International Round Up 26/01/10

[LozCooper]

International Round Up 26/01/10

Corus Wijk aan Zee 2010
http://www.coruschess.com

Nigel Short is playing in the A Group which includes Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik and is currently on 2.5/8 after draws with black against Anand, Carlsen & Shirov and white against Ivanchuk & Kramnik. Alexei Shirov leads the A group with 6/8, a half point ahead of Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik.

David Howell is in the B Group and is is on 4.5/8 after wins against GM Dimitri Reindermann, Ni Hua & Tomi Nyback.

Live coverage of all 21 games in Groups A, B and C is available at http://www.coruschess.com/livegames.php.

Marienbad IM All-play-all B2 2010 Czech Republic
http://www.czechtour.net/marienbad-open ... and-games/
http://chess-results.com/tnr29377.aspx? ... ag=30&m=-1

Anya Corke played in the IM B2 all-play-all event where she had an average opponent of 2292 and therefore required 6.5/9 for an IM norm. Sadly she finished on 3/9 with a rating performance of 2167.

Gibtelecom Masters 2010
http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com/g ... index.html

This annual event starts on the 26th January. Regrettably the English presence is very limited in terms of titled players although GMs Mickey Adams and Jon Speelman as well as IM Jovanka Houska are competing. The prize structure has again ensured that a lot of the world's strongest women players are competing.

In addition to the individual websites the latest international chess news can be found at the following link: http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic794.html

Lawrence Cooper
Director of International Chess
English Chess Federation 26/01/10

[IM Jack Rudd]

Gibraltar may not have many titled English players playing, but it has a fair few in the organizing team: GM Stuart Conquest, CM Stewart Reuben and I are all here in a non-playing capacity.