January 27th
International Solving Contest
Info

 1.GM G.Evseev (RUS) 2805
 2.GM P.Murdzia (POL) 2799
 3.GM J.Nunn (GBR) 2747
 4.GM A.Zude (GER) 2707
 5.GM R.Soffer (ISR) 2692
 6.GM P.Perkonoja (FIN) 2682
 7.GM O.Comay (ISR) 2669
 8.GM N.Elkies (ISR) 2663
 9.GM J.Mestel (GBR) 2658
10.GM B.Tummes (GER) 2640

11.IM B.Vuckovic (SRB) 2621
12.IM A.Selivanov (RUS) 2616
13.IM M.Mladenovic (SRB) 2609
14.GM M.Pfannkuche (GER) 2608
15.GM S.Rumjancev (RUS) 2593
16.IM E.Van Beers (BEL) 2589
17.IM V.Podinic (SRB) 2587
18.IM L.Salai jr. (SVK) 2579
19.GM A.Azhusin (RUS) 2579
20.GM M.Kovacevic (SRB) 2575
21.GM M.Caillaud (FRA) 2569
22.GM D.Wissmann (NED) 2557
23.IM A.Mukoseev (RUS) 2546
24.IM V.Kopyl (UKR) 2543
25.GM J.Paavilainen (FIN) 2537
26.IM H.Hurme (FIN) 2529
27.GM R.Baier (SUI) 2529
28.FM A.Bulavka (BLR) 2515
29.IM K.Karhunen (FIN) 2514
30.IM T.Wakashima (JAP) 2513
31.IM M.Dragoun (CZE) 2499
32.IM J.Rotenberg (ISR) 2496
33.IM K.Prentos (GRE) 2490
34.IM V.Pogorelov (UKR) 2481
35.IM E.Huber (ROM) 2471
36.GM M.Velimirovic (SRB) 2471
37.IM M.Erenburg (ISR) 2469
38.FM A.Feoktistov (RUS) 2457
39.FM A.Lebedev (RUS) 2450
40.GM G.Lee (GBR) 2439
41.FM J.Stopa (POL) 2438
42.FM M.Vanka (CZE) 2434
43.IM P. v.d.Heuvel (NED) 2430
44.IM C.McNab (GBR) 2428
45.FM M.Ukmar (SLO) 2428
46.FM D.Pletnev (RUS) 2426
47.FM M.Kolcak (SVK) 2426
48.FM A.Leontjev (RUS) 2425
49.IM B.Piliczewski (POL) 2414
50.IM D.Friedgood (GBR) 2412
51.IM H.Axt (GER) 2410
52.FM M.McDowell (GBR) 2409
53.FM D.Gurgenidze (GEO) 2403
54.FM Vid.Satkus (LTU) 2399
55. A.Villeneuve (FRA) 2396
56. T.Marlo (Jaatinen) (FIN) 2376
57.IM H.Tanner (FIN) 2372
58. A.Kozyrev (RUS) 2372
59. K.Sivic (SLO) 2369
60. V.Gulke (GER) 2364
61.FM K.Yamada (JAP) 2363
62. A.Solovchuk (UKR) 2356
63. A.Almamedov (AZB) 2356
64.IM V.Crisan (ROM) 2354
65.FM M.Voracek (CZE) 2352
66.FM E.Klemanic (SVK) 2349
67. R.Larin (RUS) 2346
68. M.Gabeskiria (GEO) 2345
69. F.Richter (GER) 2345
70.FM V.Blochin (RUS) 2344
71.FM O.Pervakov (RUS) 2343
72.FM H.Uitenbroek (NED) 2343
73. N.Mendrinos (GRE) 2340
74.IM T.Maeder (SUI) 2339
75.FM A.Steinbrink (GER) 2336
76.FM J.Kupper (SUI) 2335
77. A.Delander (GER) 2335
78. V.Dyachuk (UKR) 2330
79. J.Pernaric (CRO) 2330
80.FM V.Lipovskij (RUS) 2330
81.FM Z.Szczep (POL) 2329
82. Z.Janevski (MAC) 2314
83. R.Stelling (BRA) 2313
84. C.Czeremin (GER) 2312
85. D.Borst (NED) 2309
86. V.Markovcij (UKR) 2307
87. M.Morvay (HUN) 2304
88. N.Predrag (CRO) 2302
89.FM Y.Afek (ISR) 2302
90.A.Papastavropoulos(GRE) 2300
91.FM P.Gvozdjak (SVK) 2298
92. S.Borodavkin (UKR) 2298
93. A.Petrov (RUS) 2296
94. P.Einat (ISR) 2294
95.FM R.Schafer (GER) 2293
96. F.Abdurahmanovic (BIH) 2291
97.FM L.Siran (SVK) 2289
98. M.Gershinskij (UKR) 2289
99.FM J.Norri (FIN) 2287
100. I.Bender (CRO) 2283

