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Winners and controversy at World Youth

World Youth 09 This year the competition staged the meeting of 1324 participants from 90 countries all over the world and with the accompanying personnel, parents, coaches and staff this number reached 2380 people. We’re talking about the World Youth Championship (U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18) in Anatalya, Turkey which ended yesterday, and which led to some controversy because no national anthems were played at the closing ceremony.

The World Youth Championship took place November 11-23 in Antalya – Kemer, Turkey – just like two years ago. There were 12 different categories (including girls categories):

age group under 08 : Birth year 2001 and later;
age group under 10 : Birth year 1999 and later;
age group under 12 : Birth year 1997 and later;
age group under 14 : Birth year 1995 and later;
age group under 16 : Birth year 1993 and later;
age group under 18 : Birth year 1991 and later.

There were a total of 1324 participants in Turkey from 90 countries all over the world. The tournament was be played using the Swiss system with 11 rounds. The rate of play was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.

We give the names of the participants who finished in the top three places in each category:

U-8 General category
1. Aryan Gholami (Iran) 9 points
2. Tanuj Vasudeva (USA) 8,5 points
3. Mohammad Amin Tabatabaei (Iran) 8,5 points

U-8 Girls� category
1. Ruotong Chu (China) 9,5 points
2. Samritha Palakollu (USA) 8,5 points
3. Yunshan Li (China) 8,5 points

U-10 General category
1- Jinshi Bai (China) 9 points
2- Murali Karthikeyan (India) 9 points
3- Han Yu Zhang (China) 9 points
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U-10 Girls� category
1- Gunay Vugar Qizi Mammadzada (Azerbaijan) 10,5 points
2- Maria Furtado Ivana (India) 8,5 points
3- Hikmet Qizi Hojjatova Aydan (Azerbaijan) 8,5 points
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U-12 General category
1- Bobby Cheng (Australia) 9 points
2- Krzysztof Duda Jan (Poland) 8,5 points
3- Richard Wang (Canada) 8,5 points

U-12 Girls� category
1- Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (Iran) 10 points
2- Anna Styazhkina (Russia) 9,5 points
3- Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia) 8,5 points

U-14 General category
1- Jorge Cori (Peru) 9 points
2- Kamil Dragun (Poland) 8,5 points
3- G V Sai Krishna (India) 8,5 points

U-14 Girls� category
1- Marsel Efroimski (Israel) 9 points
2- Aleksandra Lach (Poland) 9 points
3- J Saranya (India) 8,5 points

U-16 General category
1- S P Sethuraman (India) 9 points
2- Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (India) 9 points
3- Maxime Lagarde (France) 8 points
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U-16 Girls� category

1- Deysi Cori (Peru) 10 points
2- Meri Arabidze (Georgia) 8,5 points
3- Paikidze Nazi (Georgia) 8 points

U-18 General category
1- Maxim Matlakov (Russia) 9 points
2- Ivan Salgado Lopez (Spain) 8,5 points
3- Kacper Piorun (Poland) 8 puan
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U-18 Girls� category
1- Olga Girya (Russia) 8,5 points
2- Tsatsalashvili Keti (Georgia) 8,5 points
3- K�bra �zt�rk ( Turkey) 8 points

All photos courtesy of the tournament website, more here.

(Top 10 final standings, scroll to see all)

Controversy

We received the following open letter from Aviv Bushinsky, Chairman of the Israeli Chess Federation.

This letter was yesterday sent to FIDE, FIDE President Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Honorary FIDE Vice President Mr. Israel Gelfer.

Dear Mr. President,

I write to you with great concern following what seems as a serious incident that occurred today during the closing ceremony of the world junior championships held in Turkey. Happily our girl junior player, Marcel Efroymsky, has won the world title and the gold medal. As costumed in such events, the delegations prepared to stand and salute the national anthem of the winner’s country. Astonishingly and without any warning, the organizers decided to cancel the playing of the winners anthem. The Turkish organization has offered a ridiculous explanation that they do not have the time to spend on such event.

This excuse is absurd in light of the same venue hosting this event two years ago where all winner anthems were played! In there actions, the organizers demonstrated disrespect to the junior winners, their federation and their countries. As chairman of the Israeli chess federation, I herby urge you to investigate this incident. I must say that this kind of boycott (if such occurred) strikes as a another example of how politics interferes with chess. I call you as president of the FIDE, for which the tournament carried your flag, to investigate this issue and if the information appeared to be accurate, then to denounce this disrespectful conduct if the information.

My feeling is, that such events hurt chess in general and send the wrong message the children who dream to become chess champions taking pride in representing their countries.

Yours truly,

Aviv Bushinsky
Chairman of the Israeli Chess Federation

According to GM Boris Alterman, board member of the Israeli Chess Federation, the absence of anthems is likely to be related to the fact that an Israeli player won, in view of the present delicate political problems among the two countries. He wrote to us: “Two years ago at the same venue (WYCC 2007) all winners’ anthems were played during the closing ceremony. This year only the Russian anthem was played during the closing ceremony as the most successful delegation (according medals) in the WYCC. What reason had been cancelled the anthems issue of the all winners this year, if not a political one? It seems as Israeli anthem is not acceptable these days in Turkey.”

According to co-editor Yochanan Afek the situation has already led to a big response in the Israeli press, which suddenly puts chess in the spotlights, but as so often, not for the best reasons…

Link

Official website

http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/winners-and-controversy-at-world-youth-ch/

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:03:35 +0000

Keine deutsche Medaille bei Jugend-WM

Die Hoffnungen auf eine deutsche Medaille bei der Jugend-WM haben sich nicht erf�llt. Zum Ende des Turniers verloren Alexander Donchenko (U10) und Sebastian Bogner (U18) den Anschluss zur Spitze und platzierten sich im Mittelfeld. Nur Hanna-Marie Klek konnte bis zum Schluss in der Spitzengruppe ihrer Altersgruppe mitspielen- zu einer Medaille reichte es aber nicht. Immerhin war sie aber mit 7,5 Punkten und 1,5 Punkten R�ckstand auf die Erste auf Platz 8 beste deutsche Teilnehmerin. Die L�nderwertung gewann Russland knapp vor Indien und China. Die inoffizielle Familienwertung geht klar an Familie Cori aus Peru. Deysi Cori (Bild) gewann Gold in der Gruppe U16 M�dchen. Bruder Jorge holte den Weltmeistertitel in der U14.
Turnierseite... Ergebnisse, Partien, Impressionen...

http://chessbase.de/nachrichten.asp?newsid=9795

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Le jeune joueur d'�checs belge Nicola Capone affronte Garry Kasparov

Les d�buts d'un grand espoir belge aux �checs � Zoom.in
Nicola Capone (1824) n�a que 10 ans mais il est champion d��checs de Belgique dans sa cat�gorie d'�ge. Il a eu la chance d�affronter l'ancien champion du monde d��checs Garry Kasparov, lors d�une partie qui a dur� presque deux heures et trente minutes.

"C�est le plus beau moment de ma vie". Voila ce qu�a d�clar� du haut de ses 10 ans Nicola Capone apr�s avoir perdu la partie face � Garry Kasparov. Durant la m�me rencontre, l�ancien champion du monde affrontait 26 autres jeunes joueurs. Bon perdant, le petit gar�on explique : "C��tait dur mais je suis tr�s fier d�avoir jou� contre lui. Je sais ce qu'il me reste � faire : travailler mes ouvertures car il m�a pris au d�pourvu".

Nicola Capone joue d�j� depuis 5 ans et a d� remporter bon nombre de parties avant de rencontrer le ma�tre en la mati�re. Hier, aux championnats du Monde d'�checs Jeunes de Kemer en Turquie, Nicola Capone s'est class� 18-31�me avec 7 points sur 11.

http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2009/11/le-jeune-joueur-dechecs-belge-nicola.html

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:32:00 +0000

Championnat du Monde d'�checs jeunes : m�daille de bronze pour Maxime Lagarde

Maxime Lagarde, meilleure performance fran�aise avec 8/11 � Chess & Strategy

Le Direct Live � 9h + Les Vid�os + Les parties � Visualiser et/ou � T�l�charger

Les championnats du Monde d'�checs jeunes accueillent 1.500 joueurs issus de 89 pays diff�rents du 11 au 23 Novembre � Kemer en Turquie. En incluant les accompagnateurs, les VIPs, les entraineurs d'�checs, le staff de l'organisation, les journalistes... ce sont au total plus de 2.600 personnes pr�sentes pour ce marathon �chiqu�en en 11 rondes.

Parmi les 20 repr�sentants fran�ais, nous suivons le parcours de Christophe Sochacki, (15 ans, Elo 2319), champion de France 2009 dans la cat�gorie des minimes et d�tenteur d'une premi�re norme de Ma�tre international. Dans cette m�me cat�gorie U16, les fran�ais Julien Song et Maxime Lagarde sont �galement en comp�tition.

Apr�s 11 rondes, Christophe Sochacki (en photo, ci-dessus) totalise 6,5 points et finit � la 23�me place du classement de la cat�gorie U16. Julien Song gagne rnde 11 et passe avec 7,5 points � la 7-13�me place. Enfin et surtout, Maxime Lagarde monte sur le podium � la 3�me place avec 8 points sur 11, la meilleure performance fran�aise. Bravo Maxime!

Les appariements des Fran�ais ronde 11 cat�gorie U16:

S P Sethuraman (IND - 2447) 1/2 Maxime Lagarde (2393)
Zurab Javakhadze (GEO - 2376) 0-1 Julien Song (2246)
Christophe Sochacki (2319) 1/2 Asaf Givon (ISR - 2187)

Pour en savoir plus :

http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2009/11/championnat-du-monde-dechecs-jeunes-le.html

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:42:00 +0000

Melburnian Bags World Title

Ex-Kiwi Bobby Cheng has just become a world champ. Cheng, who now plays under the Aussie flag, scored 9 points and topped outright the field of 142 players in the U12 section of the World Youth Chess Championships. Among his wins were these two nice ones.

WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 U12
Cheng, Bobby
Mousavi, Seyed Khalil
A70

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Bd3 e6 8. Nf3 exd5 9. cxd5 b5 10. Bxb5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qa5+ 12. Nfd2 Qxb5 13. Nxd6 Qa6 14. N2c4 Rd8 15. Bf4 Bf8 16. Qe2 Bb7 opting to follow Schandorff - Berg, 0-1, Politiken Cup 2007. 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. O-O Here, Schandorff castled long and his king quickly came under pressure. 18...Rxd5 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Nc6 21. Qf3 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Nxd8 23. Qxb7 Nxb7 24. Kf1 f6 25. Ke2 Kf7 26. Kd3 Ke6 27. b3 g5 28. Bd2 Be7 29. g4 f5 30. Ne3 fxg4 31. hxg4 Nd6 32. Nc4 Ne8 33. Bc3 Bd8 34. Be5 Kd5 35. Bc3 Ke6 36. Be5 Kd5 37. Bb8 a6 38. Ne3+ Kc6 39. Ke4 Be7 40. Be5 Bd8 41. Kf5 Nd6+ 42. Bxd6 Kxd6 43. Nc4+ Kd5 44. Ne5 Be7 45. Nf7 Kd4 46. Nxg5 h6 47. Nf7 Kc3 48. Ke4 Kb2 49. Kd3 Kxa2 50. Kc2 Bf8 51. f4 Ka3 52. Kc3 Bg7+ 53. Kc4 Kb2 54. Ne5 Kc2 55. Nd7 Kd2 56. f5 Ke3 57. f6 Bh8 58. f7 Bg7 59. Nxc5 Bf8 60. Ne6 Be7 61. g5 hxg5 62. Nxg5 Kd2 63. Ne6 Kc2 64. f8=Q Bxf8 65. Nxf8 Kb2 66. Kb4 a5+ 67. Ka4 1-0

The next is from the eleventh round and how fitting that Cheng should front up against the top seed, the 2344-rated, Suri Vaibhav of India.

WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 U12
Vaibhav, Suri
Cheng, Bobby
C05

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 a5 9. Bd3 a4 10. a3 Nb6 11. Ne2 Na5 12. O-O g6 13. Qc2 Nb3 14. Rb1 Bd7 15. g4 Rc8 16. Nc3 Nc4 17. f5 Nxd4? What is this? This is just bluff I reckon. 18. Nxd4 Bc5

Position after 18...Bc5

19. fxg6? Why not 19. Qf2? 19...Bxd4+ 20. Kh1 hxg6 21. Bxg6 Nxe5 22. Bh5 Bc6 23. Qe2 Bxc3 24. bxc3 d4+ 25. Kg1 Qd5 26. cxd4 Rxh5 27. gxh5 Nd3 0-1

http://closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com/2009/11/melburnian-bags-world-title.html

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:41:00 +0000

Championnats du Monde d'�checs jeunes: Maxime Lagarde gagne ronde 10

Concentration totale autour du jeu d'�checs ! � Site officiel

Le Direct Live � 14h + Les Vid�os + Les parties � Visualiser et/ou � T�l�charger

Les championnats du Monde d'�checs jeunes accueillent 1.500 joueurs issus de 89 pays diff�rents du 11 au 23 Novembre � Kemer en Turquie. En incluant les accompagnateurs, les VIPs, les entraineurs d'�checs, le staff de l'organisation, les journalistes... ce sont au total plus de 2.600 personnes pr�sentes pour ce marathon �chiqu�en en 11 rondes.

