GEO
6.5
2224
46
51
4
Malachi Avraham
2097
ISR
6
2234
43
47
5
Beznosikov Vladimir
2356
RUS
6
2184
46
50
6
Grinberg Iosif P.
2161
RUS
5.5
2223
43
46
7
Gorshkov Yury S.
2320
RUS
5.5
2215
48
51
8
FM
Gruzmann Boris
2159
RUS
5.5
2171
40
43
9
WGM
Khmiadashvili Tamar
2026
GEO
5
2195
40
44
10
WGM
Kozlovskaya Valentina
2155
RUS
5
2050
39
42
In the 50+ category, Russian IM Evgenij Kalegin, after winning the 2nd place in the
classical tournament won the title of the European Rapid Champion, gaining 7.5
points out of 9, with a very consistent performance. GM Antonio Fernandes, one of
the best Portuguese players won the silver medal, with 7 points, the same as GM
Zurab Sturua from Georgia, who won the bronze medal with worse tie-break than
Fernandes. The best female player was Georgian WIM Tsiala Kasoshvili with 5.5
points. She won the title of the European Champion, after winning the 2nd place in
the classical tournament. She was followed by IM Nino Gurieli from Georgia and
WFM Tatiana Bogumil from Russia, with 5 and 4.5 points respectively.
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Final Ranking – Category 50+ – first 10 positions
Rk.
Title
Name
Rtg
FED
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
IM
Kalegin Evgenij
2490
RUS
7.5
2312
43
47
2
GM
Fernandes Antonio
2419
POR
7
2315
45
48
3
GM
Sturua Zurab
2525
GEO
7
2307
44
48
4
WIM
Kasoshvili Tsiala
2112
GEO
5.5
2323
45
49
5
GM
Arkell Keith C
2404
ENG
5.5
2323
45
46
6
IM
Maryasin Boris
2305
ISR
5.5
2262
38
39
7
FM
Furman Boris
2225
RUS
5
2305
44
48
8
IM
Gurieli Nino
2298
GEO
5
2212
44
47
Bebchuk Boris
2126
RUS
5
2085
34
35
Bogumil Tatiana
2162
RUS
4.5
2232
41
43
9
10
WFM
Blitz Section: After fantastic 12 days of chess in this big event, the European Senior
Blitz Chess Championships 2014 followed, attended by 35 players from 10 different
countries. The players were divided into 2 different categories, 65+ (18 players) and
50+ (17 players). The championship was played in just one afternoon in 9 rounds,
with a high rhythm of the games.
In the 65+ category Russian Yury Gorshkov won the title, with a full point ahead the
Israeli GM Mark Tseitlin and Georgian Nona Gaprindashvili, both with 6.5 points.
In the women's section, Nina Gaprindashvili won the tournament, while the 2nd
place went to Georgian WGM Tamar Khmiadashvili with 4 points and Russian
WGM Valentina Kozlovskaya with 3 points. It is interesting to note that there were
the same standings among female players in the rapid tournament, as well.
Final Ranking – Category 65+ – first 5 positions
Rk.
Title
1
Name
Rtg
FED
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
Gorshkov Yury S.
2286
RUS
7.5
2175
42
45
2
GM
Tseitlin Mark D
2341
ISR
6.5
2218
45
50
3
GM
Gaprindashvili Nona
2256
GEO
6.5
2154
44
47
4
Grabow Pouelsten Holm
2095
DEN
6
2196
42
44
5
Beznosikov Vladimir
2368
RUS
5.5
2220
46
49
In the 50+ category IM Antonio Fróis from the club AX Gaia made a fantastic result
for Portugal by winning the title of the European Champion. Once he took the lead,
he hardly allowed anyone to threaten it, and with a constant and powerful
performance managed to ensure this important title, finishing eventually with 8
points out of 9.
Georgian GM Zurab Sturua came second with 6.5 points and Russian WGM Galina
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Strutinskaia came third with 6 points, who was also the female winner. Silver medal
in the female competition went to Georgian WIM Tsiala Kasoshvili with 5 points,
and bronze went to IM Nino Gurieli with 4 points, also from Georgia.
Final Ranking – Category 50+ – first 5 positions
Rk.
Title
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
IM
Fróis António
POR
2352
8
2305
42
46
2
GM
Sturua Zurab
GEO
2525
6.5
2359
43
47
3
WGM
Strutinskaia Galina
RUS
2286
6
2318
45
48
4
GM
Glek Igor
GER
2547
6
2306
44
47
5
GM
Arkell Keith C
ENG
2433
5.5
2336
45
49
The European Senior Chess Championship 2014, held in Oporto, was the first
organization of an official championship of the European Chess Union and FIDE
(World Chess Federation) calendar on the Portuguese soil, in the year when the
Portuguese Chess Federation celebrates its 87th birthday.
