NEWSLETTER 137 (November 27, 2013) - European Chess Union · 6 IM Kaunas Kestutis S60 2232 6 43 55 2101 7 Kasparavicius Laimutis V50 2095 6 39 49 2022 8 Ridzvanavicius Jonas S60 1868

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NEWSLETTER 137 (November 27, 2013)

EUROPEAN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 BOARD

MEDALISTS

Apart from the team prizes, the

organizer provided the individual

prizes for the best players. The

individual prizes were awarded for

each board including reserve for first

three places. Board prizes were in-kind,

valued at approximately 35000 Euro.

Below you can find the board medalists from the recently ended European Team

Chess Championship 2013 in Warsaw.

OPEN SECTION

Board 1

Rank Name Rtg Team RtgP Games % Rank

1 GM TOPALOV Veselin 2774 BULGARIA 2900 7 78,6 25

2 GM NAIDITSCH Arkadij 2727 GERMANY 2854 7 78,6 20

3 GM ARONIAN Levon 2801 ARMENIA 2813 9 66,7 4

Board 2


1 GM SOKOLOV Ivan 2625 NETHERLANDS 2941 7 92,9 11

2 GM SVIDLER Peter 2752 RUSSIA 2806 9 72,2 3

3 GM BALOGH Csaba 2630 HUNGARY 2767 8 62,5 5


Board 3


1 GM EDOUARD Romain 2653 FRANCE 2738 8 62,5 2

2 GM DAMLJANOVIC Branko 2569 SERBIA 2706 7 71,4 13

3 GM ALMASI Zoltan 2710 HUNGARY 2705 8 62,5 5

Board 4


1 GM BARTEL Mateusz 2626 POLAND 2836 9 83,3 16

2 GM MOISEENKO Alexander 2709 UKRAINE 2745 8 68,8 9

3 GM MAMEDOV Rauf 2647 AZERBAIJAN 2732 8 68,8 1

Board 5


1 GM KOTRONIAS Vasilios 2564 GREECE 2703 7 71,4 7

2 GM GUSEINOV Gadir 2607 AZERBAIJAN 2693 6 66,7 1

3 GM STUPAK Kirill 2494 BELARUS 2645 5 60 15


WOMEN’S SECTION

Board 1


1 GM Cmilyte Viktorija 2506 Lithuania 2574 9 77,8 8

2 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2556 Georgia 2560 9 66,7 4

3 GM Lagno Kateryna 2542 Ukraine 2549 9 66,7 1

Board 2


1 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2510 Russia 2766 8 93,8 2

2 IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2447 Armenia 2612 9 83,3 5

3 GM Ushenina Anna 2492 Ukraine 2584 8 81,3 1

Board 3


1 IM Muzychuk Mariya 2491 Ukraine 2612 8 81,3 1

2 IM Matnadze Ana 2373 Spain 2445 9 72,2 11

3 WGM Pogonina Natalija 2499 Russia 2441 7 64,3 2

Board 4


1 WIM Haast Anne 2262 Netherlands 2579 7 92,9 14

2 IM Khotenashvili Bela 2524 Georgia 2539 9 77,8 4

3 WIM Shvayger Yuliya 2294 Israel 2425 7 64,3 19

Board 5


1 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2423 Georgia 2526 5 70 4

2 WGM Szczepkowska Karina 2382 Poland 2514 9 77,8 3

3 WIM Sikorova Olga 2278 Czech Republic

2416 8 87,5 10


Photos by Marek Skrzypczak

Official website: http://etcc2013.com

http://etcc2013.com/


ŠK LIBURNIJA, RIJEKA WINS THE CROATIAN CHESS CUP FOR WOMEN 2013

ŠK Liburnija, Rijeka won the Croatian Chess Cup for Women 2013 with 13 game points. ŠK Polet, Buševec finished second with 12 game points, while ŠK Mornar, Split was third with 8 pts.

