International Round Up 13/07/10
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:57 am
International Round Up 13/07/10
Le Championnat International de Paris takes place 3rd-11th July
http://idf-echecs.com/competitions/Cham ... is2010.htm
Lorin D’Costa and Peter Poobalasingam both played in the open. Lorin finished on 6/9 with a 2543 performance and Peter scored 4.5 performing at 2369.
7th South Wales International 10-15 July
http://www.southwaleschess.co.uk/SWI/home.html
Titled players include GMs Keith Arkell and Peter Wells as well as IM Jack Rudd and FM Yang-Fan Zhou. After four rounds Keith, Pete and Jack are amongst the group of players on 3 half behind the leader GM Vladimir Georgiev. Yang-Fan is on 2.5.
Canadian Open Chess Championship 10-18 July
http://www.chess.ca/canopen.shtml
http://www.monroi.com
Luke McShane heads the English challenge which also includes Adam Ashton & Alan Walton. After three rounds Luke has 3/3, Adam 2.5 and Alan 1.5.
Scottish Championship
http://www.scottishchesschampionship.co ... /Home.html.
Andrew Greet leads with 3/3.
FSIM July Budapest (HUN), 5-13 July
http://www.firstsaturday.hu/
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr35829.aspx?lan=1
Mark Lyell is on 4.5/9 in the IM section.
Barbera de Valles Open
Michael Rahal finished on 3.5/9.
Future events:
Second International Chess Tournament "Rethymnon 13-20 July
http://www.daor.gr/index.php?chessgr
Lorin D’Costa, Peter Poobalasingam, Paul Townsend, Sarah Hegarty, Selina Khoo, Ravi Haria and Tim Adams are all playing.
2nd International Tournament "Artemis Cup" Leros 13-20 July
http://www.leroschess.gr/
Dagne Ciuksyte will be playing her first tournament since the 2008 Olympiad.
43rd Biel International Chess Festival 19-29 July
http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/
David Howell will be playing in a 10 player all-play-all where the oldest player is aged just 22.
European Amateur Pardubice 21 July - 1 August
http://www.czechopen.net/tournaments/ecuchamp.php
INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT OF PALEOHORA 22-29 July
http://www.chaniachess.gr/International ... ex_en.html
Lorin D’Costa and Joseph Quinn are both playing.
British Championship 25 July - 7 August
http://www.britishchess2010.com/
e2e4 Uxbridge Autumn International 11-15 August
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... /index.htm
There are 2 IM and 1 WIM norm tournaments as well as several rated events. Entries are still being accepted for the Challengers and Major which are open to unrated and rated players so please contact Sean Hewitt if you are interested in playing at [email protected]
In addition to the individual websites the latest international chess news can be found at the following link:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic818.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.
Lawrence Cooper
Director of International Chess
English Chess Federation 13/07/10
Le Championnat International de Paris takes place 3rd-11th July
http://idf-echecs.com/competitions/Cham ... is2010.htm
Lorin D’Costa and Peter Poobalasingam both played in the open. Lorin finished on 6/9 with a 2543 performance and Peter scored 4.5 performing at 2369.
7th South Wales International 10-15 July
http://www.southwaleschess.co.uk/SWI/home.html
Titled players include GMs Keith Arkell and Peter Wells as well as IM Jack Rudd and FM Yang-Fan Zhou. After four rounds Keith, Pete and Jack are amongst the group of players on 3 half behind the leader GM Vladimir Georgiev. Yang-Fan is on 2.5.
Canadian Open Chess Championship 10-18 July
http://www.chess.ca/canopen.shtml
http://www.monroi.com
Luke McShane heads the English challenge which also includes Adam Ashton & Alan Walton. After three rounds Luke has 3/3, Adam 2.5 and Alan 1.5.
Scottish Championship
http://www.scottishchesschampionship.co ... /Home.html.
Andrew Greet leads with 3/3.
FSIM July Budapest (HUN), 5-13 July
http://www.firstsaturday.hu/
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr35829.aspx?lan=1
Mark Lyell is on 4.5/9 in the IM section.
Barbera de Valles Open
Michael Rahal finished on 3.5/9.
Future events:
Second International Chess Tournament "Rethymnon 13-20 July
http://www.daor.gr/index.php?chessgr
Lorin D’Costa, Peter Poobalasingam, Paul Townsend, Sarah Hegarty, Selina Khoo, Ravi Haria and Tim Adams are all playing.
2nd International Tournament "Artemis Cup" Leros 13-20 July
http://www.leroschess.gr/
Dagne Ciuksyte will be playing her first tournament since the 2008 Olympiad.
43rd Biel International Chess Festival 19-29 July
http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/
David Howell will be playing in a 10 player all-play-all where the oldest player is aged just 22.
European Amateur Pardubice 21 July - 1 August
http://www.czechopen.net/tournaments/ecuchamp.php
INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT OF PALEOHORA 22-29 July
http://www.chaniachess.gr/International ... ex_en.html
Lorin D’Costa and Joseph Quinn are both playing.
British Championship 25 July - 7 August
http://www.britishchess2010.com/
e2e4 Uxbridge Autumn International 11-15 August
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... /index.htm
There are 2 IM and 1 WIM norm tournaments as well as several rated events. Entries are still being accepted for the Challengers and Major which are open to unrated and rated players so please contact Sean Hewitt if you are interested in playing at [email protected]
In addition to the individual websites the latest international chess news can be found at the following link:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic818.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.
Lawrence Cooper
Director of International Chess
English Chess Federation 13/07/10