Apr�s 9 rondes, Christophe Sochacki (en photo, ci-dessus) totalise 5 points apr�s sa d�faite d'hier et r�trograde � la 37�me place du classement de la cat�gorie U16. Maxime Lagarde reste le mieux plac� avec 6,5 points sur 9.

Les r�sultats des Fran�ais ronde 10 cat�gorie U16:

Maxime Lagarde (2393) 1-0 Dariusz Swiercz (POL - 2493)
Julien Song (2246) - Robin-Alexandru Dragomirescu (ROU - 2377)
Christophe Sochacki (2319) - Justin Tan (AUS - 2011)

Pour en savoir plus :

http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2009/11/championnats-du-monde-dechecs-jeunes-la_21.html

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:31:00 +0000

WYCC 2009

The 2009 World Youth Chess Championship is at his halfway point and Australia has 2 players leading their respective events. In the Under 8 Championship Anton Smirnov is tied for first with 5.5/6. In the Under 14 Championship Yi Yuan also has the same score and is sharing first place with IM Core Jorge.
Yi is one of Canberra's strongest juniors, and while Anton isn't a Canberra boy these days, he was born in the nations capital. Some other Canberra players taking part are Emma Guo in the Under 14 Girls (3.5/6) and Alana Chibnall and Tamzin Oliver, both in the Under 18 Girls, and both on 1.5/6

http://chessexpress.blogspot.com/2009/11/wycc-2009.html

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:56:00 +0000

Championnats du Monde d'�checs jeunes: la ronde 9 en Live � 14h

Maxime Lagarde, meilleure chance fran�aise de m�daille � Chess & Strategy

Concentration totale autour du jeu d'�checs ! � Site officiel

Apr�s 8 rondes, Christophe Sochacki (en photo, ci-contre) totalise 5 points apr�s sa nulle d'hier et r�trograde � la 21�me place du classement de la cat�gorie U16. Belle 4�me place en revanche pour Maxime Lagarde avec 6,5 points au compteur, meilleure chance de m�daille fran�aise.

Au programme du jour dans la cat�gorie U16:

Table 1, Maxime Lagarde (2393 Elo - 5,5 points) joue face au ma�tre indien Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2459 - 7 points), actuel leader des moins de 16 ans. Christophe Sochacki (2319 Elo - 5 points) rencontre table 15 le g�orgien Giorgi Nikolashvili (2234 - 5 points). Enfin, Julien Song (2246 Elo - 5,5 points) affronte l'indien Debashis Das (2381 - 5,5 points) table 8. Bonne chance � tous les trois!

Pour en savoir plus :

http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2009/11/hampionnats-du-monde-dechecs-jeunes-la.html

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:50:00 +0000

Championnats du Monde d'�checs jeunes: Maxime Lagarde au Top avec 6,5 points sur 8

En Mars 2009, Maxime Lagarde face � Aur�lie Dacalor � Chess & Strategy

Jus d'orange et tigre en peluche autoris�s ! � Site officiel

Apr�s 7 rondes, Christophe Sochacki (en photo, ci-contre) reste � 4,5 points apr�s sa d�faite d'hier et r�trograde au classement de la cat�gorie U16. Belle 4�me place en revanche pour Maxime Lagarde avec 5,5 points au compteur.

Au programme du jour dans la cat�gorie U16:

Christophe rencontre table 16 l'arm�nien Tigran S Petrosyan (2106). De son c�t�, Maxime Lagarde (2393 Elo - 5,5 points) joue table 4 face � l'espagnol Lopez Angel Arribas (2461). Enfin, Julien Song (2246 Elo - 5 points) affronte le grec Galopoulos (2324) table 8. Bonne chance � tous les trois!

Flash Info ronde 8 : Maxime s'impose, Christophe et Julien annulent.

Pour en savoir plus :

http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2009/11/championnats-du-monde-dechecs-jeunes-la_19.html

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:37:00 +0000

Championnats du Monde d'�checs jeunes: la ronde 7 en Live � 14h

Le ma�tre international ukrainien Illya Nyzhnyk (2494) � Site officiel

Le Direct Live � 14h + Les Vid�os + Les parties � Visualiser et/ou � T�l�charger

Les championnats du Monde d'�checs jeunes accueillent 1.500 joueurs issus de 89 pays diff�rents du 11 au 23 Novembre � Kemer en Turquie. En incluant les accompagnateurs, les VIPs, les entraineurs d'�checs, le staff de l'organisation, les journalistes... ce sont au total plus de 2.600 personnes pr�sentes pour ce marathon �chiqu�en en 11 rondes.

Apr�s 6 rondes, Christophe Sochacki (en photo, ci-contre) totalise 4,5 points. Il a notamment battu mardi matin table 11 le joueur d'�checs mongol Urtnasan Nasanjargal (2072). Puis, Christophe a annul� ensuite face au russe Vladimir Belous (2418) pour le compte de la 6�me ronde.

Au programme du jour:

Christophe rencontre table 4 le ma�tre international ukrainien Illya Nyzhnyk, second meilleur Elo de la cat�gorie des moins de 16 ans avec 2494 points apr�s le su�dois Nils Grandelius (2540). A noter �galement qu'un second fran�ais, Maxime Lagarde (2393 Elo - 5 points), joue table 3 face au norv�gien Frode Urkedal (2409). Bonne chance � tous les deux!

En Mars 2009, Aur�lie Dacalor face au prodige Maxime Lagarde � Chess & Strategy

Flash Info ronde 7: Christophe est battu et Maxime a annul�.

Pour en savoir plus :

http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2009/11/championnats-du-monde-dechecs-jeunes-la_18.html

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:28:00 +0000

Robinson in Turkey for U-16

Darrian Robinson at 2009 World Open. Photo by Daaim Shabazz.

Darrian Robinson is in Antala, Turkey for the World Youth Championships. She is one of 25 players from the U.S. participating in the annual event and will play in the under-16 event.

The tournament has six age categories and will feature young talent from countries in the world. This tournament is not as strong as the World Junior tournaments, but does offer the titles of “World Champion” for age groups.

This is Robinson’s second trip to Turkey having participated in the World Youth in 2006. Since then she has improved her game and reached the level of “Expert”. This tournament may give her an idea of how far she has come in the past three years. Her FIDE rating is 1931.

Darrian Robinson’s Games

Round 1: Robinson - Ajna Topic (Bosnia) 1-0
Round 2: Khayala Mardan Qizi Abdulla (Azerbaijan) - Robinson, 1-0
Round 3: Robinson - Chu Ho I (Macau), 1-0
Round 4: Mihaela-Veronica Foisor (Romania) - Robinson, �-�
Round 5: Robinson - Katarzyna Adamowicz (Poland), 0-1
Round 6: Daria Shmarina (Russia) - Robinson, 1-0
Round 7: Robinson - Szilvia Dudas (Hungary), 1-0
Round 8: Elvan Asan (Turkey) - Robinson, �-�
Round 9: Robinson - Maria Casolino Rosa (Italy)

Score: 4-4

Main Site

http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2009/11/18/robinson-in-turkey-for-u-16/

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:22:05 +0000

Campeonatos Mundiales Sub8 a Sub18 2009: 7� Ronda

Sub-18: Iv�n Salgado L�pez (GM) comparte la punta con Kacper Piorun (POL-2475), con 6. David Recuero L�pez (ESP-2494) con 4� puntos.

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Sub-18G: Anastasia Savina (RUS-2401), sigue en la punta con 6�, Kubra Ozturk (TUR-2177) con 6 segunda.

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Sub-16. Jornada de empates en los puestos de vanguardia. �ngel Arribas L�pez (FM-2461), con 5. Los indios Gujrathi Vidit Santosh (2459-IM) y S P Sethuraman (2447-IM) primeros 6. El primer preclasificado IM Nils Grandelius (SWE-2540) gan� y va con 4 puntos.

http://www.zonadeajedrez.com/noticias/noticias/740-campeonatos-mundiales-sub8-a-sub18-2009-7o-ronda

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:10:00 +0000

Jugend-WM: mehr Partien

Gestern wurde bei den Jugendweltmeisterschaften in Kemer mit den Runden 5 und 6 eine Doppelrunde eingelegt. Danach liegen aus der deutschen Delegation Sebastian Bogner und Hanna-Marie Klek weiter am besten im Rennen. Bogner ist mit 4,5 Punkten Achter in der Altersgruppe U18 und weist einen Punkt R�ckstand auf den f�hrenden Salgado auf. Hanna-Marie Klek kommt in der Gruppe U14w auf das gleiche Ergebnis. Sie hat ebenfalls 4,5 Punkte geholt und einem Punkt R�ckstand auf die f�hrende Marsel Efroimski (Israel). Die bedeute hier derzeit Platz Sechs. Mit Alexander Donchenko (U12) und Robert Baskin (U10) weisen zwei weitere deutsche Spieler das gleiche Ergebnis auf. Anna Endress liegt in der Grupp U16w ebenfalls noch in Sichtweite zu Spitze. Bisher wurden auf der offiziellen Seite nur die Partien der zweiten Runde ver�ffentlicht, dies daf�r komplett bis zum letzten Tisch. Reinhold Goldau hat alle verf�gbaren Partien, auch der Live-�bertragungen, gesammelt und in einer editierten Version zur Verf�gung gestellt.
Turnierseite... Bilder, Partien...

http://chessbase.de/nachrichten.asp?newsid=9774

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Campeonatos Mundiales Sub8 a Sub18 2009

El espa�ol Iv�n Salgado L�pez (2562) puntero en Sub-18� y los hermanos peruanos Jorge Cori Tello (2462) en Sub-14 y Deisy Cori Tello (2374) Sub-16G, punteros y firmes candidatos.

Representantes Iberoamericanos: M�xico (14), Colombia (11), Brasil (8), Espa�a (7), Portugal (6), Per� (5), Argentina, Ecuador y Paraguay. 50 entre m�s de 1300.

Mucho se puede decir de estos Campeonatos. En general todos vemos como por la falta de apoyo de sus Federaciones y de privados, much�simos de nuestras mayores promesas no pueden participar. Es una gran sensaci�n de impotencia y bronca que se repite hace a�os. Quienes hemos participado en la organizaci�n de torneos promocionales, sabemos todo el esfuerzo que cuesta esto. Etapas previas clasificatorias con muchos chicos felices en cada Federaci�n Regional, Semi-Finales y Finales Nacionales a las que ya cuesta mucho hacer concurrir a los chicos. Aranceles alt�simos, estad�a. Ni hablar si son acompa�ados por un padre ni menos so�ar con alg�n entrenador. Caminatas por lugares oficiales tratando de conseguir al menos la estad�a. Notas en peri�dicos y televisi�n solicitando apoyo. Chicos que han mendigado por las calles para intentar concurrir. Las Federaciones dif�cilmente manden una Delegaci�n Oficial, con Capit�n y Entrenador. Cuando lo hacen es generalmente por Turismo. En fin, muchos j�venes defraudados, que generalmente abandonan el juego. He visto muchos talentos que pronto se convirtieron en ex-jugadores. Muchos miserables que como siempre recurren al �digamos qu� barbaridad y sigamos jugando�. A ver si alguno tiene algo para aportar y no se encierra en su mundo de 64 casillas, 32 piezas y se compromete con algo.

http://www.zonadeajedrez.com/noticias/noticias/734-campeonatos-mundiales-sub8-a-sub18-2009

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:30:27 +0000

Championnats du Monde d'�checs jeunes: la ronde 6 en Live � 16h

Concentration totale aux championats du monde jeunes � Site officiel

Le Direct Live � partir de 9h + Les Vid�os

Au programme du jour: la 5�me ronde � 9h et la 6�me ronde � 16h

Apr�s 6 rondes, Christophe Sochacki (en photo, ci-contre) totalise 4,5 points. Il a notamment battu ce matin table 11 le joueur d'�checs mongol Urtnasan Nasanjargal (2072). Puis, Christophe a annul� ensuite face au russe Vladimir Belous (2418) pour le compte de la 6�me ronde.

