International Round-up 17/4/12
Bundesliga final weekend 14-15 April 2012
http://www.schachbundesliga.de/ligen/ru ... u=inactive
http://www.schachbundesliga.de/ligen/ru ... pieltag=14
http://www.schachbundesliga.de/ligen/ru ... pieltag=15
http://www.schachbundesliga.de/schach/s ... topmenu=80
http://www.schachbundesliga.de/schach/s ... topmenu=80
http://www.schachbundesliga.de/schach/s ... topmenu=80
http://www.schachbundesliga.de/schach/s ... topmenu=80
http://www.schachbundesliga.de/schach/s ... topmenu=52
Baden Baden retained their title despite a surprise 4-4 draw with SC Eppingen in round 14 which included a defeat for Viswanathan Anand against Sergei Tiviakov. Mickey Adams finished with two draws and scored 5.5/9 overall performing at 2662.
Werder Bremen finished in second place with Luke McShane scoring 1.5/2 and 7.5/10 overall against an average of 2597 for a 2786 performance.
SG Trier finished in sixth place, David Howell scored 1.5/2 and 5/10 finishing with a rating performance of 2635, Stephen Gordon had two draws to finish with 7/12 and a 2545 performance whilst Stewart Haslinger scored 2.5/4 and had a 2531 performance.
Gawain Jones scored 5/11 with a 2540 performance, finishing with two draws, as his team SC Remagen were relegated after finishing in last but one place.
Thailand Open 13-19 April 2012
http://bangkokchess.com/
http://chess-results.com/tnr70820.aspx? ... ES&flag=30
http://chess-results.com/tnr70797.aspx? ... ES&flag=30
Nigel Short is on 5.5/6, Tristan Cox 3, Peter Darby 2, Martin Greenwood 1.5 & Mark McCready in the open. In the first round Tristan Cox (rated 2096) drew with Vietnamese IM Nguyen Van Huy rated 2485.
In the Challengers Mark Ruston and Stephen Curry are on 3.0/4, Laurence Parrott 2.5, David Gates and David Mcgladdery 2.
World Amateur Championship Porto Carras, Halkidiki, Greece 15-23 April 2012
http://chess-results.com/tnr66072.aspx?art=4&lan=1
http://chess-results.com/tnr66071.aspx?art=1&rd=1&lan=1
Dominic Gibbs and Jonathan Pein are on 1/1 and Luke and Tate Remus Elliot 0 in the World Amateur whilst Malcolm Pein is on 1/1 with Isaac Sanders and Ravi Haria on 0 in the Alexander the Great Open.
39th La Roda Open, Spain, 4-8 April 2012
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr65271.a ... ENG&snr=15
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr65271.a ... rd=9&lan=1
http://www.cplaroda.com/ajedrez/
Jim Plaskett finished on 7/9, half a point behind the three winners.
Open Karpos, Skopje 7-14 April 2012
http://skopje-2012.chessmix.com/results.html
http://skopje-2012.chessmix.com/standings.html
http://skopje-2012.chessmix.com/games.html
Adam Hunt and Lorin D’Costa both scored 5.5/9.
Pobeskydi Open, Frydek Mistek, Czech Republic 2-9 April 2012
http://chess-results.com/tnr68049.aspx? ... ES&flag=30
Matthew Payne scored 5/9.
16 Int. Neckar-Open 5th-9th April 2012
http://www.neckar-open.de/index.php/en/a-open
http://www.neckar-open.de/index.php/en/a-open
Ingrid Lauterbach scored 5/9 and Tom Wiley 4.
58th Welsh Chess Championship 6-9 April 2012
http://www.welshchessunion.org.uk/natio ... ships-2012
Richard Jones and Tim Kett shared first with 5.5/7 while Suzy Blackburn won the women‘s title. U21 Welsh Champions were Ashley Davis and Alex Bullen. The two English players, David Sands and EM White, scored 4.5 and 2.5 respectively.
Ian Thompson won the Tom Weston Memorial Open/Major Championship with 6.5/7 ahead of Gareth Harley-Yeo 5.5 (Trophy winner as highest place Welsh player )
whilst third place was shared between 3rd Nicholas Evans, Paul Bridges, Walter Braun, David Buttell, Szilvia Lochte, Vaness Reid, Joe Turner. Nicholas Evans won the grading prize.
