International Round-up 14/2/12

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LawrenceCooper
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International Round-up 14/2/12

Post by LawrenceCooper » Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:00 pm

International Round-up 14/2/12

4NCL Divisions 1 & 2 11-12 February 2012 Sunningdale
4NCL Division 3 South Latimer Place
http://www.4ncl.co.uk/report_weekend3_1112_Feb_2012.htm
http://www.4ncl.co.uk/tbs_1112.htm
http://www.4ncl.co.uk

Leaders after six rounds:

Division 1a: Wood Green Hilsmark Kingfisher 1 12/12 match points.
Division 1b: Cheddleton 10.
Division 2a: Pandora’s Box Grantham 11.
Division 2b: AMCA Dragons 12.
Division 3n: North East England 11.
Division 3s: Wessex, KJCA Kings, Hackney, AMCA Rhinos 10.

Division 3 North & South now merge for the last five rounds.

Dutch League 11 February 2012
http://www.schaakbond.nl/wedstrijdschaa ... en/meester

Matthew Sadler won on board one for Amersfoort in Division 2B as his team drew 4-4 with Accres Apeldoorn 2. His score for the season is 5.5/6.

MARSHALL FEBRUARY GP NEW YORK, NY 10011 11-12 February
http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php ... 2-14309735
http://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlMain.php?14309735

Kanwal Bhatia scored 2.5/4 and won the under 2200 prize.

First Saturday Budapest HUN Sat 4th Feb 2012 - Tue 14th Feb 2012
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr65398.a ... =1&flag=30
http://www.firstsaturday.hu/1112/results.html

Mark Lyell scored 4/10 and Adam Musson 0.5 in the IM section.

Future events:

e2e4 Brighton International & Seniors 15-19 February 2012
http://e2e4.org.uk/brighton/Feb2012/index.htm

There will be a series of all-play-alls with IM, WGM and WIM norms available in the Masters. The Challengers is open to players rated over 1900 or ECF grade 150 whilst the Major accommodates players below 2000 or ECF 165.

Bunratty Chess Festival 17-19 February 2012
http://www.bunrattychess.com/

Entries include grandmasters Michael Adams, Nigel Short, Gawain Jones, Mark Hebden, Nicholas Pert, Peter Wells, Simon Williams and Keith Arkell.

10th international Chess Festival of "Meurthe et Moselle" Nancy, France 20-26 Feb
http://echecs54.free.fr/festival2012/12english.html
http://echecs54.free.fr/festival.htm

Meri Grigoryan will play.

4th Batavia Chess Tournament, Amsterdam 24th Feb - 4 Mar 2012
http://batavia1920.nl/chess/

Mark Hebden and Keith Arkell are playing in the ten player all-play-all.

Bundesliga 25th-26th February 2012
http://bundesliga.liveschach.net/
http://www.schachbundesliga.de/ligen/ra ... u=inactive

In addition to the individual websites the latest international chess news can be found at
the following link: http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic901.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 14/2/12

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Re: International Round-up 14/2/12

Post by Mick Norris » Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:04 am

Cannes currently features Harry and Ian Lamb, Graham Burton, Kevin Bailey, Ray Edwards, Steve Crick, Gavin Lock, Julian Farrand, Keith Richardson

http://ns20.webmasters.com/*cannes-eche ... /FIJ-B.htm

http://www.echecs.asso.fr/Resultat.aspx ... &Action=02

Isaac Sanders and Rufus Duff also playing in the A Tournament

http://www.echecs.asso.fr/Resultat.aspx ... &Action=02
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