Pour en savoir plus :

http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2009/11/championnats-du-monde-dechecs-jeunes.html

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:12:00 +0000

Jugend-WM: Limra oder Daima

Ein Streit zweier Hotelmanager �berschattet den Aufenthalt der deutschen Delegation bei der Jugend-Weltmeisterschaft in Kemer. W�hrend die Trainer im Hotel Daima (wei�es B�ndchen) untergebracht sind, wohnen Kinder im Hotel Limra (rotes Handgelenkb�ndchen). Dies w�re eigentlich kein Problem, da die beiden H�user nur 100 Meter auseinander liegen. Allerdings haben die Hotelmanager der Hotels festgelegt, dass die �berquerung der "Grenze" strengstens untersagt ist. Zwei Kinder, die sich illegalerweise zu ihren Trainern ins andere Hotel geschlichen haben, wurden deshalb gema�regelt. Bundesjugendtrainer Benrnd V�kler beklagt sich in seinem Bericht, dass das Problem von den Organisatoren ignoriert wird. Im Turnier spielen einige deutsche Spieler vorne mit, darunter Sebastian Bogner, Hanna -Marie Klek oder Alexander Donchenko. Nun wurden auf der Webseite des Veranstalters auch Partien ver�ffentlicht, allerdings nur die zweite Runde. Heute wird eine Doppelrunde gespielt (13 und 17 Uhr).
Turnierseite... Bericht, Bilder, Partien...

http://chessbase.de/nachrichten.asp?newsid=9767

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Championnats du Monde d'�checs jeunes : la ronde 4 en Live � 14h

Concentration totale aux championats du monde jeunes � Site officiel

Le Direct Live � 14h + Les Vid�os

Au programme du jour: la 4�me ronde � 14h

Apr�s 3 rondes, le joueur d'�checs fran�ais est � 100% tout comme C�cile Haussernot et Mathilde Chung. Christophe Sochacki (en photo, ci-contre) affronte aujourd'hui table 2 le Ma�tre International d'�checs indien Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2459). Bonne chance!

Pour en savoir plus :

http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2009/11/championnats-du-monde-dechecs-jeunes-la.html

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:07:00 +0000

Championnat du Monde d'�checs jeunes : la ronde 3 en Live � 14h

Le fran�ais Pablo Ollier de dos, reconnu par un lecteur! � Site Officiel

Le Direct Live � 14h + Les Vid�os

Le championnat du Monde d'�checs des jeunes accueille 1.500 joueurs issus de 89 pays diff�rents du 11 au 23 Novembre � Kemer en Turquie. En incluant les accompagnateurs, les VIPs, les entraineurs d'�checs, le staff de l'organisation, les journalistes... ce sont au total plus de 2.600 personnes pr�sentes pour ce marathon �chiqu�en en 11 rondes.

Au programme du jour: la 3�me ronde � 14h

Parmi les 20 repr�sentants fran�ais, nous suivrons le parcours de Christophe Sochacki, (15 ans, Elo 2319), champion de France 2009 dans la cat�gorie des minimes et d�tenteur d'une premi�re norme de Ma�tre international. Apr�s 2 rondes, Christophe est � 100% tout comme Mathilde Chung, C�cile Haussernot, Bilel Bellahcene, Gary Giroyan et Maxime Lagarde.

Christophe (en photo, ci-contre) est membre du club d'�checs Le Cavalier de la Tourelle de Saint-Mand�, tout comme votre serviteur, alors... restez branch�s!

Pour en savoir plus :

http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2009/11/championnat-du-monde-dechecs-jeunes-la_14.html

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:56:00 +0000

Startprobleme in Kemer

Eine Massenveranstaltung wie die Jugendweltmeisterschaft ordentlich in Gang zu setzten, ist sicher kein leichtes Unterfangen. Bundesjugendtrainer Bernd V�kler berichtet �ber diverse Startprobleme, z.T. auch grunds�tzliche organisatorische Schwierigkeiten bei der Jugend-WM in Kemer mit unangenehmen Auswirkungen f�r Spieler, Trainer, Betreuer oder Eltern. So durfte begleitende Eltern den Spielsaal nur zur ersten Runde betreten und m�ssen nun vor dem Hotel ausharren, wenn sie ihre Kinder sp�ter bei Dunkelheit zur Unterkunft begleiten m�chten. Eine weitere Schwierigkeit besteht darin, dass Trainer und Sch�tzlinge sich zwischen den Runden nicht sehen k�nnen, sofern sie in verschiedenen Hotels untergebracht sind, weil das Sicherheitspersonal keinerlei Durchlass gew�hrt Im U 12-Turnier herrscht zudem gro�er Sauerstoffmangel. Die Ergebnisse der deutschen Spielerin den ersten beiden Runden sind durchwachsen. Den besten Start hatten Alexander Donchenko (U12), Hanna-Marie Klek (14w, Bild) und Julian Jorczik (U18) mit jeweils zwei Siegen. Medaillenhoffnung Filiz Osmanodja legte mit 1/2 aus 2 einen Fehlstart hin. Im U16-Turnier hat sich Favorit Nils Grandelius aus Schweden gleich an die Spitze gesetzt, w�hrend Konkurrent Illya Nyzhnyk ebenafalls schon ein Remis abgab.
Turnierseite... Bericht, Bilder...

http://chessbase.de/nachrichten.asp?newsid=9763

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Campionati del mondo Under 8 ? 18

WYCC 2009: ritorno ad Antalya

Di nuovo in Turchia, dopo i mondiali giovanili 2007 e il campionato under 20 2008, in questa edizione 2009�del World Youth Chess Championship, per i consueti �11 turni, dal 12 al 22 novembre. E pensare che la Federazione turca aveva fatto ricorso per l’assegnazione a Fermo degli europei… Vero � che di realt� particolarmente vive e dinamiche nella promozione degli scacchi non ce ne sono molte e la Turchia sa fare eccezione in questi anni, con una fortissima promozione del gioco e una enorme base di praticanti. Manca ancora il vertice ma l’investimento nel settore giovanile non potr� che dare ottimi frutti.

Si torna cos� ad Antalya, sede della manifestazione appena due anni fa, nella capitale del turismo turco, bella e antica citt� che si affaccia sul mediterraneo da un altopiano.

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Spedizione azzurra abbastanza nutrita, come � ormai tradizione. I nostri ragazzi attraverso i risultati del primo turno:

Simone De Filomeno

Under 18

Simone De Filomeno 2234 – Tamir Nabaty 2508 0 – 1

Under 18 F

Tamzin Oliver 1777 – Marina Brunello 2158 0 – 1

Under 16

Adriano Testa 2175 – Andrew Newton 1 – 0

Under 16 F

Hakimifard Ghazal 2124 – Rosa Maria Casolino 1761 1 – 0

Under 14

Sara�� Nderim – Federico Boscolo 1990 0 – 1

Konstantin Nikologorskiy 2164 – Samuele Bisi 1774 1 – 0

Under 14 F

Filli Balzano 1688 – Maha Eid 1993 1 / 2

Daniela Movileanu 1825 – Damla Temimhan 1 – 0

Under 12

Marco Codenotti 2119 – Aleksandar Markovic 1750 1 / 2

Spyridon Naoum 1885 – Emanuele Vesce 1 – 0

Under 12 F

Laura Gueci - Aytan Arzuman Qizi Amrayeva 1792 1 / 2

Under 10

Francesco Rambaldi (FRA) - Zoltan Molnar Saska 1694 1 – 0

Aryan Tari 1932 – Diego Forno 1 – 0

Igor Kudelya 1995 – Riccardo Bisi 1 – 0

Under 10 F

Veronika Zhiljaeva – Tea Gueci 1 / 2

Under 8

Anton Sidorov – Tommaso Di Nezio 1 – 0

Under 8 F

Zs�fia Molnar-Saska – Anastasia Buffa 1 – 0

Marina Brunello�

Ho inserito, con la specifica “FRA”, anche il campione italiano under 10 Francesco Rambaldi, che attualmente vive a Grenoble e gioca per la federazione francese. Francesco ha disputato un eccellente europeo, concludendo nel quartetto di testa a 7 su 9 e arrivando terzo per spareggio tecnico! Nel tabellone del mondiale non � specificato ma Rambaldi ha acquisito l’Elo Fide (e il titolo MF, credo per il podio europeo!) nella lista di novembre con 1770. Pu� sembrare presto per dirlo ma penso che stiamo parlando di un talento da forte GM.

Francesco Rambaldi

Simone De Filomeno e Marina Brunello giocano fuori categoria, nell’under 18, per il titolo italiano conquistato, come “invited player”. La miglior posizione iniziale � quella di Marco Codenotti, con il 17� posto di tabellone nell’under 12, seguito da Marina Brunello, 20ma nell’under 18; Simone De Filomeno sarebbe stato 14� nel “suo” under 14. Come sempre sar� una gara molto difficile per i nostri ragazzi, restando comunque un’esperienza formativa importante. D’obbligo il tifo sfegatato dagli spalti di Scacchierando, bravi ad esserci e a vivere un’avventura mondiale sicuramente affascinante. Credo che non siano molti gli sport capaci di far convenire da tutto il mondo circa 1500 ragazzi, una festa della giovent� che difficilmente chi non conosce il mondo degli scacchi pu� immaginare. FORZA AZZURRINI !!

Marco Codenotti�

Il sito dei campionati somiglia molto a quello impostato ad Antalya due anni fa e fruisce della buona esperienza gi� condotta. Ben 60 le partite online! Soltanto oggi � stata compilata la lista per ogni torneo e in ordine di Elo, cui avevano gi� pensato i nostri amici di Chessdom, che stanno dedicando un ottimo spazio a questi campionati.

Tante le giovanissime star, con molti nomi ormai noti agli appassionati. L’under 14 resta uno dei tornei pi� difficili e ricchi di talento ma manca dei suoi leader Nijat Abasov, 2522, che gareggia nell’under 18 e la cui presenza � annunciata anche al prossimo torneo Crespi di Milano, e super Illya Nyzhnyk, 2494, che punta al mondiale under 16 dopo aver conquistato lo stesso titolo europeo lo scorso anno.

Non mancheranno le sorprese, a partire da questo primo turno e a cominciare dall’under 18 con la sconfitta di un GM solido e forte come Samvel Ter-Sahakyan ad opera dell’indiano Shreyansh (2236)! Ma i mondiali giovanili sono cos�!

http://www.scacchierando.net/dblog/articolo.asp?articolo=1602

2009-11-13T01:38:49+01:00

Championnat du Monde d'�checs jeunes : la ronde 2 en Live � 14h

Le championnat d'�checs jeunes est lanc�! � Site Officiel

Le Direct Live � 14h + Les Vid�os

Au programme du jour: la seconde ronde � 14h

Parmi les 20 repr�sentants fran�ais, citons aujourd'hui Christophe Sochacki, (15 ans, Elo 2319), champion de France 2009 dans la cat�gorie des minimes et d�tenteur d'une premi�re norme de Ma�tre international.

Christophe (en photo, ci-contre) est membre du club d'�checs Le Cavalier de la Tourelle de Saint-Mand�, tout comme votre serviteur, alors... restez branch�s!

Pour en savoir plus :

http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2009/11/championnat-du-monde-dechecs-jeunes-la.html

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:17:00 +0000

Le Championnat du Monde d'�checs jeunes d�bute aujourd'hui

Les premiers arrivants au championnat du monde d'�checs jeunes.

Comme annonc� il y a quelques semaines sur le site de notre partenaire Chessdom, le championnat du Monde d'�checs des jeunes accueuille 1.500 joueurs issus de 89 pays diff�rents.

Ci-contre, les premiers joueurs arriv�s hier � Kemer en Turquie.

Le Direct Live � 12h

En incluant les accompagnateurs, les VIPs, les entraineurs d'�checs, le staff de l'organisation, les journalistes... ce sont au total plus de 2.600 personnes qui sont attendues. La comp�tition se d�roule du 11 au 23 Novembre � Kemer en Turquie.

Au programme du jour:

La premi�re ronde d�bute aujourd'hui � 12h. Parmi les 20 repr�sentants fran�ais, citons C�cile Haussernot, la championne d'Europe 2009 des moins de 12 ans, alors... restez branch�s!

Pour en savoir plus :

http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2009/11/le-championnat-du-monde-dechecs-jeunes.html

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:23:00 +0000

Smerdon To Face Super GM

As I mentioned last week, there is a large group of young Aussies headed for Turkey to participate in the World Youth Chess Championships. Canberra's Alana Chibnall has posted some photos on Facebook of a few Aussie team members, while ChessDom has an album with just a handful of images so far. Let's hope that they'll keep adding a few more from here on end.

Also en route to OTB action in the upcoming World Cup, in far away Khanty-Mansiysk, is GM David Smerdon. For such a terribly long trip I hope he'll manage to survive his first round opponent who is none other than Cuban numero uno, super GM Leinier Dominguez.