Future events:
8th World School Individual Chess Championship Iasi, Romania 28 April - 6 May
http://wscc2012.ro/index.php?option=com ... &Itemid=28
There will be twenty-four English players involved in the event.
4NCL All Divisions Barcelo Hotel, Hinckley Island 5-7 May 2012
http://www.4ncl.co.uk/index.htm
e2e4 Amersham Congress 18th - 20th May 2012
http://e2e4.org.uk/amersham/May2012/index.htm
There will be three sections, Masters, Challengers (U2000/ECF 170) and Major (U1750/ECF 140).
e2e4 London Diamond Jubilee Congress 2nd - 6th June 2012
http://e2e4.org.uk/gatwick/Jun2012/index.htm
There will be three sections, Masters, Challengers (U2050/ECF 175) and Major (U1800/ECF 145).
In addition to the individual websites the latest international chess news can be found at
the following link: http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic910.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=3795
Lawrence Cooper,
Director of International Chess 17/4/12
International Round-up 17/4/12
-
LawrenceCooper
- Posts: 7220
- Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:13 am
Re: International Round-up 17/4/12
Update to the above round up:
Thailand Open 13-19 April 2012
http://bangkokchess.com/
http://chess-results.com/tnr70858.aspx? ... ES&flag=30
http://chess-results.com/tnr70858.aspx? ... ES&flag=30
http://chess-results.com/tnr70924.aspx? ... ES&flag=30
http://bangkokchess.com/bccopen2012/round9/tfd.htm
Nigel Short won the open with 8/9 performing at 2768 which should ensure he is over 2700 on the May rating list.
Tristan Cox scored 5/9 with a performance of 2337 gaining forty rating points, including a draw with Vietnamese IM Nguyen Van Huy rated 2485 and a win against GM Wong Meng Kong.
Peter Darby scored 4, Martin Greenwood 2 & Mark McCready 0.
In the Challengers David Gates scored 5/7, Mark Ruston and Stephen Curry 4.5, Laurence Parrott 3.5 and David Mcgladdery 2.
World Amateur Championship Porto Carras, Halkidiki, Greece 15-23 April 2012
http://chess-results.com/tnr66072.aspx?art=4&lan=1
http://chess-results.com/tnr66071.aspx?art=1&rd=1&lan=1
Dominic Gibbs and Jonathan Pein are on 2.5/4, Luke Remus Elliot 1.5 and Tate Remus Elliot 0 in the World Amateur whilst Malcolm Pein is on 3/4, Isaac Sanders 2 and Ravi Haria 1.5 in the Alexander the Great Open.
Thailand Open 13-19 April 2012
http://bangkokchess.com/
http://chess-results.com/tnr70858.aspx? ... ES&flag=30
http://chess-results.com/tnr70858.aspx? ... ES&flag=30
http://chess-results.com/tnr70924.aspx? ... ES&flag=30
http://bangkokchess.com/bccopen2012/round9/tfd.htm
Nigel Short won the open with 8/9 performing at 2768 which should ensure he is over 2700 on the May rating list.
Tristan Cox scored 5/9 with a performance of 2337 gaining forty rating points, including a draw with Vietnamese IM Nguyen Van Huy rated 2485 and a win against GM Wong Meng Kong.
Peter Darby scored 4, Martin Greenwood 2 & Mark McCready 0.
In the Challengers David Gates scored 5/7, Mark Ruston and Stephen Curry 4.5, Laurence Parrott 3.5 and David Mcgladdery 2.
World Amateur Championship Porto Carras, Halkidiki, Greece 15-23 April 2012
http://chess-results.com/tnr66072.aspx?art=4&lan=1
http://chess-results.com/tnr66071.aspx?art=1&rd=1&lan=1
Dominic Gibbs and Jonathan Pein are on 2.5/4, Luke Remus Elliot 1.5 and Tate Remus Elliot 0 in the World Amateur whilst Malcolm Pein is on 3/4, Isaac Sanders 2 and Ravi Haria 1.5 in the Alexander the Great Open.
-
LawrenceCooper
- Posts: 7220
- Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:13 am