International Round Up 18/02/10

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International Round Up 18/02/10

Aeroflot Open
http://www.aeroflotchess.com/

Luke McShane played in Tournament A1 and finished on 5/9 performing at 2646. He played against 7 GMs and 2 IMs (who were both rated around 2500) and probably the pick of his results was a draw with black against Gata Kamsky where Luke was pressing in an ending. He also had several long games including the marathon 148 move win against Marie Sebag in round five. It’s great to see Luke back playing chess full time and this continues his excellent run of results since his return six months ago.

Michael Yeo played in Tournament C and scored 5.5/9.

Cappelle La Grande International Chess Open
http://www.cappelle-chess.fr/en2/default.php

The English challenge is led by GM Mark Hebden and also includes Andrew Whiteley, Philip Tozer, Gerald Parfett and juniors Sam Franklin, George O'Toole, Joe Quinn, Ravi Haria and Isaac Sanders.
After six rounds Hebden is on 4.5/6, O'Toole & Tozer 3.5, Franklin, Haria, Parfett & Sanders 3, Quinn & Whiteley 2.5.

e2e4 Uxbridge International 13th-17th February
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... /index.htm

Sean Hewitt organised eight 10 player all-play-alls comprising 2 IM norm sections and six other rated all-play-alls. Players included 2008 joint English & British Champion Grandmaster Keith Arkell and England international Grandmaster Danny Gormally. I was also pleased to see that four of our promising juniors Yang Fan Zhou, James Adair, Martin Brown and Radha Jain all competed.

The list of winners were as follows:

IM events:

Alekhine: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... ekhine.htm

1st GM Danny Gormally 7.5/9 2nd IM Mohamed Tissir 6

Martin Brown scored 3.5/9 gaining 20 rating points and defeating FM Peter Poobalasingam and IM Jack Rudd. Peter Poobalasingam was one of the favourites to make an IM norm but despite a great start of 2.5/3 against the GM and 2 IMs had a run of 0.5/4 against the lower rated players which knocked him out of contention.

Morphy: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... morphy.htm

1st GM Keith Arkell 7/9 2nd Rafal Tymrakiewicz 6.5 3rd GM Colin McNab & IM John Cox 6 English juniors James Adair & Yang-Fan Zhou both scored 4.5

Congratulations to Rafal Tymrakiewicz who secured a well deserved IM norm in the Alekhine event and also took his rating over 2300 which allows him to claim the FM title if he wishes to.

Challengers rated events:

Fischer: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... ischer.htm

1st= Mark Josse & Ali Jaunooby 7.5/9

Petrosian: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... rosian.htm

1st Gavin Lock 7.5/9 2nd Tumen Buyandalai 7.
Radha Jain scored 3.5/9.

Tal: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... up_tal.htm

1st Adrian Ociepka 7.5/9

Major rated events:

Botvinnik: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... vinnik.htm

1st Nigel Colter 6/9

Capablanca: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... blanca.htm

1st= Andrew Adair & Peter Rhodes 5/8

Lasker: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... lasker.htm

1st Jaydee Tenioso 8/9 2nd= Wojciech Zbignew Pawlak & Dominika Ociepka 7/9

First Saturday IM A 6-18th Feb 2010 Budapest
http://firstsaturday.freeweb.hu/1002/im.htm

Mark Lyell played in the IM Tournament A and finished on 5.5/9. Tristan Cox finished second in the FM Tournament A with 6/9 and performed at 2230. Diana Mihajlova played in FM Tournament C and finished on 4/10.

In addition to the individual websites the latest international chess news can be found at the following link:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic797.html

Lawrence Cooper
Director of International Chess
English Chess Federation 18/02/10