We had 12 intense days of chess, almost non-stop, with the organization of three
different European Senior Chess Championships, after which we got 12 new
European Champions.
The total number of participants was 195, from 24 European countries. This is a
tremendous success, brightened by the presence of Garry Kasparov at the closing
ceremony. For more information, you can visit the official website of the
championship http://www.fpx.pt/escc2014/
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VIKINGAKLUBBURINN WINS THE ICELANDIC TEAM
CHAMPIONSHIP 2013-2014 – 1ST DIVISION
Víkingaklúbburinn won the Icelandic Team Championship
2013-2014 – 1st Division with the final result of 17 matchpoints.
GM Hellir finished second with 16 matchpoints, while third
place went to Taflfélag Vestmannaeyja with 13 points.
The championship was held from 10th October, 2013 to 1st of
March, 2014 in Reykjavík.
Ten teams took part in the competition. Tournament Director of the championship,
organized by the Icelandic Chess Federation, was Ásdís Bragadóttir, whereas IA
Omar Salama performed the role of the Chief Arbiter. The average ELO rating was
2191.
Final Ranking after 9 rounds
Rk.
Team
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
Víkingaklúbburinn a-sveit
55
17
0
2
GM Hellir - a-sveit
51
16
0
3
Taflfélag Vestmannaeyja a-sveit
50
13
0
4
Taflfélag Bolungarvíkur a-sveit
45
11
0
5
Taflfélag Reykjavíkur a-sveit
44
11
0
6
Skákfélag Akureyrar a-sveit
37
10
0
7
Skákdeild Fjölnis a-sveit
34
6
0
8
GM Hellir - b-sveit
26
4
0
9
Vinaskákfélagið
10
2
0
10
Taflfélag Reykjavíkur b-sveit
10
0
0
Team composition of the winners was: GMs Gajewski Grzegorz (POL, ELO-2631),
Dziuba Marcin (POL, ELO-2576), Stefánsson Hannes H (ISL, ELO-2560),
Kristjánsson Stefán (ISL, ELO-2491), Galego Luis (POR, ELO-2465), IMs Grétarsson
Hjörvar Steinn (ISL, ELO-2511), Þorfinnsson Björn (ISL, ELO-2387), FMs Úlfarsson
Magnús Örn (ISL, ELO-2382), Kjartansson Davíð (ISL, ELO-2336) and Thorsson
Olafur (ISL, ELO-2210).
Official website: www.skaksamband.is
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NM AIVARS STASANS IS THE NEW LATVIAN SENIOR CHESS
CHAMPION
NM Aivars Stasans (ELO-2133) won the
Latvian Senior Chess Championship 2014 with
the final result of 5.5 points out of 7 and better
tie-break than the second in the ranking NM
Janis Daudzvardis (ELO-2271). FM Vitalijs
Levcenkovs (ELO-2282) finished third with 5
points.
The Latvian Senior Chess Championship was held from 21-23 March, 2014 in Rīga.
Tournament Director of the championship, organized by the Latvian Chess
Federation, was Lelis Jānis, while IA Cimiņš Alberts was the Chief Arbiter. The
average ELO rating was 1940.
Final Ranking after 7 rounds – first 10 positions
Rk.
Title
Name
Rtg
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
NM
2
NM
Stasans Aivars
2133
5.5
22
31
24
Daudzvardis Janis
2271
5.5
22
29
3
24
FM
Levcenkovs Vitalijs
2282
5
24
33
22
4
MK
Batakovs Olegs
2091
5
23
31
22
5
MK
Visockis Janis
2181
5
23
31
21
6
MK
Matvieks Nikolajs
2104
5
22
30
22
7
I
Vaicuks Jazeps
1845
4.5
24
33
22
8
MK
Nevickis Nikolajs
2051
4.5
21
28
20
9
I
Zujevs Valerijs
1987
4.5
19
26
17
10
I
Pcolkins Nikolajs
1800
4.5
19
26
16
Official website: www.sahafederacija.lv
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IM ERVIN MOZES WINS THE ROMANIAN SENIOR CHESS
CHAMPIONSHIP
IM Ervin Mozes won the Romanian Senior
Chess Championship with the final result of 5.5
points and better tie-break than the second in
the ranking NM Victor Mihail Gabriel Tacu.
NM Mihai Tufa finished third with 5 points.
The Romanian National Senior Chess
Championship was held from 17-24 March,
2014 in Bicaz.
Tournament Director of the championship was Sebastian Volcinsche, while IA
Dinu-Ioan Nicula was the Chief Arbiter. The average ELO rating was 1907.
Twenty-one chess players took part in the competition.
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Final Ranking after 7 rounds – first 10 positions
Rk.