The Croatian Chess Cup for Women 2013 was held on November 23-24 in Zagreb, Hotel Palace.

Chief Arbiter of the tournament was IA Siniša Režek, while Tournament Director was IM, IO Ervin Sindik. The average ELO rating of the competition was 1698.


Final Ranking after 5 rounds

Rk. Team Games +

=

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TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5

1 ŠK Liburnija, Rijeka 5 4 1 0 9 13 56 25 28

2 ŠK Polet, Buševec 5 4 1 0 9 12 56 25 29

3 ŠK Mornar, Split 5 3 0 2 6 8 23 26 27

4 ŠK Dama, Đakovo 5 3 0 2 6 7.5 30 26 29

5 ŠD Sisak, Sisak 5 2 0 3 4 8 23 17 18

6 ŠK Caissa, Vukovar 5 2 0 3 4 6.5 27 23 26

7 ŠK Ericssson Nikola Tesla, Zagreb 5 2 0 3 4 6.5 16 23 24

8 ŠK Mladost, Petrinja 5 2 0 3 4 6 17 23 24

9 ŠK Polet-juniorke, Buševec 5 1 1 3 3 4.5 14 23 24

10 ŠK Zagreb, Zagreb 5 0 1 4 1 3.5 8 18 21

Team composition of the winners was: WGM Iva Videnova (BUL, ELO 2272), WIM Borka Frančišković (CRO, ELO 2263), WIM Ana Berke (CRO, ELO 2139), NM Patricija Vujnović (CRO, ELO 2081).

Official website: http://crochess.com

ICELANDIC YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP – U-15, U-13

The Icelandic Youth Championship –

U-15, U-13 was held on 13th November,

2013 in Akureyri.

Twenty-nine children took part in the

competition.

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds – first 10 positions

Rk. Name Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3

1 Thorgeirsson Jon Kristinn 1824 8 50 39 42.8

2 Stefansson Vignir Vatnar 1802 7.5 53 40 42.5

3 Thorhallsson Simon 1588 7 51 39 35.5

4 Jonsson Gauti Pall 1565 6 48 37 26.8

5 Birkisson Bjorn Holm 1534 6 48 36 28.5

6 Olason Oliver Isak 0 6 42 33 28

7 Birkisson Bardur Orn 1478 5.5 46 36 23.5

8 Palsdottir Soley Lind 1412 5 52 40 23

9 Magnusson Thorsteinn 1286 5 51 39 25.5

10 Finnsson Johann Arnar 1433 5 50 39 21.5

http://crochess.com/


Chief Arbiter of the tournament was Sigurður Arnarson, while Áskell Örn Kárason

was Tournament Director. The average ELO rating was 1316.

Official website: http://skakfelag.blog.is

LITHUANIAN SENIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - RAPID

Lithuanian Senior Chess Championship – Rapid

was held on 16th November, 2013 in Marijampolė.

Fourty-eight chess palyers took part in the

competition.

Final Ranking after 9 rounds – first 10 positions

Rk. Title Name Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3

1 Einikis Vidmantas V50 2206 7.5 41 52 2246

2 Sciupokas Arunas S60 1899 7 37 48 2067

3 Lileikis Antanas S60 1943 6.5 42 53 2100

4 Usakovas Jevgenijus V50 2064 6.5 41 52 2123

5 Petraitis Gintautas S60 1899 6.5 38 47 2032

6 IM Kaunas Kestutis S60 2232 6 43 55 2101

7 Kasparavicius Laimutis V50 2095 6 39 49 2022

8 Ridzvanavicius Jonas S60 1868 6 38 45 1976

9 Cirtautas Saulius V50 0 6 35 45 1955

10 Vaitonis Vytautas S60 1956 6 34 43 1916

Chief Arbiter was Algirdas Rauduvė. Tournament Director was Rolandas

Martinkus. The average ELO rating was 1760.