European Championship
(Pardubice, CZE)

Kubok Ural Problemist Open
(Moscow, RUS)

Kubok Ural Problemist
(Moscow, RUS)

Croatian Championship
(Zagreb, CRO)

Open PCCC
(Rhodes, GRE)

World Championship
(Rhodes, GRE)

Czech Championship
(Dobruska, CZE)

Warsaw Grand Prix
(Warsaw, POL)

Michal Dragoun
(CZE)

1. IM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 67.5 points (341 min), 2. Nikola Predrag (CRO) 67.5 (345), 3. Zdenek Libis (CZE) 66.5 (360), 4. Miloslav Vanka (CZE) 62.5 (336), 5. FM Marek Kolcak (SVK) 58.5 (358)

21 competitors (18 with rating - average rating 2147) from 5 countries Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine and Czechia. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

(Added 11-XI-03)

Martin Mrva
(SVK)

1. Martin Mrva (SVK) 45 points (114 min), 2. Oto Mihalco (SVK) 44 (127), 3. FM Emil Klemanic (SVK) 38 (129), 4. Milan Svrcek (SVK) 34 (150), 5. Josef Michenka (CZE) 31 (144)

6 competitors (3 with rating - average rating 2269) from 2 countries Czechia and Slovakia. System of competition 3 rounds, maximum 45 points. The final table

(Added 11-XI-03)

Brian Stephenson (GBR) published on his pages BDS Web Site conditions and the Starter Problem.
More at BDS Web Site...

(Added 17-IX-03)

1. Ian R. Watson (England) 43.5 points
2. Michael McDowell (Northern Ireland) 40 points
3. Bill Clark (England) 35 points

System of competition 2 rounds 12 problems (1st round: 2x #2, 2x #3, 2x endgames, 2nd round: 2x H#, 2x S# and 2x #n ) maximum: 60 points/240 minutes.

(Added 17-IX-03)

International Solving Master:
Michal DRAGOUN (CZE), Erik HUBER (ROM), Thomas MAEDER (SUI), Bogusz PILICZEWSKI (POL), Vladimir POGORELOV (UKR).

FIDE Solving Master:
Marko KLASINC (SLO), Srecko RADOVIC (SCG), Ronald SCHAFER (GER), Lubomir SIRAN (SVK).

(Added 05-VIII-03)

Marjan Kovacevic
(SCG)

Final:
Marjan Kovacevic (SCG) - Tadashi Wakashima (JAP) 5:4

3rd Place Match:
Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) - Dolf Wissmann (NED) 5:2

Semifinal:
Marjan Kovacevic (SCG) - Dolf Wissmann (NED) 4:0
Tadashi Wakashima (JAP) - Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 4:3

(Added 05-VIII-03)

Andrej Selivanov
(RUS)

