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)

Axel Ornstein
(SWE)

1. Axel Ornstein (SWE) 53 points, 2. Rob Bertholee (NED) 49, 3. Jonathan Mestel (GBR) 47, 4. Jarl Ulrichsen (NOR) 47, 5. Peter Boll (NED) 45

24 competitors. System of competition 1 round 7 endgame studies, maximum 100 + 7 points / 120 minutes. The final table

The ARVES home page

(Added 30-XI-04, updated 02-I-05)

Dolf Wissmann
(NED)

1. GM Dolf Wissmann (NED) 36 points, 2. FM Hans Uitenbroek (NED) 34, 3. IM Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 30, 4. IM Peter van den Heuvel (NED) 24, 5. Piet le Grand (NED) 23.5

14 competitors (10 with rating - average rating 2264). System of competition 1 round 8 problems, maximum 44 points / 120 minutes. The final table

(Added 30-XI-04)

Lubomir Siran
(SVK)

1. FM Lubomir Siran (SVK) 44 points (360 min.), 2. Vasil Markovcij (UKR) 42.5 (346), 3. Frantisek Sabol (CZE) 40 (360), 4. FM Marek Kolcak (SVK) 36.5 (360), 5. Ryszard Krolikowski (POL) 35.5 (360)

17 competitors (all with rating - average rating 2067) from 4 countries Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine and Czechia. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

(Added 08-XI-04)

Emil Klemanic
(SVK)

1. FM Emil Klemanic (SVK) 64.5 points (318 min.), 2. FM Lubomir Siran (SVK) 54.5 (350), 3. IM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 52.5 (334), 4. Bohumil Moravcik (SVK) 48.5 (290), 5. Frantisek Sabol (CZE) 48 (330)

11 competitors (all with rating - average rating 2245) from 3 countries Czechia, Poland and Slovakia. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

(Added 04-X-04)

The popular www.chessbase.com publish report about 47th World Congress of Chess Composition (Halkidiki, GRE).
More...

(Added 23-IX-04)

International Solving Grandmaster:  John Nunn (GBR), Dolf Wissmann (NED)

International Solving Master:  Kostas Prentos (GRE)

FIDE Solving Master:  Vladimir Blokhin (RUS), Valery Krivenko (UKR), Colin McNab (GBR), Anatolij Mukoseev (UKR), Oleg Pervakov (RUS), Vladimir Podinic (SCG), Kohei Yamada (JPN)

(Added 15-IX-04)

 Fairy Solving Show:

 Semifinal duels:
 Tadashi Wakashima (JPN) - Vidmantas Satkus (LIT) 4:2
 Michal Dragoun (CZE) - Dolf Wissmann (NED) 4:0

 The third place duel:
 Vidmantas Satkus (LIT) - Dolf Wissmann (NED) 5:2

 The final match:
 Michal Dragoun (CZE) - Tadashi Wakashima (JPN) 5:0

 IGM Petko Petkov (BUL) compose all 130 fairy chess problems for this competition.

 Solving Show:

 Semifinal duels:
 Michal Dragoun (CZE) - Roland Baier (SUI) 5:3
 Tadashi Wakashima (JPN) - Michael Pfannkuche (GER) 5:1

 The third place duel:
 Roland Baier (SUI) - Michael Pfannkuche (GER) 5:2

 The final match:
 Michal Dragoun (CZE) - Tadashi Wakashima (JPN) 6:3

Photo from left Michal Dragoun (CZE) and Tadashi Wakashima (JPN)

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 Team results: The final table
 1. Israel (Elkies, Soffer, Comay) 162 points (665 min.)
 2. Great Britain (Mestel, Friedgood, Nunn) 154.5  (649)
 3. Finland (Karhunen, Paavilainen, Perkonoja) 153.5  (673)
 4. Poland (Szczep, Murdzia, Piliczewski) 143.5  (662)
 5. Serbia & Montenegro (Kovacevic, Radomirovic, Podinic) 133.5  (673)
 6. Netherlands (v.d.Heuvel, Wissmann, Uitenbroek) 131.5  (717)
 7. Germany (Zude, Czeremin, Tummes) 125  (669)
 8. Belgium (Van Beers, Ooms, Van Herck) 125  (692)
 9. Romania (Crisan, Nicula, Huber) 122  (701)
10. Russia (Azhusin, Selivanov, Blokhin) 122  (704)

 Participated 22 countries (+ team Greece 2).