Someone with probably slightly better chances to move beyond the first round is Pinoy GM Wesley So. He has the advantageous white bits against GM Gadir Guseinov. But fellow Pinoy grandmasters Laylo and Antonio will hold the black pieces against no less than Navara and Kamsky, respectively.

http://closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com/2009/11/smerdon-to-face-super-gm.html

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:31:00 +0000

DSJ mit gro�er Mannschaft bei Jugend-WM

Am Donnerstag beginnen in Kemer (T�rkei) im Limra-Hotelkomplex mit der ersten Runde (15 Uhr) die diesj�hrigen Jugendweltmeisterschaften f�r M�dchen und Jungen der Altersklassen U8 bis U18. Die Deutsche Schachjugend entsendet nicht weniger als 35 Spieler zu den Meisterschaften und hofft, dass einige deutsche Kinder und Jugendliche sich im oberen Teil des Feldes platzieren oder sogar in den Kampf um die Medaillen eingreifen k�nnen. Allerdings ist die internationale Konkurrenz nicht nur gro�, sondern in einigen Verb�nden auch sehr stark und ehrgeizig. Die frisch gebackene U14-Vizeeuropameisterin Filiz Osmanodja (Bild) hat vielleicht noch die besten Chancen auf eine Medaille.
Turnierseite... Die deutschen Teilnehmer...

http://chessbase.de/nachrichten.asp?newsid=9742

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Surfing on the Net: novembre 2009

update 02 novembre

Bad Wiessee, Germania - In corso dal 31 ottobre all'8 novembre la 13^ edizione del Bad Wiessee Open, forte torneo che anche quest'anno non si smentisce. Questa la TopTen:

1. Rozentalis, Eduard GM 2603 LTU
2. Khenkin, Igor GM 2613 GER
3. Iordachescu, Viore GM 2607 MDA
4. Burmakin, Vladimir GM 2599 RUS
5. Gupta, Abhijeet GM 2584 IND
6. Jussupow, Artur GM 2566 GER
7. Sokolov, Andrei GM 2572 FRA
8. Yemelin, Vasily GM 2570 RUS
9. Milov, Leonid IM 2558 GER
10. Friedel, Joshua E. GM 2555 USA

Eduard Rozentalis

Partecipano anche alcuni giocatori italiani.

Montepremi di 16.000 euro, di cui 2.500 al primo classificato.
9 turni di gioco, con cadenza 90' x 40 mosse + 30' per finire, sempre con l'incremento di 30" a mossa.

L'anno scorso s'impose l'azero Nidjat Mamedov, con un'ottima prestazione del nostro Fabio Bruno.

Sito ufficiale

[runner ? 02/11]

Barcellona - Un torneo "chiuso" a dieci giocatori (cat. XIV) si disputa dal 2 al 10 novembre. Questi i partecipanti:

Alexey Dreev GM - Russia Elo 2655

Alexander Fier GM - Brasile Elo 2653

Pavel Tregubov GM - Russia Elo 2642

Jos� Manuel L?pez GM - Spagna Elo 2589

Ulf Andersson GM - Svezia Elo 2582

Jordi Magem GM - Spagna Elo 2564

Fernando Peralta GM - Argentina Elo 2557

Omar Almeida GM - Cuba Elo 2542

Daniel Alsina IM - Spagna Elo 2523

Marc Narciso GM - Spagna Elo 2510

Alexey Dreev

Cadenza ormai consueta: (90?/40 + 30?) + 30??.
Chi arriva con pi� di 20' di ritardo perde la partita. Non � possibile accordarsi per la patta (salvo i casi canonici) prima della 40^ mossa.

Sito ufficiale

[runner ? 02/11]

Calendario dei principali eventi internazionali nel mese di novembre

by runner:

21/10-04/11 World Junior Chess Championship - Argentina
27/10-08/11 Campionato Mondiale Seniores - Arco di Trento

05-14/11 Memorial Tal - Mosca (Anand, Aronian, Carlsen, Kramnik, Leko, Gelfand, Ivanchuk,? Morozevich, Svidler e? Ponomariov)

12-22/11 WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - Antalya, Turchia

21/11-14/12 World Cup - Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia

22/11-04/12 69? Campionato Italiano Assoluto, Finale - Sarre (AO)

World Chess News
Actualit�s Echiqu�nnes
Noticias de Ajedrez en el Mundo

http://www.scacchierando.net/dblog/articolo.asp?articolo=1589

2009-11-06T04:00:00+01:00

Aussies in 2009 World Youths

While the Aussie contingent in the currently ongoing World Juniors in Argentina is somewhat anaemic, the group headed for the upcoming World Youths in Turkey will be a far bigger one. No less than 28 people - that includes parents, players and coaches - will turn up under the Australian flag. Lucky for the Aussie boys and girls is that they'll enjoy the services of 2 grandmasters as well as IM Lane and FM Smirnov, so we can expect a good showing particularlly from the likes of Bobby Cheng and Yi Yuan.

The even will run from 11 November until 23 November. Chessdom has a preview (and I thank the guys for bringing this to my attention).

http://closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com/2009/11/aussies-in-2009-world-youths.html

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:01:00 +0000

FIDE Trainers' Commission 3rd Tele-Meeting (06.06.2009) Minutes & Decisions

1. Rogaska Slatina Meeting: The Chairman informed on his meeting at the city of Rogaska Slatina, in May 2009 (see Downloads TRG Rogaska Slatina 2009-Minutes) and on the TRG's announcement made in various Web Sites (see Downloads TRG Info Commercial). The Council approved the contents.

2. Obituaries: Unfortunately two respected trainers passed away recently, Mikhail Podgaets and Alexander Panchenko. The Council approved the obituaries, which were uploaded on TRG's website (see Downloads TRG Obituaries).

3. FIDE Trainers Awards - Update: Council's proposal for the panel of FIDE Trainers Awards is:

PROPOSED PANEL OF FIDE TRAINERS AWARDS

1. Ignatius Leong (Singapore) � FIDE General Secretary
2. Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Georgia) � FIDE Vice-President
3. Ali Nihat Yazici (Turkey) � FIDE Vice-President
4. Susan Polgar (USA) � FIDE Co-Chairman Women Commission
5. Uwe Boensch (Germany) � GM/FST

6. Miguel Illescas (Spain) � GM/FST
7. Smbat Lputian (Armenia) � GM/FST

SUBSTITUTES

1. Florencio Campomanes (Philippines) � FIDE Honorary President

2. Aleksandr Beliavsky (Slovenia) � GM/FST

3. Silvino Garcia (Cuba) � GM/FST

4. Trainers Titles � Direct Approval Re-opening: We received an application form the Bolivian Chess Federation, concerning a potentional trainer title for Mr. Feruffino (Bolivia). Unfortunately we cannot accept it, but we have to think seriously to re-open a short period of direct approval titles for a limited number of trainers (see Downloads TRG Bolivia-Feruffino 1 & 2 & 3).

5. FIDE Trainers' Seminars 2009: The Council was informed about the following Seminars. Directors of Academies/Seminars must fill up the draft forms (applications) and send them to TRG for final approval:

N	Town	Country	Dates	Lecturers
1	Sulaimaniyah	Iraq	27.05-01.06.2009	Long Peter (MAS) Hassan Khaled (EGY)
2	Berlin	Germany	25.06-30.06.2009	Boensch Uwe (GER)
3	Indianapolis	USA	05.08-07.08.2009	Khodarkovsky Michael (USA)
4		Switzerland	07.08-12.08.2009	Mikhalchishin Adrian (SLO) Boensch Uwe (GER)
5	Porto San Giorgio	Italy	01.09-08.09.2009	Mikhalchishin Adrian (SLO) Grivas Efstratios (GRE)
6	Antalya	Turkey	13.11-20.11.2009	Mikhalchishin Adrian (SLO) Grivas Efstratios (GRE)

It must be noted that the Iraq Seminar which was excellently handled by Mr. Peter Long and Mr. Hassan Khaled, was a great success for the TRG, as no less than 47 participants attended it (see previous post and Downloads TRG Iraq Seminar 2009 Report). It may be of interest that the seminar was the first international sports event held in Iraq for six years! Another first for chess!

The Council will inform FIDE on the payments (see Downloads TRG Iraq Seminar 2009 Payments). Also, the Trainers Archives were updated (See Downloads TRG Title Holders).

We also got some valuable info on Libya's FIDE Academy through FIDE General Secretary Mr. Igantius Leong: City: Tripoli, Director: Mrs. Khadija Zohdi, Contact: Lopeenus@yahoo.com, Title: Hay Alzohour.

On Porto San Giorgio Seminar the program and other details were prepared (See Downloads TRG Porto San Giorgio 2009 President 1 & 2 and TRG Porto San Giorgio 2009 Program).

Finally, the Antalya's Seminar will be the first one of a common cooperation between the TRG, the CACDEC and the ARIF/IOC. For the next four years (2009-2010-2011-2012) in every WYCC, a TRG Seminar will be held. The total fund for each seminar will be 7.000 Euros (see previous minutes and Downloads TRG Budget 2009) and it will be sponsored by ARISF (Association of Recognised International Sports Federations), which cooperates with IOC and CACDEC, on equal parts (50%). The program is already prepared (see Downloads TRG Antalya 2009 Program).

6. Evaluation of Educational Computer Programmes: The Committee (see previous minutes) work on this subject under the chairman Mr. Uwe Boensch.

Mr. Peter Long is kindly assisting and informed the Council that Mr. Mohr has asked him to look at the Slovenian online teaching program for schools but it is not a ready product - in sample mode - apparently also being discussed with Global Chess/FIDE and with the Chairman as a consultant.

Convekta (ChessOK) has also proposed that we look at a number of their products and he will begin doing this shortly (see Download TRG Convekta).

None of the other members of the committee has been in contact and it is sad so many other prominent products from DGT, ChessBase, Alburt, Polgar, etc. have not been submitted for our consideration.

7. Slovakia Academy: We received from the Slovakian Chess Federation a letter for support and cooperation on a potentional FIDE Academy. We passed the info to the FIDE Secretary and we will keep an eye on the subject (see Downloads TRG Slovakia 1 & 2).

8. FIDE Executive Board: The 80th Annual Congress will be held in the period from October 11th to 19th in Kallithea, Halkidiki, Greece at the G-Hotels Complex. The original intention to hold the Congress in Singapore was not possible when the F1 Grand Prix in Singapore was announced for the same dates, making it impossible to obtain reasonable hotel rates for attendees.

All the Council's decisions/proposals will come in force after the next Presidential Board's approval.

The Chairman Adrian Mikhailchisin
The Secretary Efstratios Grivas
Member Uwe Boensch
Member Peter Long
Member Michael Khodarkovsky

www.getchesstraining.com

http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/15-chess-news/4039-fide-trainers-commission-3rd-tele-meeting-06062009-minutes-a-decisions

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:30:41 +0000

World Youth Chess Championships 2009

The Government of Turkey and the Turkish Chess Federation (TCF) have the honour to invite all the FIDE member Chess Federations around the world to participate in the World Youth Chess Championship 2009 (under 8, under 10, under 12, under 14, under 16 and under 18 years old - open and girls) which will take place in Kemer-Antalya, Turkey, between November the 11th, 2009 (arrival) and November the 23th, 2009 (departure).

Please visit the Official website.

http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/4026-world-youth-chess-championship-2009

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:19:09 +0000

The Nominations for FIDE Trainer Awards

FIDE Trainers Awards � Trainers Medals
Award	N	Nominne	Country	Aetiology	Submitted by

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Botvinnik	1	Petrosian Arshak	ARM	Dresden OL � Captain � Gold	Boensch Uwe
	2	Nielsen Peter	DEN	Anand V. / Carlsen M. � Trainer / Captain	Awards� Committee
	3	Tukmakov Vladimir	UKR	Dresden OL � Captain	Awards� Committee
	4	Donaldson John	USA	Dresden OL � Captain � Bronze	USA CF

Furman	1	Dokhoian Yury	RUS	Kosintseva Tatiana	Awards� Committee
	2	Eingorn Viacheslav	UKR	Dresden OL � Captain � Silver	Khodarkovsky M.
	3	Khodarkovsky Michael	USA	Dresden OL � Captain � Bronze	USA CF
	4	Razuvaev Yury	RUS	Kosteniuk Alexandra (WWC)	Mikhalchishin Adrian
	5	Ye Jiangchuan	CHN	Hou Yifan	Long Peter

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Euwe	1	Ambartsumyan Armen	USA	USA Medalists Pan-American & WYCC	USA CF
	2	Bykhovsky Anatoly	RUS	Russia-URS	Boensch Uwe
	3	Friedman Aviv	USA	USA Medalists Pan-American & WYCC	USA CF
	4	Grabinsky Vladimir	UKR	Junior Chess School 'Opening'	Ukrainian CF
	5	Khodarkovsky Michael	USA	USA Medalists Pan-American & WYCC	USA CF
	6	Psakhis Lev	ISR	India Men	Awards� Committee

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Boleslavsky	1	Bosch Jeroen	NED	Secrets of Opening Surprises	Awards� Committee
	2	Dvoretsky Mark	RUS	School of Chess Excellence	Awards� Committee
	3	Grivas Efstratios	GRE	Chess College 1,2,3� & Practical End Play	Mikhalchishin Adrian
	4	Jussupow Artur	GER	Build Up Your Chess	Boensch Uwe
	5	Kasparov Garry	RUS	My Great Predecessors	Awards� Committee
	6	Khodarkovsky Michael	USA	Teaching Chess, Step by Step	Long Peter
	7	Kuzmin Alexei	RUS	64 & NIC Surveys	Mikhalchishin Adrian

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Petrosian	1	Bykhovsky Anatoly	RUS	Russian Juniors & Grischuk A.	Awards� Committee
	2	Dvoretsky Mark	RUS	JussupowA. & Dolmatov S.	Long Peter
	3	Nikitin Aleksandr	RUS	URS-Russia / Kasparov G.	Khodarkovsky M.
	4	W�llenweber M.	GER	Chessbase	Boensch Uwe

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FIDE Trainers Awards � Hall of Fame
Award	N	Nominne	Country	Aetiology	Submitted by

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Hall Of Fame	1	Boleslavsky Isaak	URS	Celebrated Legendary Trainer	Awards� Committee
	2	Bondarevsky Igor	URS	Celebrated Legendary Trainer	Awards� Committee
	3	Botvinnik Mikhail	URS	Celebrated Legendary Trainer	Awards� Committee
	4	ChebanenkoVyachaslev	MOL	Celebrated Legendary Trainer	Awards� Committee
	5	Collins John	USA	Celebrated Legendary Trainer	Awards� Committee
	6	Furman Symeon	URS	Celebrated Legendary Trainer	Awards� Committee
	7	Gurgenidze Bukhuti	GEO	Celebrated Legendary Trainer	Awards� Committee
	8	Koblenz Aleksandr	LAT	Celebrated Legendary Trainer	Awards� Committee
	9	Nikitin Aleksandr	RUS	Celebrated Legendary Trainer	Awards� Committee
	10	Shamkovich leonid	USA	Celebrated Legendary Trainer	Awards� Committee
	11	Samarian Sergiu	ROM	Celebrated Legendary Trainer	Awards� Committee
	12	Zaitsev Igor	RUS	Celebrated Legendary Trainer	Awards� Committee

Special Rules

1. FIDE Presidential Board will decide on the judges' panel (formed later on September 1st, 2009) consisting of seven (7) members, with reputation in the field of training. Such persons shall not be nominees for any title awards.