Official website: http://www.chessfed.lt

http://skakfelag.blog.is/

http://www.chessfed.lt/


CURRENT TOURNAMENTS

EUROPEAN SMALL NATIONS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

European Small Nations Team Chess

Championship started on 24th

November and will end on 1st

December, 2013 in Monte Carlo,

Monaco. The official venue is hotel

Hermitage.

The Championship is held under the

patronage of the European Chess

Union, who is at the same time the

main sponsor of the event.

The ECU helped the organization of this tournament with 25 000 €. The host of

Championship is Monaco Chess Federation.


The opening ceremony was held on 24th December, 2013 in a very pleasant

atmosphere, when drawing of lots was performed, after which all the participants

enjoyed a nice dinner in a friendly and cozy atmosphere.

After two rounds Monaco and the Faroe Islands are the only teams who scored

maximum 2 victories. Pairings, results and standings can be found here

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr117357.aspx

The tournament is played as a Round Robin one, with 10 teams in 9 rounds. The

teams are composed of 4 players + 1 reserve player.

The participating teams are: Andorra, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Jersey,

Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Malta, Monaco and San Marino.

The games are played in the saloon Trianon of the hotel Hermitage. The schedule is

as follows:

24th November: Arrival and opening ceremony at 8.30 pm

Round 1: 25th November at 3.00 pm


http://www.chess-results.com/tnr117357.aspx


Round 3: 27th November at 10.00 am



Round 6: 29th November at 10.00 am



Round 9: 1st December at 2.00 pm

Closing ceremony: 1st December at 8.30 pm

2nd December: Departure

The games can be followed live at http://www.europe-echecs.com/

http://www.europe-echecs.com/


FORTHCOMING EVENTS

EUROPEAN SENIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 IN SIBENIK

(CROATIA)

Croatian Chess Federation and the

tourist resort “Solaris” have the

pleasure to invite all the interested

teams to participate in the European

Senior Team Chess Championship

2014.

All the important details about the

competition can be found below (the

regulations will be published not later

than 30th November, 2013):

PLACE: Sibenik (Croatia), Tourist Resort “Solaris”

DATES: Arrival day is 31st March, 2014. Departure day is 10th April, 2014.

RIGHT OF PARTICIPATION: Each team shall consist of four players, and in

addition one reserve player may be nominated. Teams may consist of both men and

women. Men who have reached the age of 60 and women who have reached the age

of 50 by 31st December 2014 are entitled to participate.

RATE OF PLAY: Swiss system in 9 rounds. Time limit: 90 min/40 moves + 30

minutes for the rest of the game + 30 sec for each move starting from the first move.

ENTRY FEE: The entry fee is 40 € per named player. This means a maximum of 200

€ per team. In accordance with the ECU regulations, each team is obliged to make


the payment of 100 € for the fee. The players who are not staying in the official

hotels recommended by the organizer are obliged to pay an additional fee of 100 €.

ACCOMMODATION: Hotels of the Tourist Resort “Solaris”. Accommodation will

be provided on full board basis at the price: 59 € per person per day in a double

room and 74 € per person per day in a single room. Important notice: each team

consisting of one or more Grandmasters will have the right to free accommodation

and full board in a double room for one Grandmaster.

PRIZE FUND: 15.000 €

TRANSFER: The transfer is provided for the participants from the following

airports: Zagreb (315 km) - 90 € per person, Split (70 km) - 25 € per person and

Zadar (70 km) - 25 € per person for the return ticket. The organizer is preparing

many side events and excursions to make the stay of all participants more enjoyable.

You may get all the information by contacting the organizer:

[email protected] Welcome to Sibenik!

mailto:[email protected]

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NEWSLETTER 137 (November 27, 2013) - European Chess Union · 6 IM Kaunas Kestutis S60 2232 6 43 55 2101 7 Kasparavicius Laimutis V50 2095 6 39 49 2022 8 Ridzvanavicius Jonas S60 1868