 Photo team Israel (from left) Ofer Comay, Ram Soffer and Noam Elkies
 

John Nunn
(GBR)

 Individuals: The final table
 1. IM John Nunn (GBR) 84 points (319 min.)
 2. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 82.5 (302)
 3. GM Ram Soffer (ISR) 81.5 (337)
 4. GM Jorma Paavilainen (FIN) 73.5 (356)
 5. GM Marjan Kovacevic (SCG) 72.5 (332)
 6. GM Noam Elkies (ISR) 70.5 (333)
 7. GM Jonathan Mestel (GBR) 69.5 (332)
 8. IM Dolf Wissmann (NED) 68 (358)
 9. IM Mark Erenburg (ISR) 66.5 (354)
10. IM Tadashi Wakashima (JPN) 66.5 (356)

 Number of participants 85 (75 with rating - average rating 2371)

(Added from Halkidiki 07-IX-04, updated 15-IX-04)

Dolf Wissmann
(NED)

1. IM Dolf Wissmann (NED) 60 points (178 min.)
2. GM Pauli Perkonoja (FIN) 59 (123)
3. GM Noam Elkies (ISR) 59 (158)
4. Kostas Prentos (GRE) 59 (176)
5. GM Boris Tummes (GER) 59 (180)
6. GM Ram Soffer (ISR) 58 (149)
7. GM Arno Zude (GER) 57 (169)
8. GM Michel Caillaud (FRA) 57 (180)
9. IM Alexandr Azhusin (RUS) 56.5 (177)
10. GM Marjan Kovacevic (SCG) 56.5 (180)

Number of participants 102 (90 with rating - average rating 2337) , system of competition 1 round, 12 problems, maximum 60 points/ 180 minutes. The final table

(Added from Halkidiki 07-IX-04, updated 15-IX-04)

Michael McDowell
(GBR)

1. FM Michael McDowell (GBR) 47 points (240 min.), 2. Colin McNab (GBR) 38 (240), 3. Ian Watson (GBR) 35 (240), 4. Bill Clark (GBR) 28 (240), 5. Joe Craig (GBR) 16.5 (240)

10 competitors (4 with rating). System of competition 2 rounds, 12 problems, maximum 60 points/ 240 minutes. The final table

(Added 29-VIII-04)

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

(Added 20-VII-04)

Michal Dragoun
(CZE)

1. IM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 84 points (224 min.), 2. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 80.5 (246), 3. FM Lubomir Siran (SVK) 65.5 (329), 4. FM Marek Kolcak (SVK) 56.5 (301), 5. Miloslav Vanka (CZE) 56 (317)

20 competitors (14 with rating - average rating 2214) from 6 countries Bulgaria, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Slovakia and Czechia. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

Kosta Angelov (BUL) winner of WCSC 1979 took part in the international solving competition after break 22 years.

(Added 20-VII-04)

Georgy Evssev
(RUS)

1. GM Georgy Evssev (RUS) 78.5 points (343 min.), 2. Vladimir Blochin (RUS) 75.5 (333), 3. Alexej Lebedev (RUS) 75 (322), 4. Anatolij Mukoseev (RUS) 74 (304), 5. Oleg Pervakov (RUS) 70.5 (320)

28 competitors (17 with rating - average rating 2346) from 4 countries Belarus, Slovakia, Ukraine and Russia. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

Vladimir Blochin (RUS), Alexej Lebedev (RUS), Anatolij Mukoseev (RUS), Oleg Pervakov (RUS), Alexandr Leontiev (RUS) and Vladimir Lipovskyj (RUS) gained norm FIDE Solving Master.