Teams results: Latest the final table

 1. Russia 158.5 points (617 min) - A.Selivanov, G.Evseev, A.Ahzusin
 2. Germany 149 (677) - A.Zude, B.Tummes, M.Pfannkuche
 3. Finland 139 (662) - J.Paavilainen, H.Hurme, T.Jaatinen
 4. Serbia / Monte Negro 139 (680) - M.Kovacevic, S.Radovic, I.Spiric
 5. Poland 135.5 (668) - P.Murdzia, B.Piliczewski, Z.Szczep
 6. Japan 135.5 (684) - T.Wakashima, K.Yamada
 7. Netherlands 134 (687) - D.Wissmann, P.van den Heuvel, H.Uitenbroek
 8. Ukraine 132 (694) - V.Pogorelov, V.Djachuk, V.Kopyl
 9. Israel 130.5 (696) - M.Erenburg, O.Comay, G. Costeff
10. Great Britain 128 (679) - J.Mestel, M.McDowell, I.Watson

Participated 22 countries (+ team Russia 2).

Individuals: Latest the final table

 1. IM Andrej Selivanov (RUS) 82.5 points (323 min)
 2. GM Georgy Evseev (RUS) 76  (303)
 3. IM Dolf Wissmann (NED) 75.5  (354)
 4. GM Jorma Paavilainen (FIN) 73.5  (350)
 5. GM Marjan Kovacevic (SCG) 73  (326)
 6. IM Tadashi Wakashi (JAP) 72  (345)
 7. GM Arno Zude (GER) 71.5  (336)
 8. Erik Huber (ROM) 71.5  (354)
 9. GM Jonathan Mestel (GBR) 68.5  (332)
10. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 68  (311)

76 competitors from 25 countries.

(Added 31-VII-03 from Moscow, update 05-VIII-03, update 06-VIII-03)

Marjan Kovacevic(SCG)

1. GM Marjan Kovacevic (SCG) 55 points (143 min)
2.- 4. GM Michel Caillaud (FRA) 55  (175)
2.- 4. GM Jonathan Mestel (GBR) 55  (175)
2.- 4. GM Arno Zude (GER) 55  (175)
5. GM Ofer Comay (ISR) 55  (178)
6.- 7. GM Georgy Evseev (RUS) 55  (180)
6.- 7. FM Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 55  (180)
8. GM Boris Tummes (GER) 54.5  (180)
9. Arno Tungler (GER) 52.5  (180)
10. FM Thomas Maeder (SUI) 52  (178)

93 competitors (71 with rating - average rating 2337) from 25 countries. System of competition 1 round, 11 problems and 1 study, maximum 60 points / 180 minutes. The final table

(Added 30-VII-03 from Moscow, update 05-VIII-03)

Michal Dragoun
(CZE)

1. FM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 90 points (253 min), 2. Marko Klasinc (SLO) 78.5 (318), 3. Miloslav Vanka (CZE) 77 (287), 4. Lubomir Siran (SVK) 76 (306), 5. FM Marek Kolcak (SVK) 75.5 (353)

21 competitors (17 with rating - average rating 2113) from 4 countries Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Czechia. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

(Added 14-VII-03)

Alexandr Azhusin(RUS)

1. IM Alexandr Azhusin (RUS) 58 points (355 min), 2. FM Alexandr Feoktistov (RUS) 56.5 (359), 3. Oleg Pervakov (RUS) 53 (332), 4. Dmitrij Pletnev (RUS) 52.5 (356), 5. Alexandr Leontjev (RUS) 51 (353)

18 competitors (10 with rating - average rating 2394) from 2 countries Ukraine and Russia. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

(Added 08-VII-03)

Piotr Murdzia
(POL)

1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 68.5 points (325 min), 2. Lubomir Siran (SVK) 61.5 (349), 3. FM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 52 (335), 4. IM Valery Kopyl (POL) 48 (345), 5. Aleksandr Bulavka (BLR) 46 (360)

25 competitors (19 with rating - average rating 2144) from 5 countries Belarus, Czechia, Slovakia, Ukraine and Poland. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

Solving show (Warsaw), 28th June 2003:
The final match:
Lubomir Siran (SVK) - Zbigniew Szczep (POL) 5:1
3rd place duel:
Michal Dragoun (CZE) - Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 4:3
Semifinal duels:
Lubomir Siran (SVK) - Michal Dragoun (CZE) 3:0
Zbigniew Szczep (POL) - Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 3:0