Title
Name
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
IM
Mozes Ervin
5.5
30
21
23.3
2
NM
Tacu Victor-Mihail-Gabriel
5.5
28
20
19.8
3
NM
Tufa Mihai
5
28
21
18.5
4
IM
Miulescu Gabriel
4.5
29
22
16.5
5
CM
Nastase Stefan
4.5
28
21
14.3
6
WCM
Pancu Aureliana-Eugenia
4
26
18
13.3
7
FM
Georgescu Gabriel-Ioan
4
25
18
14.5
8
NM
Chesca Alexandru
4
25
18
12.3
9
WNM
Florea Dorina
4
24
17
12
10
IM
Candea Gheorghe
3.5
28
21
12
In the rapid section Victor Tacu triumphed with 6.5 points. Silver went to IM Ervin
Mozes – 5 points. Mihai Tufa won the third place with 4.5 points.
Final Ranking after 7 rounds – first 5 positions
Rk.
Title
1
2
IM
3
Name
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
Tacu Victor-Mihail-Gabriel
6.5
29
21
26.5
5
30
21
18.8
Mozes Ervin
Tufa Mihai
4.5
29
20
15.3
4
WFM
Adoamnei Roxana
4.5
28
19
13.8
5
IM
Candea Gheorghe
4
27
20
12.3
In the blitz section Victor Tacu won the first place with 6.5 points, while WFM
Roxana Adoamnei and Radu Cernea finished in the shared second place – with 5.5
points.
Final Ranking after 9 rounds – first 5 positions
Rk.
Title
1
2
WFM
4
5
FM
Name
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
Tacu Victor-Mihail-Gabriel
6.5
Adoamnei Roxana
5.5
25.8
0
2219
16.3
0.5
2121
Cernea Radu-Gheorghe
5.5
16.3
0.5
2121
Pancu Aureliana-Eugenia
5
18
0
2080
Georgescu Gabriel-Ioan
5
13.5
0
2080
Official website: www.sah.sebastianvolcinsche.ro
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WIM KHAYALA ABDULLA WINS THE AZERBAIJANI
WOMEN’S CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
WIM Khayala Abdulla won the Azerbaijani
Women’s Chess Championship with the
final result of 8 points out of 11. Silver
medal went to WGM Gulnar Mammadova
– 7.5/11. Third was Aytan Amrayeva –
7.5/11.
The championship was held from 5-15
March, 2014 in Baku.
Chief Arbiter of the tournament, organized by the Azerbaijan Chess Federation, was
FA Shaig Guliyev. The average ELO rating was 2180.
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Final Ranking after 11 rounds
Rk.
Title
Name
1
WIM
Abdulla Khayala
2
WGM
Mammadova Gulnar
3
Rtg
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
2248
8
0
7
46
2334
7.5
1
6
41.3
35.3
Amrayeva Aytan
2000
7.5
0
7
4
WFM
Mammadzada Gunay
2175
7
0
5
36
5
WIM
Umudova Nargiz
2220
6
1.5
4
31.8
6
Huseynova Sahar
2042
6
1
4
33.5
7
WIM
Ibrahimova Sabina
2219
6
0.5
5
27
8
WGM
Mamedjarova Turkan
2246
5.5
1
2
26
9
WFM
Khalafova Narmin
2171
5.5
0
5
31.8
10
WIM
Kazimova Narmin
2226
4.5
0
3
21.5
Guliyeva Sabina
2027
2
0
1
6.75
Mamedjarova Zeinab
2249
0.5
0
0
2.75
11
12
WGM
Official website: www.azerichess.az
FORTHCOMING TOURNAMENTS
EUROPEAN SENIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 – WELCOME
TO SIBENIK
The European Chess Union and
Croatian
Chess
Federation
are
organizing the 13th European Senior
Team Championship from 31 March –
10 April 2014 in Sibenik/Croatia. The
official venue will be the beautiful
tourist resort "Solaris".
The Championship starts in 6 days and we are expecting a very exciting
tournament. 36 teams from 16 national federations have registered so far, with the
total number of 160 players. The competition is very strong, and some of the chess
legends will be playing in this championship. There are 19 GMs, 14 IMs and 29 FMs
competing.
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The first seed is Russia 1, with the average rating of 2504 points, who is the last
year's winner. The second seed is the domestic team of Croatia, with the average
rating 2447 points, while the third seed is Slovenia (RtgAvg 2435).
The Championship will be played in 9 rounds following the Swiss System. Time
control is 40 moves in 90 minutes and 30 minutes to the end of the game + 30
seconds increment for each move starting from move one.
The games will be broadcast live on the championship website.
The organisers have prepared rich social programme in order to make the stay of
participants and their accompanying persons in Sibenik as enjoyable as possible.
For more information you can visit the official website of the Championship
http://sent2014.crochess.com/
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