Teams results:
 1. Moscow 1 - 159 points (642 min) - G.Evseev, O.Pervakov, D.Pletnev
 2. Tver 1 - 154 (614) - A.Ahzusin, A.Mukoseev, A.Lebedev
 3. Moscow 2 - 134.5 (662) - A.Feoktistov, A.Leontiev, V.Gurov
 4. Belarus - 117 (701) - A.Bulavka, V.Volchek, V.Zajcev
 5. Druzhba - 116 (633) - S.Vokal, S.Bilyk, E.Fomichev
 6. Volgograd - 106.5 (711) - V.Lipovskij, S.Solochin, A.Radchenko
 7. Tver 2 - 101.5 (719) - E.Viktorov, A.Petrov, J.Malyshin
 8. Ukraine - 100 (706) - V.Kopyl, V.Krivenko
 9. Novosibirsk - 91.5 (709) - V.Vinichenko, R.Larin

(Added 02-VII-04)

Michal Dragoun
(CZE)

1. IM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 82 points (258 min.), 2. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 80 (246), 3. FM Zbigniew Szczep (POL) 69 (323), 4. Ryszard Krolikowski (POL) 60 (344), 5. IM Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 59.5 (343)

17 competitors (16 with rating - average rating 2170) from 4 countries Belarus, Czechia, Slovakia and Poland. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

Solving show (Warsaw), 26th June 2004:
The final match:
Michal Dragoun (CZE) - Piotr Murdzia (POL) 5:3
3rd place duel:
Lubomir Siran (SVK) - Jacek Stopa (POL) 5:1
Semifinal duels:
Piotr Murdzia (POL) - Lubomir Siran (SVK) 4:3, Michal Dragoun (CZE) - Jacek Stopa (POL) 4:3

Quick Show (Warsaw), 26th June 2004:
It is solving 30 twomovers, 1 minute per one. Answer: right = +1 point, wrong = -1 point, no answer = 0.
1. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 24 points,
2. Lubomir Siran (SVK) 22,
3. Michal Dragoun (CZE) 20,
4. Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 19,
5.- 6. Piotr Gorski (POL),  Zbigniew Szczep (POL) 13.

(Added 29-VI-04)

Nikola Predrag
(CRO)

1. Nikola Predrag (CRO) 60 points (234 min), 2. Danko Gazarek (CRO) 56 (220), 3. Josip Pernaric (CRO) 53 (193), 4. Kresimir Starcevic (CRO) 33 (211), 5. Dejan I. Glisic (CRO) 30 (147)

12 competitors (4 with rating - average rating 2205) from Bosnia & Herzegovina and Croatia. System of competition 6 rounds: three twomovers (20 min.), three threemovers (60 min.), two endings (65 min.), two helpmates (30 min.), two moremovers (55 min.) and two selfmates (30 min.), maximum 70 points.

Home page:
The final table

(Added 28-VI-04)

Piotr Murdzia
(POL)

1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 82 points (273 min.), 2. Kostas Prentos (GRE) 81 (288), 4. IM Eric Huber (ROM) 80 (314), 3. IM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 79 (240), 5. IM Alexandr Ahzusin (RUS) 79 (256)

36 competitors (23 with rating - average rating 2326) from 10 countries Bosnia & Herzegovina, Czechia, Greece, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Serbia & Montenegro. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

Kostas Prentos (GRE) and Marko Klasinc (SLO) gained norm International Solving Master.
Vladimir Podinic (SCG) and Ryszard Krolikowski (POL) gained norm FIDE Solving Master.

