International Round Up 4/10/11

[LozCooper]

International Round-up 4/10/11

European Club Cup Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia 23 Sep - 1 Oct 2011
http://ecc2011.sahohlacnik.com/
http://www.mattywebbchess.com/

Michael Adams was top board for Baden Baden, his Bundesliga team, who jointly led on match points until a last round loss to SOCAR saw them slip to 3rd= and 6th on tie-break. Michael scored 3.5/6 and had a rating performance of 2744.

White Rose finished with seven match points after three wins and a draw from their seven matches. Richard Palliser had a 2475 performance on top board scoring 3.5/7 whilst Stephen Barrett and Peter Gayson both had performances over 2300.
E2e4.org.uk were making their European debut and finished with five match points after two wins and a draw.

Galway Chess Congress 30th September – 2nd October, 2011
http://www.icu.ie/tournaments/display.php?id=639
http://www.icu.ie/tournaments/display.php?id=637
http://www.icu.ie/tournaments/display.php?id=638

Gawain Jones won the Masters section with 5.5/6, his only draw coming with black against grandmaster Alex Baburin who finished third equal with Alex Lopez whilst Ryan-Rhys Griffiths took second place with 5.

Leicester Chess Congress H. E. Atkins Memorial 30 Sep - 2 Oct 2011
http://www.leicesterchess.co.uk/2011/open.htm

Mark Hebden won the FIDE rated open with 4.5/5 whilst Hugh Murphy and Philip Tozer finished second with 4.

Oslo Chess International 2nd- 9th October 2011
http://www.bergensjakk.no/oslointernational/

Matthew Sadler and Jovanka Houska are both on 1.5/2.

First Saturday Budapest HUN 1st-10th Oct 2011

Mark Lyell is in the IM B section and is on 0/1 whilst Diana Mihajlova is on 1.0/2.

Future events:

e2e4 High Wycombe Congress : 7-9 October 2011
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/high_wycombe/index.htm

Entrants include grandmasters Mark Hebden, Peter Wells and Keith Arkell. As with all e2e4 weekenders there will be a FIDE rated open and major.

Calvia Festival 8-16 October 2011
http://www.calviafestival.com/

David Spence and Alan Walton will play.

15th Unive Tournament, Netherlands 15-22 October 2011
http://www.univechess.nl/toernooi-2011/deelnemers/open

Stewart Haslinger is playing in the open whilst his father Mike is playing in the Amateur 1 group.

Guernsey International Chess Festival 16-22 October 2011
http://www.guernseychessclub.org.gg/fes ... stival.htm

Entries include grandmasters Kevin Spraggett, Nick Pert, Tiger Hillarp-Persson and Mark Hebden.

In addition to the individual websites the latest international chess news can be found at
the following link: http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic882.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 4/10/11

[Kevin Thurlow]

Guernsey International Chess Festival 16-22 October 2011
http://www.guernseychessclub.org.gg/fes ... stival.htm

Entries include grandmasters Kevin Spraggett, Nick Pert, Tiger Hillarp-Persson and Mark Hebden.

I see that Sulskis (2577) has replaced Kevin Spraggett... 5th seed is 250 points below 4th seed, then the slope becomes more gentle!

[Mick Norris]

For anyone interested in chess playing rather than chess politics, Matthew Sadler (TPR 2856 at the moment) is a point clear in Oslo after 6 of 9 rounds and you can play through his games here:

http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/e ... ional-2011

He has white against top seed Tiviakov today (I think game starts at 16:30)
http://turneringsservice.sjakklubb.no/s ... kSjakklubb

[LozCooper]

For anyone interested in chess playing rather than chess politics, Matthew Sadler (TPR 2856 at the moment) is a point clear in Oslo after 6 of 9 rounds and you can play through his games here:

http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/e ... ional-2011

He has white against top seed Tiviakov today (I think game starts at 16:30)
http://turneringsservice.sjakklubb.no/s ... kSjakklubb

Can anyone explain why Matthew didn't play 26 Bb5 hitting the e8 rook and threatening mate on h7?

[Mick Norris]

Pity, although before they played a draw looked a decent result

Matthew is half a point clear of IM Frode Elness, who he presumably meets with black tomorrow, and a point clear of GMs Ernst (who he has already beaten), and Tiviakov and Burmakin (who presumably play each other tomorrow)

[LozCooper]

Pity, although before they played a draw looked a decent result

Matthew is half a point clear of IM Frode Elness, who he presumably meets with black tomorrow, and a point clear of GMs Ernst (who he has already beaten), and Tiviakov and Burmakin (who presumably play each other tomorrow)

I can't help thinking there may have been a transmission error, either that or there was a good reason that he didn't play the move.

[Matthew Turner]

I assume Bb5 Re4 Nxe4 Qf5 Bd3 c4 or Re1 d5 is messy. Sadler must have thought Bc4 was better.

[Leonard Barden]

Sadler won again to reach 7/8, nearest pursuers on 5.5, first prize with a round to spare, bravo!

[Mark Howitt]

If we could get Sadler and McShane in the Euro or Olympic team we'd have a REALLY good squad... hope that happens one day.

[Mick Norris]

Matthew won the final round too, which puts his rating up to 2662 and number 85 in the world

Fabulous performance

He is supposed to be playing in the C group at Wijk aan Zee (Tata Steel) in January

[Phil Makepeace]

Gawain Jones and Simon Williams played Rounds 1-4 of the Icelandic League over the weekend.

Gawain scored 3½/4 on top board for Mátar. Simon scored 1½/4 on top board for Hellir A. Gawain won their individual encounter in Round 1.

Gawain's fiancée, New Zealand-registered Sue Maroroa, also played on bottom board for Mátar, scoring 0/2.