The review of chess events and sites for February, 2003

Chess Siberia

The review of chess events and sites for February, 2003

by Boris Schipkov

The Bermuda 2003 tournaments took place 25th January - 5th February.
GM A 1. Vescovi - 8; 2. Svidler - 7.5; 3. Markowski - 7; 4. Motylev - 6; 5. Miton - 5.5; 6-8. Macieja, Movsesian, Volokitin - 5; 9-10. Gershon, Shabalov - 4.5; 11-12. Christiansen, Al-Modiahki - 4.
GM B 1. Fridman - 8 from 11; 2. Nakamura - 7.5; 3. Perelshteyn - 7; etc.
Site: http://www.bermuda.bm/chess

The Gibraltar Chess Congress 2003 took place 28th January - 6th February. 10 rounds, 58 players.
1-2. Short, Kotronias - 7.5; 3-4. Palac, Shaw - 7; etc.
Site: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com/

The Kasparov vs Deep Junior match 2003 took place in New York (USA) January (26, 28, 30) - February (2, 5, 7). Garry Kasparov - Deep Junior 3-3.
6. Deep Junior - Garry Kasparov 1/2. Sicilian. Garry obtained some initiative.
5. Garry Kasparov - Deep Junior 1/2. Nimzo-Indian. Junior sacrificed a bishop... Perpetual check. Interesting is 16.g3.
4. Deep Junior - Garry Kasparov 1/2. Sicilian. Junior grabbed only a pawn.
3. Garry Kasparov - Deep Junior 0-1. Semi-Slav. Garry could make a draw with 32.Ng6+. Also interesting is 14.Bxe4 with an advantage to White.
2. Deep Junior - Garry Kasparov 1/2. Sicilian. Garry had a good compensation for the sacrificed exchange. Interesting is 25...f4 with powerful initiative.
1. Garry Kasparov - Deep Junior 1-0. Semi-Slav. Garry had an edge in the opening (13.d5 is interesting novelty), then Junior gave the exchange as a present.
Games (6, pgn)
Site: http://www.x3dworld.com/

The 10th and 11th rounds of the Bundesliga 2002-2003 took place in Germany February 8th-9th 2003. Round 10: Porz - Luebeck 3-5 (Khalifman lost to Grischuk, Van Wely lost to Shirov, Vaganian lost to Fressinet, Hansen beat Speelman). 1. Luebeck - 22.
Games (128, zipped pgn)
Sites: http://www.schachbundesliga.de/ and http://www.chessgate.de/

The Hannes Stefansson vs Sergei Movsesian match 2003 took place in Reykjavik (Iceland) February 10th-15th.
Movsesian - Stefansson 4.5-1.5 (1-0, 1-0, 1/2, 1-0, 1/2, 1/2).
Site: http://www.hellir.is/

The Ehsan Ghaem Maghami vs Nigel Short match 2003 took place in Teheran (Iran) February 12th-17th.
Short - Ghaem Maghami 4-2 (1/2, 1-0, 1/2, 1-0, 1/2, 1/2).
Site: http://www.iranchess.com/indexen.htm

The Aosta Open 2003 took place in Saint Vincent (Italy) February 8th-16th. Viktor Korchnoi and Elisabeth Paehtz are amongst the players. 9 rounds.
Final Standings
1. Nisipeanu - 7.5; 2-4. Tiviakov, Azmaiparashvili, Nevednichy - 7; 5-15. Gurevich, Rotstein, Golod, Palac, Korchnoi, Atalik, Ibrahimov, Georgiev, Bauer, Baklan, Kveinys - 6.5; etc.
Site: http://www.scacchivda.com/

The Aeroflot Open 2003 took place in Moscow (Russia) February 10th-19th. 9 rounds.
Aleksandrov, Aleksej (2630) - Lugovoi, Alexei (2540) [E48]
Aeroflot Open, Moscow (6) 2003
Final Standings. Group A
1-4. Bologan, Aleksandrov, Fedorov, Svidler - 7; 5-10. Najer, Galkin, Rublevsky, Sakaev, Dreev, Smirnov - 6.5; etc.
Site: http://www.aeroflotchess.com/

The Hrokurinn Chess Club 2003 tournament took place in Reykjavik (Iceland) February 18th-27th.
1. Shirov, Alexei - 7; 2-3. Macieja, Bartlomiej; Korchnoi, Viktor - 6; 4-5. Sokolov, Ivan; McShane, Luke - 5.5; 6. Adams, Michael - 5; 7. Bacrot, Etienne - 3.5; 8. Stefansson, Hannes - 3; 9. Gretarsson, Helgi Ass - 2.5; 10. Kristjansson, Stefan - 1.
Site: http://www.hrokurinn.is/

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