Quick Show (Warsaw), 28th June 2003:
It is solving 24 twomovers, 1 minute per one. Answer: right = +1 point, wrong = -1 point, no answer = 0.
1. Michal Dragoun (CZE) 11 (+12 -1), 2. Valery Kopyl (UKR) 10 points (+11 -1), 3. Aleksandr Bulavka (BLR) 10 (+14 -4), 4. Lubomir Siran (SVK) 7 (+11 -4), 5. Zbigniew Szczep (POL) 6 (+6 0)

(Added 01-VII-03)

Meeting two strongest solvers of the world
is not being held, GM P. Murdzia (POL) the current world champion and GM G. Evseev (RUS) solver with the highest rating both of them canceled start in Championship of Russia in Tver.

Training camp
The national team of Poland prepared training camp close town Gdansk in middle July. Wladyslaw Rosolak in role coach will be organize one week about 10 hours daily training process for GM Piotr Murdzia the current world champion, FM Bogusz Piliczewski and FM Zbigniew Szczep.

Comeback of the former world champion
GM Roland Baier (SUI) first world champion from 1983, announce comeback to World Championship after break 6 years.

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Company Fossil tech offer the watch with PalmOS version 4.1, processor Dragonball VZ 33MHz, memory - 2MB RAM a 2MB flash ROM. With enough space to store thousands of addresses, years of appointments, hundreds of to-do items and memos, and still have space left for additional applications. Customizable watch face - you can configure the time display of your choice when not in PDA mode.
If you install to watch software for solving is possible use for solving of chess problems.

(Added 01-VII-03)

Piotr Murdzia
(POL)

1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 77 points (347 min), 2. FM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 74 (312), 3. IM Andrej Selivanov (RUS) 72.5 (344), 4. IM Valery Kopyl (UKR) 67.5 (319), 5. FM Marek Kolcak (SVK) 67 (350)

31 competitors (20 with rating - average rating 2180) from 6 countries Belarus, Czechia, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine and Poland. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

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Solving show (Wroclaw), 31st May 2003:
The final match:
Piotr Murdzia (POL) - Michal Wysocki (POL) 5:2
3rd place duel:
Marek Kolcak (SVK) - Valery Kopyl (UKR) 4:1
Semifinal duels:
Piotr Murdzia (POL) - Valery Kopyl (UKR) 3:0,
Michal Wysocki (POL) - Marek Kolcak (SVK) 3:2

Quick Show (Wroclaw), 31st May 2003:
It is solving 30 twomovers, 1 minute per one. Answer: right = +1 point, wrong = -1 point, no answer = 0.
1. Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 12 points (+13 -1), 2. Marek Kolcak (SVK) 10 (+13 -3), 3. Michal Dragoun (CZE) 9 (+11 -2), 4. - 5. Andrej Selivanov (RUS) 7 (+11 -4), 4. - 5. Viktor Volchek (BLR) 7 (+8 -1)

(Added 02-VI-03, updated 13-VI-03)

Kostas Prentos(GRE)

1. Kostas Prentos (GRE) 32.5 points, 2. Yiannis Garoufalidis (GRE) 26, 3. Alexis Kostouros (GRE) 25, 4. Panayiotis Pantavos (GRE) 24, 5. Aggelos Vouldis (GRE) 23.95

30 competitors (3 with rating). System of competition 1 round 8 problems (#2, #3, #3, #4, #5, H#2, S#3, Win), maximum 40 points / 210 minutes. The final table

(Added 02-VI-03)

Jorma Paavilainen
(FIN)

1. GM Jorma Paavilainen (FIN) 53 points (201 min), 2. IM Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 51 (239), 3. IM Dolf Wissmannn (NED) 50.5 (235), 4. Helmut Froeyman (BEL) 46 (240), 5. FM Hans Uitenbroek (NED) 45 (227)