2. Nominations will be accepted till August 31st, 2009.

3. Each member of the judges' panel will vote for each of the five categories separately. He will have the right to vote for three persons, giving three (3), two (2) and one (1) point respectively.

4. In case of a tie in the first place, two or more winners will be announced equal first.

5. For the Hall of Fame, the ten first trainers will be accepted.

6. Only for this year all nominations will be accepted regardless if the nominee is a FST or FT holder (according to regulations). For the next years a FIDE Trainers title as described above, will be in need.

www.getchesstraining.com

http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/15-chess-news/3980-the-nominations-for-fide-trainer-awards

Mon, 04 May 2009 07:40:18 +0000

Interview with GM Norm holder IM S P Sethuraman

I first saw this shy but confident looking lad at Sangli, in a very small tournament. International Master Sethuraman was attending the tournament as a part of his family's journey to Shirdi, a favorite religious place for many. He was one of the two IMs participating at that tournament. Although he finished tied for the first position, it was obviously not his best performance, one reason being that he had played two consecutive tournaments before that tournament.

After a couple weeks of rest and preparation, he proceeded to play at Parsvnath and Gurgaon, two major tournaments held in India. The results were there for all to see and appreciate. Sethuraman managed to get his GM norm at Parsvnath and just missed another by half a point. In the bargain, he beat some very strong GMs like Gleizerov, Iuldachev, Safin and drew against Kuzubov, Ulibin, Kunte, Ismagambetov. The only blip being his loss against GM Das. What an amazing turnaround! Here was one of India's most promising prodigies playing like a seasoned professional even before he turned 16 (on Feb 25)

Sethuraman playing GM Ulibin

imchess.com: Hello! Congrats on your amazing performances in the last couple of months!
Sethuraman: Thanks.

imchess: Did you finish your exams?
Sethuraman: I finished my model exams and the final exams start on March 4th.

imchess: Oh! I'll try to wind this interview fast so that you can concentrate on your studies.
Sethuraman: No, its fine. It's good to have a break in between. I have finished most of the preparations. (Sethuraman is giving his 11th standard exams and is a good student having scored 83% marks in his 10th standard exams. His school Velammal boasts of other strong players such as Adhiban and Shyam Sundar. They encourage Chess a lot.)

imchess: How did you turnaround your form from normal to really outstanding in a matter of a couple of months? At Sangli, you just about performed at your expected rating and at Parsvnath and Gurgaon, you really played at GM levels.
Sethuraman: At Sangli I did not have enough rest before the event. I was playing 3 tournaments consecutively.

Sethuraman with Anand at the Delhi tournament, where Anand was making one of his first public appearances after his World Championship title win

Watch games where Sethuraman beat GMs

GM Safin vs IM Sethuraman 0-1

GM Iuldachev vs IM Sethuraman 0-1

imchess: Who is your coach?
Sethuraman: My father, Panaiappan (a National B player) taught me Chess at age 5 and has been my coach. I also had a 21 day coaching session with GM R B Ramesh. I was also trained by IM P Konguvel.

Sethuraman after coming back with a medal at the World Youth Chess Championships. GM R B Ramesh is sitting at the extreme right. Also in the center is elite GM K Sasikiran

imchess: How do you usually prepare for tournaments?
Sethuraman: I prepare using my laptop using Chess engines. I also prepare from relevant books.

imchess: Do you prepare with your Schoolmates like Adhiban? Many strong GMs play practice matches with strong players of their cities or countries. Even Anand worked with Sasikiran and Ganguly from India.
Sethuraman: I used to do that earlier and we even visited each other's homes to prepare but now it is difficult to find time.

imchess: How has this rating period been for you?
Sethuraman: This period has been good for me. I have gained points from the two major tournaments and also earned a GM norm. I missed another norm by just half a point. In addition to this, I finished 5th at Parsvnath in a strong field.

imchess: Did you have any specific strategies for these two tournaments? Any goals?
Sethuraman: I did not perform at my best at the last two tournaments before Parsvnath, so I was determined to correct that and also was aiming to gain ELO points and get the GM norm.

imchess: I noticed that you sometimes simplify to favorable endgames directly, for example against GM Safin. Is that deliberate or is it because the position demands that?
Sethuraman: With Black, I try to equalize and wait for the opponent to push hard and make an error. Against Safin, I had prepared the particular variation in detail and hence simplified to a favorable position. I am comfortable in all positions. For example, in the game against Gelizerov, I had a pleasant position right from the opening and he actually offered me a draw on move 13 but I refused since I had prepared upto move 16 for that particular game. I played on since I am comfortable in such positions and eventually won. It also happened to be my first breakthrough with the black pieces.

Sethuraman on his way to beating GM Gleizerov

imchess: What about the games with the strong GM Kuzubov and GM Iuldachev?
Sethuraman: I have played Kuzubov twice and drawn both games, which mostly turned to be major pieces endgames. Against Iuldachev, I played aggressively and beat him since I was very confident after earning my 10 game GM norm and also because I was more relaxed.

imchess: What about encounters with Indian GMs? You will probably start meeting them over the board more often now.
Sethuraman: I have played some strong Indian GMs like Ganguly, Kunte, Gopal and so on. My score was not favorable so far, but off late I have started played much better against them.

imchess: What about overseas exposure? Have you played good tournaments out of India?
Sethuraman: I have played the World Youth Championships, where I won medal. Under the Sai Scheme, I went to Spain, Biel (Switzerland), and France.

imchess: Do you have sponsors to travel and play?
Sethuraman: My father is scouting for sponsors so that I can play more regularly in important tournaments. He is a full time Chess coach.

imchess: What are your ambitions in Chess say 2-3 years from now and 10 years down the line?
Sethuraman: I first want to become a GM and then aim for a rating of 2600 over the next 2 years. In the longer term, I want to become an elite GM of say 2700 and above.

imchess: Who are your idols in Chess?
Sethuraman: Fischer and Kasparov inspire me. Among the current players, Anand and Topalov are my heroes. I like Fischer's playing style a lot.

imchess: Have you had a chance to meet your Idols? Any advice they gave you?
Sethuraman: Yes, I met Anand at his home and also after his Bonn win. He gave me advice for one of my tendencies to push too hard in clearly drawn positions and losing sometimes. He told me to assess the position objectively and compromise if it is a clear draw, especially with black pieces. For example, I lost many games that way in France 2005 at the World Youths.

imchess: Do you prepare with physical and mental training for your tournaments?
Sethuraman: Yes, I go for jogs and also do Yoga and Meditation.

imchess: What is your next tournament? Are you playing at the Mumbai Mayor's tournament?
Sethuraman: My next tournament is in Dubai after my exams. I will not be able to play at the Mumbai tournament since it clashes with Dubai.

imchess: Thank you for your time and good luck for your future! Prepare well for your exams.
Sethuraman: Thank you.

Interview by M Jagadish
Editor, imchess.com

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/imchess/~3/wWWAzqpgzTA/i-first-saw-this-shy-but-confident.html

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:18:00 +0000

Chess Life Online Interview with IM Shankland

(This photo from the official World Youth website shows Sam playing in the final round. He is white against GM Quang Liem Le on the second board from the bottom.)

Check out this extensive interview that IM Sam Shankland gave to Chess Life Online. Most of the article concentrates on the World Youth Festival in Vietnam, where Sam tied for first U18 and thereby earned the bronze medal. While you are reading the story, make sure to answer the following six reading comprehension questions.

How did a Frisbee change the course of Sam's life?
What form of transportation do the Vietnamese use to get to the beach?
Which variation of the Sicilian defense was Sam afraid of playing as black?
Sam values the chess books by which author like gold?
T or F: White wins by force in the Dragon by quickly pushing his g- and h-pawns.
T or F: According to the article, some people say that Sam is now overrated.

Do you want to show Sam how much you admire him? Email me all six correct answers and I will publish your first name and last initial right here on the blog. Send the answers to michael AT fpawn DOT com by Friday evening, December 12.
All six answers correct: Bob C, Colin M.

In addition, Sam annotated all eleven of his games from Vietnam, many in substantial detail. Responding to one interview question, he makes a point about the importance of annotating your games. If you too want to some day become a master or even an International Master, then print out the article and carefully play through these games.

http://fpawn.blogspot.com/2008/12/chess-life-online-interview-with-im.html

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:25:00 +0000

Pictures from the WYCC

Dujiu Yang, a chess parent, just posted over 300 pictures from the World Youth Chess Championship. Here are the links:

http://picasaweb.google.com/dujiu.yang/2007WYCC?authkey=OKmfnj7NQkE

http://picasaweb.google.com/dujiu.yang/WYCC2008?authkey=D5Nrt5tLP0Q

They include the opening ceremony, closing ceremony, and portraits etc. Thank you for sharing them with us.

http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2008/12/pictures-from-wycc.html

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:16:00 +0000

WYCC in Vung Tau - Still A Happy Memory!

Dear Mr. Leong,
�

My daughter, Karsten McVay, and I recently returned from Vietnam where Karsten represented the U.S.A. in the Girls Under-16 division at the WYCC 2008.

Karsten and Ijust wanted to thank you for all the planning, hard work and time you and your staff put in to organize the World Youth Chess Championships. We wereSO impressed by how well-run the tournament was and by your country's wonderful hospitality which made us feel so welcome!!! Everyone from the hotel staff (we stayed at the DIC Star Hotel) to all the volunteers were so nice and willing to go "out on a limb" for us. Although this was my daughter's fourth WYCC tournament, this was the first time I had accompanied her while my husband stayed at home with our other two children. I described in detail to my husband thefantastic and extravagant welcome we got at the Opening Ceremony and so many other things that had been done to make our stay more enjoyable. My husband was very impressed and wished he could have been in Vietnam to witnessour wonderful experience first-hand. Karsten (and I) were very honored that she was able to represent the U.S. A. at the WYCC. You and your staff helped make our experience in Vietnam an experience we will never forget and one that we will cherish forever.

Thank you again for a job that was MORE than well done!!!

Best,

Kimberly Doo McVay and Karsten McVay

note

The following was also received by the Bulletin Editor and so posted on the tournament Blog www.2008wycc.blogspot.com.

From FT & IM Martica Fierro

Hey Peter !!

How are you? Hope very good, I tried to look for you the last day but i couldnt find you. I wanted to tell you the seminar was very good and useful. Also, tell me where to find your blog, i want to write that the organization was great and all the Italian team is really grateful for the organization and hospitality of the vietnamitan .

Thanks !!

Martica

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From IM & Head of India Delegation Manual Aaron

Dear Peter,

By now you must be back in your country.

During the last few days at Vung Tau I was in a mad rush with my reports to my newspaper back in India taking priority and solving all kinds of problems of our players.

I hope you have the Vung Tau WYCC games in PGN. I would be grateful if you would send it to me by Email. I need them for our magazines.

We had many good experiences and a few bad at Vung Tau: I can only say one thing. The organisers tried to do their best and they succeeded 95%.

After the closing ceremony, the bronze winner of the U-16, Debashis Das, came to me and said that he had received only the wooden chess pieces as a gift and no chess board. He wanted me to get him the board! In that huge crowd and noise he wanted me to get him his chess board.

There were other confusions too!

