International Round Up 8/11/11

[LozCooper]

International Round Up 8/11/11

European Team Chess Championship 2011 Heraklion, Greece 2-12 Nov-2011
http://chess-results.com/tnr57856.aspx? ... ES&flag=30
http://chess-results.com/tnr57855.aspx? ... ES&flag=30

After five rounds the open team of Michael Adams, Nigel Short, David Howell, Gawain Jones and Nick Pert is on 5 match points from 5 matches with wins against Latvia & Lithuania and a 2-2 draw with the 4th seeds Armenia. Mickey & Gawain have 3.5/5, Nigel 2/4, Nick 1.0/2 and David 0.5.4. The team plays the Czech Republic in what looks a very even contest in round 6.

In the women’s event the team of Jovanka Houska, Dagne Ciuksyte, Maria Yurenok, Kanwal Bhatia and Sarah Hegarty are on 2 match points after 5 rounds. Jovanka is on 2.5/5, Dagne 3/5, Maria & Kanwal 1.0/4 and Sarah 0/2. They play Norway in round 6.

First Saturday Budapest Hungary, November 5-15 2011
http://chess-results.com/tnr59448.aspx? ... ES&flag=30
http://www.firstsaturday.hu/
http://www.freeweb.hu/firstsaturday/1111/gm.htm
http://www.freeweb.hu/firstsaturday/1111/im.htm
http://www.freeweb.hu/firstsaturday/1111/fmb.htm

Adam Hunt is on 2.5/4 in the GM section whilst Mark Lyell is on 0.5/2 in the IM event and Diana Mihajlova is on 0.5/3 in the FM B event.

Luzerner Open Sat 29th Oct 2011 Tue 1st Nov 2011
http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/twic887.html
http://www.sktribschen.ch/

John Cox and Mark Ferguson scored 5/7 to finish second equal.

Melbourne Weekender Melbourne AUS Fri 28th Oct 2011 - Tue 1st Nov 2011
http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/twic887.html
http://www.melbournechessclub.org/index ... 9&Itemid=1

David Garner finished on 5.5/9.

4NCL Rounds 1 and 2 12-13 November 2011
http://www.4ncl.co.uk/
http://www.4ncl.co.uk/live_games_rd1.htm

The first weekend of the 2011-12 season takes place at the following venues:

De Vere Venues, Staverton Park Divisions 1 and 2
Barcelo Hotel, Daventry Division 3 South
Barcelo Redworth Hall Division 3 North

In addition to the individual websites the latest international chess news can be found at http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/twic887.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 http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=2372

Lawrence Cooper 8/11/11