23 competitors (14 with rating - average rating 2232). System of competition 2 rounds 12 problems (2x #2, 2x #3, 2x endgames, 2x h#, 2x #n, 2x S#), maximum 60 points / 240 minutes. The final table

(Added 28-V-03)

Piotr Murdzia
(POL)

1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 78 points (356 min), 2. FM Marek Kolcak (SVK) 72.5 (353), 3. Lubomir Siran (SVK) 69 (321), 4. FM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 69 (346), 5. FM Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 68 (360)

28 competitors (25 with rating - average rating 2248) from 7 countries Belarus, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Ukraine and Slovakia. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

Solving show (Komarno), 24th May 2003:
The final match:
Vasyl Dyachuk (UKR) - Alexandr Bulavka (BLR) 5:3
3rd place duel:
Emil Klemanic (SVK) - Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 4:2
Semifinal duels:
Vasyl Dyachuk (UKR) - Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 3:0
Alexandr Bulavka (BLR) - Emil Klemanic (SVK) 3:2


(Added 27-V-03)

Piotr Murdzia
(POL)

1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 70.5 points (308 min), 2. FM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 63 (322), 3. FM Marek Kolcak (SVK) 59.5 (360), 4. FM Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 57.5 (339), 5. Frantisek Sabol (CZE) 56 (318)

20 competitors (18 with rating - average rating 2200) from 3 countries Poland, Slovakia and Czechia. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

(Added 20-V-03)

Michel Caillaud
(FRA)

1. GM Michel Caillaud (FRA) 60.5 points (180 min.), 2. IM Dolf Wissmann (NED) 59 (180), 3. FM Peter v.d. Heuvel (NED) 50 (180), 4.-5. FM Michael McDowell (GBR) 48.5 (180), 4.-5. FM Hans Uitenbroek (NED) 48.5 (180)

16 competitors (11 with rating - average rating 2350). System of competition 1 round 12 problems, maximum 72 points / 180 minutes. The final table

(Added 20-V-03)

Michal Dragoun
(CZE)

1. FM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 80.5 points (303 min), 2. GM Michael Pfannkuche (GER) 80 (335), 3. GM Arno Zude (GER) 75.5 (334), 4. GM Boris Tummes (GER) 74 (345), 5. IM Dolf Wissmann (NED) 74 (354)

29 competitors (22 with rating - average rating 2336) from 5 countries Czechia, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and Germany. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

Michal Dragoun (CZE) gained norm FIDE International Solving Master, Ronald Schafer (GER) gained norm FIDE Solving Master.

(Added 28-IV-03)

Vladimir Pogorelov
(UKR)

1. FM Vladimir Pogorelov (UKR) 84.5 points (293 min.), 2. IM Valery Kopyl (UKR) 80 (299), 3. Vasyl Dyachuk (UKR) 76.5 (299), 4. Michail Gershinskij (UKR) 76 (299), 5. Vladimir Blokhin (RUS) 67 (319)

33 competitors (25 with rating - average rating 2150) from 4 countries Belarus, Moldavia, Russia and Ukraine. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

(Added 8-IV-03)

Jonathan Mestel
(GBR)

1. GM Jonathan Mestel 45.5 points (215 min.), 2. FM Michael McDowell 45.5 (224), 3. Ian R Watson 43 (230), 4. Bill Clark 40.5 (225), 5. GM Graham Lee 30.5 (192)

22 competitors, system of competition 6 rounds, maximum: 80 points/230 minutes.

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Problems
Solutions

(Added 04-III-03)

Pauli Perkonoja
(FIN)

1. GM Pauli Perkonoja 59 points (115 min.), 2. GM Jorma Paavilainen 52.2 (180), 3. Terho Jaatinen 46 (180), 4. IM Harri Hurme 44.7 (179), 5. GM Kari Valtonen 44 (180)

22 competitors and 3 young solvers outside the competition, all from Finland. System of competition 1 round 12 problems, maximum: 60 points/180 minutes.

Home page:
The final table
Problems
Solutions

(Added 25-II-03)