With best wishes,

Manuel Aaron

http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/3484-wycc-still-a-happy-memory

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:55:40 +0000

India Gan� el Campeonato Mundial de la Juventud

Los j�venes indios con su h�roe Anand
El campe�n mundial, gran maestro indio Viswanathan Anand, ha sido el impulsor del gran progreso ajedrec�stico de India. Los j�venes talentos de ese pa�s lo consideran un h�roe y quieren seguir sus pasos.
En Viertnam se jug� el campeonato mundial de la juventud para las categor�as Sub 18, 16, 14, 12, 10 y 8, en damas y varones. India, precisamente, se impuso en el medallero con cuatro medallas de oro, dos de plata y dos de bronce, le siguieron Croacia y China:

N� Pa�s Oro Plata Bronce  Total
1  IND  4   2     2       8
2  CRO  2   0     0       2
3  CHN  1   3     2       6
4  GEO  1   2     1       4
5  POL  1   1     1       3
6  RUS  1   1     1       3
7  VIE  1   1     0       2
8  KAZ  1   0     0       1
9  ALE  0   1     0       1
10 FIN  0   1     0       1
11 USA  0   0     2       2
12 MDA  0   0     1       1
13 AZE  0   0     1       1
14 INA  0   0     1       1

Los torneos de cada categor�a se disputaron por sistema suizo a once rondas. Veamos los resultados individuales:

Varones Sub-18
N� Nombre Pa�s ELO Pts.
1 Saric Ivan CRO 2516 8
2 Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son VIE 2567 8
3 Shankland Samuel L USA 2436 8

Varones Sub-16
N� Nombre Pa�s ELO Pts.
1 Adhiban B IND 2439 9
2 Sethuraman S P IND 2441 8
3 Debashis Das IND 2309 8

Varones Sub-14
N� Nombre Pa�s ELO Pts.
1 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2356 9
2 Lortkipanidze Nodar GEO 2135 8,5
3 Swiercz Dariusz POL 2478 8

Varones Sub-12
N� Nombre Pa�s ELO Pts.
1 Das Sayantan IND 2112 9,5
2 Gordievskiy Dmitry RUS 2217 8,5
3 Yang Darwin USA 2182 8

Varones Sub-10
N� Nombre Pa�s ELO Pts.
1 Duda Jan-Krzysztof POL 2013 9,5
2 Xu Yi CHN 0 8,5
3 Wang Yi Ye CHN 0 8,5

Varones Sub-8
N� Nombre Pa�s ELO Pts.
1 Tran Minh Thang VIE 0 10
2 Liu Xiangyi CHN 0 9
3 Liao Yu Hao CHN 0 8,5

Damas Sub-18
N� Nombre Pa�s ELO Pts.
1 Golubenko Valentina CRO 2273 9
2 Preethi R IND 2156 8
3 Girya Olga RUS 2332 7,5

Damas Sub-16
N� Nombre Pa�s ELO Pts.
1 Paikidze Nazi GEO 2292 9
2 Kulon Klaudia POL 2228 9
3 Tsatsalashvili Keti GEO 2235 8

Damas Sub-14
N� Nombre Pa�s ELO Pts.
1 Padmini Rout IND 2235 10
2 Arabidze Meri GEO 2182 9
3 Baciu Diana MDA 2062 8

Damas Sub-12
N� Nombre Pa�s ELO Pts.
1 Zhai Mo CHN 2079 8,5
2 Osmanodja Filiz ALE 1939 8,5
3 Pratyusha Bodda IND 1945 8

Damas Sub-10
N� Nombre Pa�s ELO Pts.
1 Goryachkina Aleksandra RUS 1899 9
2 Li Zhuoling CHN 0 9
3 Anastasia Patricks INA 0 8

Damas Sub-8
N� Nombre Pa�s ELO Pts.
1 Abdumalik Zhansaya KAZ 0 10
2 Zhou Qiyu FIN 0 8,5
3 Mammadzada Gunay AZE 0 8

La participaci�n sudamericana fue escasa y s�lo Per�, Argentina, Brasil y Colombia llevaron representantes. Los m�s destacados fueron Alan Pichot de Argentina, 5� en Varones Sub-10 y Paola Rodr�guez de Colombia, 5� en Damas Sub-12.

P�gina Oficial

http://sertal.blogspot.com/2008/11/india-gan-el-campeonato-mundial-de-la.html

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:04:00 +0000

A successful WYCC

The World Youth Chess Championship 2008 has ended but the accolades still come pouring in! Many are in post cards and hand written thank you notes. The following is a sample e-mail to the Technical Director!

Dear Mr. Leong,

My daughter, Karsten McVay, and I recently returned from Vietnam where Karsten represented the U.S.A. in the Girls Under-16 division at the WYCC 2008.

Karsten and Ijust wanted to thank you for all the planning, hard work and time you and your staff put in to organize the World Youth Chess Championships. We wereSO impressed by how well-run the tournament was and by your country's wonderful hospitality which made us feel so welcome!!! Everyone from the hotel staff (we stayed at the DIC Star Hotel) to all the volunteers were so nice and willing to go "out on a limb" for us. Although this was my daughter's fourth WYCC tournament, this was the first time I had accompanied her while my husband stayed at home with our other two children. I described in detail to my husband thefantastic and extravagant welcome we got at the Opening Ceremony and so many other things that had been done to make our stay more enjoyable. My husband was very impressed and wished he could have been in Vietnam to witnessour wonderful experience first-hand. Karsten (and I) were very honored that she was able to represent the U.S. A. at the WYCC. You and your staff helped make our experience in Vietnam an experience we will never forget and one that we will cherish forever.

Thank you again for a job that was MORE than well done!!!
Best,
Kimberly Doo McVay and Karsten McVay

http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2008/11/successful-wycc.html

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:39:00 +0000

World Youth Medal Count

http://www.wycc2008.vietnamchess.com/index.php

Medal tally

Rank	Country		Total			Individual			Team
Rank	Country		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1		India	12	3	4	4	2	2	8	1	2
2		Vietnam	4	5	3	1	1		3	4	3
3		Croatia	2		1	2					1
4		China	1	4	3	1	3	2		1	1
5		Russia	1	4	1	1	1	1		3
6		Georgia	1	2	2	1	2	1			1
7		Poland	1	1	1	1	1	1
8		Kazakhstan	1	1		1				1
9		Iran	1		1				1		1
10		USA		1	4			2		1	2
11		Canada		1						1
11		Finland		1			1
11		Germany		1			1
14		Azerbaijan			1			1
14		Indonesia			1			1
14		Moldova			1			1
14		Philippines			1						1

http://chessasia.net/

http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2008/11/world-youth-medal-count.html

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:20:00 +0000

India big winner at World Youth

The 2008 World Youth Chess Champions
www.chessasia.net

All good things must come to an end and so the World Youth Championships held in Vung Tau, Vietnam concludes tonight with yet another spectacular closing and prize giving ceremony tonight.

But we can already salute the 2008 World Youth Champions!

Open 18 - IM Ivan Saric (Croatia) 8/11
Girls 18 - WGM Valentina Golubenko (Croatia) 9/11

Open 16 - IM Adhiban (India) 9/11
Girls 16 - WFM Nazi Paikidze (Georgia) 9/11

Open 14 - Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (India) 9/11
Girl 14 - WIM Padmini Rout (India) 10/11

Open 12 - Sayantan Das (India) 9.5/11
Girl 12 - Zhai Mo (China) 8.5/11

Open 10 - Jan-Krysztof (Poland) 9.5/11
Girls 10 - Aleksandra Goryackina (Russia) 9/11

Open 8 - Tran Minh Thang (Vietnam) 10/11
Girl 8 - Zhansaya Abdumalik (Kazakhstan) 10/11

India is the biggest winner and the easy overall winners with 4 Golds followed by Croatia with 2 and Georgia, China, Poland, Russia, Kazakhstan and hosts Vietnam with one a piece.

Full results can be found here: http://chess-results.com/tnr15980.aspx?lan=1

http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2008/10/india-big-winner-at-world-youth.html

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:03:00 +0000

Double talent?

World Youth Chess Championship talent show
Alina Bivol from Russia wins the talent show (video)
chessdom.com

Following on the extravaganza of the Opening Ceremony of the World Youth Chess Championship, chess players from 20 federations from all over the world had their own stage to showcase their singing and dancing skills. Chess talents from Sweden, Australia, Singapore, Canada, Vietnam, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, South Africa,, New Zealand, Russia, Belarus, South Korea, Macau, Armenia, Malaysia, Greece, India, Germany, Sri Lanka, Sweden, and Turkey went on stage competing for the "Chess Idol" prize of the WYCC.

The winner was Alina Bivol from Russia. Our friends from the WYCC blog, where you can find more details about the event, have taken an interesting video of the talent night. Alina is also doing well in the Girl's Under-12. She is unbeaten with 5/6 points (+4 =2 ) and is currently in second place.

http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2008/10/double-talent.html

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:20:00 +0000

Double talent?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehwrpFGHCJE

2008-10-25T11:20:00.001-05:00

World Youth Championships Begins

The World Youth Championship 2008 was officially launched at a short but spectacular opening ceremony described by many as the best they had ever seen.

Held in Vung Tau, Ba Rai, Vietnam, a total of 885 participants from 73 countries are taking part, accompanied by an equal number of officials, parents, and coaches. All continents are well represented and if including the 20 candidate masters, there are 130 titled players (3 GMs, 4 WGMs, 16 IMs, 3 WIMs, 41 FMs, 43 WFMs, 11 CMs, and 9 WCMs)!

The official website is http://wycc2008.vietnamchess.com/ where live games are broadcast, and daily reports, photos, and games can be found at www.chessasia.net.

Insights to the event can be found at www.2008wycc.blospot.com and the official media partner is www.chessdom.com.

http://kaguvkov.blogspot.com/2008/10/world-youth-championships-begins.html

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:47:00 +0000

World Youth Championship

World Youth Championships 2008 - General Information

The World Youth Championship will be held in Vung Tau, Vietnam from 19 to 31 October 2008. Participants are now starting to arrive and so the organisers are posting the following general information (also available on the official website http://wycc2008.vietnamchess.com/index/php and at www.chessasia.net).

Get the latest results and pairings by going to Chess-Results.com
For daily reports, photos and games,visit www.ChessASIA.net
Read and contribute to the tournamentblog at http://2008wycc.blogspot.com

http://kaguvkov.blogspot.com/2008/10/world-youth-championship.html

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:27:00 +0000

World Youth Chess Championship 2008

Forza azzurrini !!

Si svolge a Vung Tau, in Vietnam, dal 19 (cerimonia d’apertura) al 30 ottobre (11� turno e premiazione) il campionato del mondo giovanile 2008. La manifestazione arriva per la prima volta in estremo oriente, buon segnale �della crescita della diffusione degli scacchi.

Il Vietnam � economicamente un paese in ascesa, sulla scia della Cina. Per chi, come me, ha una conoscenza modesta della sua storia e del suo sviluppo attuale, � interessante fare una passeggiata in rete, partendo magari da Wikipedia. Vung Tau, circa 250.000 abitanti, a 120 km. da Ho Chi Minh (l’ex Saigon), si trova sul mare ed � un importante centro turistico.

La nascita della manifestazione avvenne in Francia nel 1974, torneo poi riconosciuto dalla FIDE nel 1977 come campionato del mondo cadetti (all’epoca, under 17). Nel 1974 vinse Jonathan Mestel mentre il primo campione FIDE fu Jon Arnason. Primo torneo femminile nell’edizione del 1981, in Argentina, dove si impose una dodicenne Zsuzsa (Susan) Polgar, edizione in cui il torneo si trasform� in campionato del mondo under 16. Via via si aggiunsero le altre fasce di et�, con l’under 14 nel 1979 (il primo campione fu Miroljub Lazic), under 12 e under 10 nel 1986, under 18 l’anno dopo e, infine, l’under 8, inserito nel 2006.

Tra i vincitori delle diverse edizioni tantissimi i grandi campioni di oggi, anche se diversi ragazzi non hanno invece proseguito l’attivit� fino al livello professionistico. Nel 1989, ad Aguadilla (Portorico) l’under 14 veniva vinto da Veselin Topalov davanti a Vladimir Kramnik… Nell’under 10 si imponeva l’indonesiano Irwin Imandi (che non figura nelle liste FIDE di oggi), con Peter Leko al terzo posto. La soddisfazione di un titolo Kramnik (under 18 nel 1991, a 16 anni) e Leko (under 16 nel 1994) se la sono comunque tolta. Judith Polgar � stata finora l’unica donna a imporsi nei tornei open, vincendo l’under 12 nel 1988 e l’under 14 nel 1990. Si potrebbe curiosare per giorni nelle precedenti edizioni! Segnalo solo un’ultima curiosit� in merito alla vittoria di due fratelli canadesi nella prima edizione dell’under 10 nel 1986, con Jeff Sarwer nell’open e Julia Sarwer nel femminile (nessuno dei due � oggi in lista FIDE).

