International Round Up 09/11/10

[LozCooper]

International Round Up 9/11/10

World Problem Solving Championship 19-20 October
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6768

Congratulations to John Nunn who won the above event in Hersonissos, Crete ahead of seventy other contestants. Jonathan Mestel and Colin McNab also took part and this was made possible due to sponsorship by Winton Capital. The British team finished fourth behind Poland, Russia and Germany.

VII Festival Internacional de xadrez da Figueira da Foz Portugal 31 Oct - 7 Nov
http://chess-results.com/tnr39793.aspx? ... -1&wi=1000
http://xadrez.nafigueira.com/paginas/regulamento.php
http://www.xadrez64.com/eventos.php?int=0&vp=608#ev608
http://antheaknowsbest.blogspot.com

Phil Adams, of 3Cs, scored 5.5/9 in this highly recommended Portugese tournament which is easily accessible by train from Porto.

FSIM November Budapest HUN Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Wed 17th Nov 2010
http://www.freeweb.hu/firstsaturday/1011/im.htm
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr40075.a ... 1000&snr=9

Mark Lyell is on 1 out of 2.

British Championship Qualifying information for players:
http://www.britishchess2011.com/qualify ... s_2011.htm

5) A rating of 218 (2350) or higher in a current British Isles national
grading list (not Rapidplay) or any FIDE list between July 2010 and July
2011. If a player is not an IM or a GM, the rating must be active. The table
shows the relevant ratings for various categories of players :-

For players born 1989 or earlier active rating of 218 (2350) or higher
born 1990 or later active rating of 215 (2320) or higher
born 1993 or later active rating of 210 (2280) or higher
born 1995 or later active rating of 205 (2240) or higher
born 1997 or later active rating of 200 (2200) or higher
born 1999 or later active rating of 190 (2120) or higher
For females born 1989 or earlier active rating of 190 (2120) or higher
For females born 1990 or later active rating of 180 (2040) or higher

6) For British Isles FIDE Rated tournaments or where the player represents a
British Isles federation in an international event of 9 rounds or more: any
player meeting at least 7 FIDE Rated opponents with a Tournament Performance
of 2400 (or level 50 points higher than that given in the table above) or
higher qualifies. Such qualifiers must notify Neville Belinfante within 14
days of the completion of the event, with details of opponents and results.

Information provided courtesy of Neville Belinfante.

Future events:

Junior 4NCL Weekend 1 13th & 14th November 2010 Barcelo Hotel, Oxford
http://www.4ncl.co.uk/pdf/1011_junior_entry_form.pdf

e2e4 Brighton Chess Congress : 12th - 14th November
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/brighton/index.htm

London Chess Classic 8-15 December
http://www.londonchessclassic.com/

London Chess Classic Women’s International 8-15 December
http://www.londonchessclassic.com/festi ... tional.htm

Hastings International Chess Congress 28 Dec - 5 Jan
http://www.hastingschess.org.uk/news_view.asp?ID=316

Mark Hebden and Simon Williams are amongst the players in the Masters.

53rd Reggio Emilia 2010 28 Dec - 6 Jan

Nigel Short is playing in this event over new year.

Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 24 Jan -3 Feb 2011
http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com

Entrants include Michael Adams, Nigel Short, Jon Speelman and Jovanka Houska.

73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament 14-30 Jan 2011
http://www.tatasteelchess.com/

Luke McShane will play in the B section.

2011 European Individual Championship. 21st March - 3rd April Aix-les-Bains located East of France,

Regulations: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/EuroActus ... -Light.pdf
Schedule: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/Default.aspx?id=6
Accommodation: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/Default.aspx?id=48
Entry fee: €65
Organisation fee: €70
Prizes: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/EuroActus ... PrixEn.pdf
Registration deadline: 25th February 2011

In addition to the individual websites the latest international chess news can be found at the following link:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic835.html

ECF Live Games Calendar
http://www.englishchess.org.uk/?page_id=5052

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 9/11/10

[Alan Walton]

Lawrence,

Phil Adams is still a member of 3Cs, he is currently back at home for a while and playing regularly for the club since June

[LozCooper]

Lawrence,

Phil Adams is still a member of 3Cs, he is currently back at home for a while and playing regularly for the club since June

Cheers for pointing that out