International Round Up 1/6/11

[LozCooper]

International Round-up 1/6/11

e2e4 Sunningdale Congress 27-30 May 2011
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/sunningdale/May2011/index.htm

Congratulations to Grandmaster Mark Hebden who won the FIDE rated open with 6/7, ahead of GMs Keith Arkell and Igor Rausis as well as IM Joost Michielsen. Jonathan Bryant won the FIDE rated major with 6.5/7 ahead of Peter Tart with 6 and Anthony Kelly 5.5. Amongst the many juniors who played; Isaac Sanders got a 2203 performance and scored 4.5 in the open alongside James Holland who had a 2189 performance.

It was also good to see junior coaching organised at the event by Sabrina Chevannes who also coached alongside IMs Adam Hunt and Jovanka Houska.

French League 26th May - 6 June 2011
http://www.echecs.asso.fr/Equipes.aspx?Groupe=2
http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/e ... op-12-2011

Simon Williams is playing for Rueil Malmaison and started off with a twenty move win with black against Radoslaw Wojtaszek rated 2721 followed by a round three demolition with white of Pavel Eljanov rated 2712 who was as high as 2761 only last September. He is currently on 3.5/6 whilst Simon’s girlfriend, Aly Wilson, is also playing for the same team and is on 2.5/6.

Ennis Open 2011 20-22 May 2011
http://www.icu.ie/tournaments/display.php?id=627
http://www.icu.ie/articles/display.php?id=309
http://ennischessclub.wordpress.com/
http://www.icu.ie/tournaments/display.php?id=628

Congratulations to Gawain Jones who won the open with 5.5/6, a point clear of GMs Aaron Summerscale and Vlad Jianu, as well as Petr Neuman, Jan Sodoma, Colm Daly, Rory Quinn and Sue Maroroa who was the only player to draw with Gawain.

1st International Open Chess Tournament - Alimini Village Italy - 21-28 May 2011
http://www.scacchirandagi.com/AliminiwwwOpen_A/
http://www.scacchirandagi.com/Aliminiww ... rd.html#15

Stuart Conquest finished on 5.5/9.

In addition to the individual websites the latest international chess news can be found at
the following link: http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic864.html

I encourage players to send me details of events they or others are playing in abroad and I will do my best to include them in my round-up. There is a list of international tournaments at home and abroad listed here: http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=2372

Lawrence Cooper,
Director of International Chess 1/6/11