Si gioca alle 15, ora locale (10 ora italiana, la differenza � attualmente di 5 ore e diventer� di 6 ore domenica prossima, con l’uscita dall’ora legale). Un doppio turno, mercoled� 22 (h. 10 e 17), con un giorno di riposo il 25. La sede di gioco � lo Sports Stadium. Efficace il sito, http://wycc2008.vietnamchess.com/index.php , che fa riferimento a http://www.chess-results.com/ per i risultati e a http://chessasia.net/ per foto e partite. Previsto anche un blog dei campionati: http://2008wycc.blogspot.com/ . Non � indicata finora la trasmissione online delle partite.

Come lo scorso anno, 15 gli alfieri della pattuglia italiana. Mancano alcuni dei nostri giovani di punta, periodo e distanze non favoriscono la partecipazione. Comunque un gruppo simpatico, in gamba e agguerrito, che seguiremo con interesse ed affetto! Grande merito della FSI quello di impegnarsi per la partecipazione dei nostri ragazzi, cosa che non � scontata: quest’anno, ad esempio, non sembra sia presente la Spagna e in passato vi sono state altre defezioni importanti. Ad accompagnare la nostra squadra due istruttori importanti come Daniel Contin e Martha Fierro Baquero! I nostri ragazzi:

Under 18: Alessandro Bonafede FM 2327

Under 18 F: Roberta Messina 1949

Under 16: Enrico Forato 2109

Under 16 F: Chiara Palmitessa 1772

Under 14: Nicholas Paltrinieri 1948 e Samuele Bisi (1626it)

Under 14 F: Eleonora Pes (1605it)

Under 12: Marco Codenotti 2050 e Riccardo Zito (1575it)

Under 12 F: Filli Balzano 1777

Under 10: Fulvio Zamengo (1650it)

Under 10 F: Alessia Santeramo (1545it)

Under 8: Riccardo Bisi (1473it) e Daniele Arbore (1398it)

Under 8 F: Shiri Binder (1515it)

Il meglio piazzato nel ranking iniziale � Marco Codenotti, 15� nell’under 12, tradizionalmente uno dei tornei pi� difficili. Marco ha solo 11 anni e garegger� nell’under 12 anche nel 2009. E’ in una fase di stasi nel punteggio Elo ma la sensazione � che stia crescendo e prima o poi � da attendersi un ulteriore salto di qualit�. Alessandro Bonafede, gi� finalista al CIA lo scorso anno, sapr� ovviamente farsi valere, con un rendimento ancora alterno ma punte di gioco notevoli. Man mano che si scende con l’et� i tornei diventano sempre pi� difficili per i nostri ragazzi, dato che in molti altri paesi si comincia a giocare prima, pi� intensamente e spesso con il supporto di coach importanti. Sar� comunque interessante seguire i nostri giovanissimi, meno “professionisti” ma indubbiamente talentuosi.

Le speranze di titolo dei padroni di casa sono legate alla coppia magica dell’under 18, Le Quang Liem (GM, 2583) e Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (GM, 2567), che condurranno anche la squadra vietnamita a Dresda. L’inglese David Howell (GM, 2593) sembra l’unico in grado di sbarrare loro la strada. Tutti e tre hanno disputato un eccellente campionato del mondo under 20.

Di Samvel Ter-Sahakian (2495), leader dell’under 16, abbiamo parlato spesso nei giorni scorsi: il 15enne armeno ha tradito fior di compagini del Fantascacchi! All’europeo si � dovuto accontentare del 2� posto, alle spalle di super-Nyzhnyk, ma qui Illya non c’�, n� nell’under 16 n� nel “suo” torneo under 12. Ter-Sahakian ha un gioco da GM, molto solido ma a volte con qualche patta di troppo e questo potrebbe favorire qualche avversario pi� “aggressivo”. Da tenere d’occhio la coppia indiana Sethuraman / Adhiban.

Nell’under 14 la star � Dariusz Swiercz (2478), che all’europeo si � cimentato ottimamente nell’under 18. Nonostante la forte concorrenza credo che il giovane polacco sia decisamente il favorito.

Under 12 con nomi meno “importanti” rispetto alle scorse edizioni e meno facile da decifrare. Assenti tutti i principali protagonisti dell’europeo. Da seguire l’indiano Koushik Girish (2161), campione under 10 due anni fa. Mi incuriosisce il “fuori categoria”, a meno che non sia un errore, dell’altro indiano Bajaj Prince (2137), che ha solo dieci anni.

Nell’under 10 potrebbe essere la volta del polacco Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2013), anche se spuntarla contro i giovanissimi indiani e cinesi potrebbe essere decisamente difficile. In generale, non solo nell’under 10, la Cina ha inviato una squadra di senza Elo, sicuramente di sorprendente valore.

Under 8 quasi senza pronostici, dato che anche qui sembra probabile che il vincitore emerga tra gli indiani (in testa al tabellone) e i cinesi.

Una foto dalla cerimonia d'apertura

Katerina Nemkova (2369) prova a bissare il successo dell’europeo nell’under 18 femminile, di fatto quasi contro le stesse avversarie, compresa la georgiana Mariam Danelia (14 anni, 2218), gi� “fuori categoria” all’europeo. Kubra Ozturk (2254) ha un carattere da vincente e potrebbe cercare di fermare la favorita.

Alle protagoniste dell’europeo si aggiungono nell’under 16 femminile due nomi importanti come quelli della peruviana Deysi Cori (2279) e della polacca Klaudia Kulon (2228). Il pronostico resta comunque nelle mani delle georgiane, con la favorita Nazi Paikidze (2292), pluricampionessa europea e mondiale, e, in seconda battuta, Keti Tsatsalashvili (2235), campionessa under 16 gi� lo scorso anno.

La campionessa europea under 14 Meri Arabidze (2182) � anche qui la favorita ma trover� una tradizionale avversaria nell’indiana Rout Padmini (2235), in forte crescita. Forse anche in questa categoria il Vietnam pu� cercare un posto sul podio, con Nguyen Thi Mai Hung (2123) e Phan Nguyen Mai Chi (2079). Da seguire anche la moldava Baciu (2062).

Gi� terza lo scorso anno nell’under 12 femminile, la cinese Zhai Mo (2079) � quest’anno al comando del tabellone e si propone come la super-favorita. Lo scorso anno la tedesca Filiz Osmanodja (1939) fece una gara al di sotto delle attese e il suo Elo � sceso decisamente da allora: non � detto che non sappia invertire la tendenza.

Dopo due titoli under 8 consecutivi l’indiana Ivana Maria Furtado (9 anni, 1814) prova a dare la scalata al titolo under 10. L’anno scorso si comport� abbastanza bene la francese Cecile Haussernot (1882), assente al recente europeo e qui n� 3 del tabellone. Al primo posto la russa Aleksandra Goryachkina (1899) ed � presente anche la connazionale campionessa europea Liza Kisteneva. Tante indiane e cinesi che, comunque, saranno sicuramente protagoniste.

Under 8 femminile: indovinate? Con tutta probabilit�, questione tra piccole indiane e piccole cinesi…� : - ) . Ormai potremmo chiamarla "regola India/Cina", sperando che trovi anche delle eccezioni!

Un enorme in bocca al lupo ai nostri ragazzi, sperando che non trovino problemi di acclimatamento e che abbiano modo di divertirsi con questa bella esperienza!

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2008-10-19T23:38:21+01:00

World Youth in Vung Tau begins

World Youth Championships Begins
Monday, 20 October 2008 11:23

The World Youth Championship 2008 was officially launched at a short but spectacular opening ceremony described by many as the best they had ever seen.

Held in Vung Tau, Ba Rai, Vietnam, a total of 885 participants from 73 countries are taking part, accompanied by an equal number of officials, parents, and coaches. All continents are well represented and if including the 20 candidate masters, there are 130 titled players (3 GMs, 4 WGMs, 16 IMs, 3 WIMs, 41 FMs, 43 WFMs, 11 CMs, and 9 WCMs)!

The official website is http://wycc2008.vietnamchess.com/ where live games are broadcast, and daily reports, photos, and games can be found at www.chessasia.net.

Insights to the event can be found at www.2008wycc.blospot.com and the official media partner is www.chessdom.com.

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Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:57:00 +0000

World Youth Championship

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Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:10:00 +0000

Roberta Messina e Noemie Joudelat al Campionato Mondiale under 18 in Vietnam

Dal 19 al 31 ottobre si svolger� a Vung Tau, in Vietnam, l'edizione 2008 del Campionato del Mondo Giovanile sino a 18 anni.La rappresentativa italiana � costituita da una quindicina di ragazzi, che saranno seguiti dagli accompagnatori Daniel Contin e Martha Fierro. Roberta Messina, campionessa Italiana a squadre e Noemie Joudelat, campionessa Francese under 10, sono le due giocatrici del Circolo Scacchi Vitinia. Potete seguire tutti i risultati dell' evento qui:World Youth Chess Championship

La Campionessa Italiana a squadre Roberta Messina

La campionessa Francese under 10 Noemie Joudelat

http://circoloscacchivitinia.blogspot.com/2008/10/roberta-messina-e-noemie-joudelat-al.html

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:35:00 +0000

World Youth Official Website

Launch of Official World Youth Chess Championship Website

Tuesday, 26 August 2008 11:29

IMPORTANT REMINDER

The World Youth Chess Championship 2008 to be held in Vung Tau, Vietnam from 19-31 October 2008 has an official website at http://wycc2008.vietnamchess.com and this is where federations should check the accuracy of the information of the registered participants.

Source: FIDE.com

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Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:40:00 +0000

WJCC, V turno: diretta Rombaldoni

GM Popov - Rombaldoni in diretta

Rombaldoni perde

inizio ore 14 In Italia

Nel V turno del campionato del mondo under 20 Rombaldoni�� impegnato in decima scacchiera contro il Grande Maestro Popov e la sua partita verr� trasmessa �Live.

Questo spazio � aperto per lettori di Scacchierando che volessero commentare in diretta la partita.

Il grande maestro russo Popov � stato demolito da Caruana nella 4^ edizione dello "Young Star", 2006, ma fin�con il vin cere il torneo,�� arrivato secondo nel mondiale Under 20 del 2007�ed � campione del mondo under 18, titolo vinto ad Antalya nel 2007

GM Popov, Ivan (RUS; 2549) - MF Rombaldoni, Denis (ITA, 2418)

1. e4 c6 Rombaldoni sceglie una Caro Kann 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Af5 4.Cd2 e6 5.Cb3 c5 Rombaldoni anticipa la spinta c5. In questa poszione in genere si preferisce giocare 5...Cd7. La mossa del testo � stata gi� provata, tra gli altri, da Dreev e Galkin��6.dxc5 Axc5 7.Cxc5 Da5+ 8.c3 Dxc5 9.Cf3 a6 Novit�. Sinora qui si giocava 9..Ce7 Rublevesky - Dreev 1/2, Campionato Russo� 2004. Forse l'intenzione � quella di prevenire lo scacco di alfiere in b5 che si � avuto, dopo qualche mossa,�in alcune partite giocate in precedenza�10.Cd4 adesso si potrebbe giocare 10...Ce7, con possibilit� di rientrare, dopo qualche mossa, in�partite gi� giocate precedentemente ma, vista la novit� giocata alla nona mossa,�� probabile che non siano queste le intenzioni di Rombaldoni�10...Ag6�c.v.d. 11.Da4+ Cd7 non si poteva parare lo scacco con 11....Cf3 a causa di 12.Ab5 e si perde il pedone e la partita.�Adesso 9..a6 rischia di diventare un tempo perso�12.Cb5 e Popov cerca di dimostrarlo�minacciando Cd6+. L'amigo inhumano, per evitare lo scacco, consiglia�12...Rf8�12....Tb8�13.Cd6+ Rd8 14.Ae3 Dc6 15.Db4 visto che ormai la posizione del nero�balla, si pu� provare a giocare Cxe5 e lasciare a Popov il compito di dimostare la correttezza del sacrificio del pedone�15..Cxe5 bravo Denis! Adesso Fritz8, dopo 3 minuti di riflesssione, �da� un grosso vantaggio al bianco (+2.00), ma�a mio avviso si sbaglia.Provando a giocare la linea�proposta da Fritz (Aa7), infatti, alla fine il vantaggio del bianco scende drasticamente�!! 15.Aa7 e Popov ci cade! Adesso 15...Rc7!� cos� si sacrifica la qualit� (per un pedone), ma il cavallo del bianco rischia di restare intrappolato.�La variante 17.Cb5+ axb5 18.Axb8+ Rxb8 19.Df8+ Dc8 non da niente di pi� della patta per perpetuo perch� se il bianco prova a catturare la Th8 giocando 20.Dxg7, rischia di perderla a causa di 20...f6 21.Dxh8? Df8! seguita da Cf7. Popov si � immerso in una lunga riflessione e ha perso tutto il vantaggio di tempo (20') che aveva�17.Axb8+ e si accontenta della qualit� 17...Rxb8 18.f4 cercando di dare respiro al� Cd6 anche a costo di un altro pedone. La posizione del nero comincia a non�apparire cos� male�anche all'amigo inhumano adesso.... 18..Cd7 19.f5 dxf5 20.Ae2 Ch6 21.h4 Rc7 22.Cxb7 Dxb7 23.Dxb5 (44') Rxb7 (16')�24.h5 Axh5 25.Axh5 Cf6il finale che i giocatori si apprestano a giocare sembra sostenibile per il nero che ha due pedoni per la qualit� 26.0-0-0 Rc6� 27.Td4 (41')�Te8 (13')��28.Ad1 Te3 con l'idea di andare in g3�29.Rd2 Tg3 30.Af3 Chg4 31.Re2 Ce5 32.Rf2 (31') Tg6 (8') �33.Thd1 Ce4+ 34.Re2 Cxf3 a corto di tempo, Rombaldoni preferisce semplificare, si potyeva giocare anche 34...Td6 35.gxf3 (32') Tg2+ (5')�36.Re3 Cd6 37.b3 Cb5 38.Ta4 (27') g5?! (1')� 6 39.Txa6 Rb7 40.Tf6 f4+ raggiungendo il controllo della quarantesima con il bianco che sembra aver migliorato la sua posizione 41.Rd3 Tf2 42.Txf7+ Rb6 43.Tf6+! Rb7 44.Th1 Txf3+ 45.Rd2 Tf2+ 46.Rc1 g4 47.Th7+ Cc7 48.Tff7 fine dei giochi 48...g3 49.Txc7+ Rb6 50.Tcf7 Txa2 51.Tf6+ Rc5 52.Tc7+ Rb5 Tb7+ Rc5 54. b4 Rc4 55.Txf4 b4 56.Tc7+ Rb3 57.Txd4 g2 58.Tg4 Ta1+ 59.Rd2 g1D 59. Txg1 Txg1 recuperando la torre, ma i due pedoni passati del bianco gli daranno una facile vittoria 60.Txg1 Txg1 61.b5 Ra4 62.c4 Ra5 il nero potrebbe anche abbandonare 63. Tc6 Tg3 64.b6 Ra6 65.c5 Rb7 66.Tc7+ Rb8 67.Te7 Tb3 68.Rc2 Tb5 69.Tc7

1-0

tempo di riflessione: 90' x 40 mosse + 30' per terminare la partita +30" di incremento per mossa

� Denis Rombaldoni��

articolo di presentazione di Scacchierando��

sito ufficiale�

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2008-08-06T13:45:00+01:00

2008 World Youth Chess Championships

2008 WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS
19th to 31st October
VUNG TAU, VIETNAM
INVITATION & REGULATIONS
http://wycc2008.vietnamchess.com/

1. INVITATION

The Government of Vietnam, the People�s Committee of Ba Ria � Vung Tau Province and the Vietnam Chess Federation (VCF), have the honour to invite all the FIDE member federations to participate in the World Youth Chess Championships 2008 (under 8, under 10, under 12, under 14, under 16 and under 18 years old � open and girls) which will take place in Vung Tau, Vietnam, between October 19th (arrival) and October 31st 2008 (departure).

2. PARTICIPATION

2.1 All participants including parents, coaches and accompanying persons are obliged to stay in official hotels. They must be accredited by the Organisers and shall have access to playing venues, the hotels and to activities in the programme.

2.2 Every National Federation can register one player in each category (under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 years old, open and girls). This total of twelve (12) Official Players plus one Accompanying Official shall be hosted by the Organisers. A player must not have reached his 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, or 18th birthday, respectively, on January 1st of the year 2008.

2.3 The players placed 1-3 in the previous World Youth Championships, and the respective Champions of the Continental Youth Championships, shall have the personal right to participate in the World Youth Championships of the corresponding age-category or a higher age-category if the stipulation of Art. 2.2 above is met. Such players shall also be classified as Official Players.

2.4 Other than Official Players, other players shall be classified as Additional Players. All other persons other than players or the Accompanying Official shall be classified as Accompanying Persons. A Federation may register any number of Additional Players and Accompanying Persons but they shall be responsible for their costs of board and lodging.

2.5 The official Registration Form (attached) must be completed and sent to the Organisers before August 15th 2008.

3. FIDE ENTRY FEES

3.1 In accordance with the FIDE regulations, an entry fee of 70 � (Euros) is payable for every Official Player and must be sent directly to FIDE by the National Federation before the event.

3.2 In accordance with the FIDE regulations, an entry fee of 140 � (Euros) is payable for every Additional Player and must be sent directly to FIDE by the National Federation before the event.

4. REGISTRATION AND TRAVEL

4.1 The deadline for registration is August 15th 2008. After this date a penalty of 100 � (Euros) for each late registration will be charged to participants. However, organisers reserve the right to decline late registrations.

4.2 The Registration Form must include the FIDE ID, surname, first name, international rating and FIDE title and the passport details of every player and every accompanying person. It must also include the name, details and phone number/ address/ fax/ email of the head of the delegation. An identity photo (2x3 cm) must also be sent for each participant (All players, coaches, accompanying persons) before August 15th 2008. The photo can also be taken on arrival at the Hotel at the cost of 3 � (Euros).

4.3 All players, coaches and accompanying persons must pay to the Organisers the amount of 100 � (Euros) at the moment of their registration (before August 15th 2008). This Organisation Fee, which covers transportation from and to Airport, identification badge and organisation costs, is compulsory and represents a confirmation of participation.

4.4 By August 15th, the participating National Federation must advise the Organisers on the list of Official Players, Additional Players and one Accompanying Official. If a person pays deposit and not participate the amount is not refundable.

4.5 A player registered in an age-category lower than his/her own, due to a mistake in specifying his/her birthday will see his/her registration suspended until rectification.

4.6 Airport Transfers: Vung Tau is a touristic city and its nearest airport is in Ho Chi Minh City. From Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau by ferry takes 75 minutes or by land transport in less than 3 hours. Participants will be taken to Vung Tau by air-conditioned coaches from the Airport. Participants choosing to land in Hanoi City should take the domestic flight to Ho Chi Minh City which is about 2 hours flight.

4.7 All the travel expenses are the responsibility of the participating National Federation. The Organisers will inform Federations concerning special discount tickets if such arrangement could be successfully finalised.

5. INFORMATION ABOUT VISAS

5.1 Those who need assistance with their visas must return the VISA FORM before August 15th 2008.

5.2 The Organisers will supply official letters of invitation only after all the payments are effected (Organisation Fees and Costs of Board & Lodging for every member of the delegation). Accreditation Card will be sent to the participating Federation and this shall be used as identification at the airport whereupon Visa shall be issued. The cost of Visa is 23 � (Euros)

6. PAYMENT

6.1 BANK TRANSFERS. When registering, the above mentioned Organisation Fee of 100 � (Euros) and the costs of board and lodging must be transferred to the following account:

Account Name: Intchess Asia Pte Ltd
Bank Name: DBS Bank
Address: 6 Shenton Way, DBS Building, Singapore 068809
Account Holder: Intchess Asia Pte Ltd
Account Number: 070 � 900154 � 8

IBAN Number: GB56 BARC 2032 5355 9063 33
SWIFT Address: DBSSSGSG

All bank commissions must be paid by sender; although even if ithese are paid by the sender, there is usually a transfer cost on receiving side (15 �uros) for each transfer - this will also be charged to sender.

6.2 CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS may be made to Intchess Asia Pte Ltd.

6.3 As soon as the payment transfer is confirmed, the Organisers will send to the participating Federation the confirmation of the hotel reservations. Also all confirmed registrations will be declared on the official web site, where Federations may check their participants� status on a daily basis.

6.4 Players will not be paired until all the payments are effected to the organisers.

7. HOTELS - BOARD & LODGING

7.1 The Organisers have booked 24 hotels (all fully air-conditioned) in Vung Tau. Attached is the Hotels List � providing details like; the hotel category, number and type of rooms available and the rates. A map of Vung Tau showing all Official Hotels and the Playing Venue is also provided. These hotels are situated within a radius of maximum travel time of 10 minutes to the main playing venue, the Vung Tau Sports Stadium. If necessary, Palace Hotel will be the secondary Playing Venue for older age-groups.

7.2 The organisers provide free board and lodging inclusive of three meals to all Official Players and the Accompanying Official for each Federation from October 19th (including dinner) to October 31st (including breakfast) in twin/triple rooms in 3-star hotels. These 3-star hotels are spacious and clean. Free wireless connection is available in most of the hotel guest rooms.

7.3 Federations who wish to upgrade must pay the price difference according to the Hotels List. Special arrangements can be made for those accepting 2-star hotels.

7.4 Additional Players and Additional Accompanying Persons must pay for their costs of board and lodging in advance. The payment will be done only in Euros.

7.5 If a participating Federation does not send a player in any age category, they cannot substitute this for another age category.

7.6 Costs for Board & Lodging. Although the deadline for registration is August 15th, if a Federation pays the entire cost of board and lodging and the Organisation Fees before July 15th, they will be given a 5% discount only on hotel costs.

7.7 Rooms will be booked on the principle of FCFS (First Come First Serve Basis). We advise Federations when choosing the hotel of their choice to name 3 hotels in order of priority.

8. TECHNICAL REGULATIONS

The tournament will be played using the Swiss System with 11 rounds. The national rankings will not be taken into account for pairings. The rate of play will be in accordance with the FIDE rules: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. Official tie-break rules of FIDE will be adopted.

9. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Sunday 19 October 12:00 Arrival of Delegations
19:00 Opening Ceremony
Monday 20 October 09:00 Technical Meeting
15:00 1st round
Tuesday 21 October 15:00 2nd round
Wednesday 22 October 10:00 3rd round
17:00 4th round
Thursday 23 October 15:00 5th round
Friday 24 October 15:00 6th round and Social Talent Nite
Saturday 25 October Free day
Sunday 26 October 15:00 7th round
Monday 27 October 15:00 8th round
Tuesday 28 October 15:00 9th round
Wednesday 29 October 15:00 10th round
Thursday 30 October 10:00 11th round
18:00 Closing Ceremony
Friday 31 October 12:00 Departure of Delegations
10. PRIZES

10.1 In every category, the top three players, after tie-break, will be awarded with trophies, medals and the following gifts:-
1st place � Laptop Computer
2nd place � Ipod Video
3rd place -- Wooden Chess Set

10.2 Prizes will also be awarded to those who finish 4th to 10th places.

10.3 For each category, the top 3 players of the 3 top Federations will be awarded team medals based on the total score of these 3 players. Federations with less than 3 players will not be eligible for a team award. In case of any tie, the tie-break scores of each player shall be considered.

10.4 The best 3 Federations will receive additional prizes based on the overall ranking in the Championships. Ranking is by number of gold medals, followed by the number of silver medals and then the number of bronze medals. If a tie cannot be broken, then the total points of medallists will be taken for tie-break.
1st Federation � 30 Clocks
2nd Federation � 20 Clocks
3rd Federation � 10 Clocks

10.5 All players and arbiters will be given diplomas for participation.

11. APPEALS COMMITTEE

The Appeals Committee will consist of 5 members and 2 reserves chosen from among the participating delegations.

12. TOURNAMENT BULLETIN

Daily Bulletins will be given free to all players and the Accompanying Officials. Additional bulletins will be sold.

13. SOCIAL TALENT NITE

All participating Federations are encouraged to nominate at most one performing group or single to perform on Social Talent Nite � it could either be singing, dancing or a short act - and may be in any language. This is a traditional activity in the ASEAN Age-Group Chess Championships in the past 9 years.

Depending on the number of performances, at least 5 attractive prizes will be awarded.

14. JOURNALISTS

All journalists who wish to participate in the event should contact the Organisers and should be accredited. The press room will have ADSL internet connection as well as other facilities.
15. STANDS

Anyone who wishes to rent a promotional stand on location should contact the Organisers for rental conditions. No one will be allowed any promotional space (except FIDE) to have a stand for merchandise or other services, without approval of the Organisers.

16. SEMINARS

During playing sessions, seminars will be conducted for Trainers and Arbiters simultaneously. Full details will be announced on the FIDE website in July.

17. WEATHER CONDITIONS

In October, the weather of Vung Tau is warm and around 30� C. There may be rain showers.

18. ELECTRICITY

The standard voltage in Vietnam is 220 Volts. The plugs used for appliances are twin round plug.

19. CURRENCY & EXCHANGE

The local currency is the Vietnamese Dong. The exchange rates as of April 2008:-

1� (Euro) = 24,600 Vietnamese Dong (VND)
1USD (American Dollar) = 16,200 Vietnamese Dong (VND)

20. CONTACT INFORMATION

Technical Director: Mr Ignatius LEONG
FIDE General Secretary &
ASEAN Chess Confederation President

Mobile Phone : +65 9633 7946 and +65 9026 4417

Fax: +65 6297 7647 and +65 6352 9691

E-mail: ignatiusleong@pacific.net.sg
Copy to: kftang@starhub.net.sg

For Russian language: For Spanish Language:

Mr Dang Tat Thang Mr Alberto Muniz Pardino
Mobile: +84 903 944 649 Mobile: +65 9248 7863
Email: ldc@hnn.vnn.vn Email: asdracles@hotmail.com

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