Teams results:
 1. Russia 153 points (553 min) - A.Selivanov, A.Ahzusin, V.Gurov
 2. Poland 150.5 (592) - P.Murdzia, R.Krolikowski, K.Gluszko
 3. Romania 149 (652) - E.Huber, V.Crisan, D. Nicula
 4. Greece 147 (638) - K.Prentos, N.Mendrinos, P.Sklavounos
 5. Serbia & Montenegro 2 143.5 (610) - V.Podinic, B.Vuckovic, I.Spiric
 6. Serbia & Montenegro 1 140 (518) - M.Kovacevic, M.Mladenovic, S.Radovic
 7. Slovakia 120.5 (610) - M.Kolcak, L.Siran
 8. Czech republic 118.5 (600) - M.Dragoun, L.Ursta

The Open Solving Tournament (Belgrade), 11th June 2004:
1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 60 points (114 min.), 2. IM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 60 (150), 3. Kostas Prentos (GRE) 55 (177), 4. Vladimir Podinic (SCG) 54 (176), 5. Nikos Mendrinos (GRE) 50 (177)

34 competitors (16 with rating - average rating 2276) from 6 countries Bosnia & Herzegovina, Czechia, Greece, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Serbia & Montenegro. solved 12 problems (3 two-movers, 3 three-movers, 2 more-movers, 2 Helpmates, 2 Selfmates), maximum 60 points/180 minutes. The final table

Kostas Prentos (GRE), Vladimir Podinic (SCG) and Nikos Mendrinos (GRE) gained norm FIDE Solving Master.

(Added 15-VI-04)

Piotr Murdzia
(POL)

1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 90 points (311 min.), 2. FM Lubomir Siran (SVK) 78 (327), 3. IM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 70.5 (318), 4. FM Zbigniew Szczep (POL) 70 (360), 5. IM Valery Kopyl (UKR) 66.5 (360)

Category juniors:
1. Jacek Stopa (POL) 49 points (356 min.), 2. Michal Luch (POL) 45 (338), 3. Piotr Gorski (POL) 30 (360),

26 competitors (22 with rating - average rating 2172) from 6 countries Belarus, Czechia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine and Poland. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

The Open Solving Tournament (Serock), 28th May 2004:
1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 60 points (120 min.), 2. IM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 57.5 (140), 3. FM Zbigniew Szczep (POL) 55 (180), 4. IM Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 51 (180), 5. IM Valery Kopyl (UKR) 49.5 (168)
27 competitors (21 with rating - average rating 2176) from 6 countries Belarus, Czechia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine and Poland solved 12 problems (2 two-movers, 2 three-movers, 2 more-movers, 2 studies, 2 Helpmates, 2 Selfmates), maximum 60 points/180 minutes. The final table

Solving show (Serock), 29th May 2004:
The final match:
Lubomir Siran (SVK) - Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 5:2
3rd place duel:
Valery Kopyl (UKR) - Zbigniew Szczep (POL) 4:3
Semifinal duels:
Lubomir Siran (SVK) - Zbigniew Szczep (POL) 3:0, Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) - Valery Kopyl (UKR) 3:1

Quick Show (Serock), 29th May 2004:
It is solving 30 twomovers, 1 minute per one. Answer: right = +1 point, wrong = -1 point, no answer = 0.
1. Vasyl Dyachuk (UKR) 21 points,
2. Lubomir Siran (SVK) 16,
3. Michal Dragoun (CZE) 13,
4. Sergej Borodavkin (UKR) 11,
5. Marek Kolcak (SVK) 10.

(Added 04-VI-04)

1. Miklos Morvay (HUN) 30.5 points (240 min.), 2. Oto Mihalco (SVK) 27.5 (240), 3. Jozsef A. Molnar (HUN) 24.5 (240), 4. Laszlo Zoltan (HUN) 22 (240), 5. Csaba Schenkerik (HUN) 21.5 (240)

7 competitors (5 with rating - average rating 2123) from 2 countries Slovakia and Hungary solved 12 problems, maximum 38 points/240 minutes.

(Added 04-VI-04)

Alexandr Bulavka
(BLR)

1. Alexandr Bulavka (BLR) 73 points (328 min), 2. Viktor Zajcev (BLR) 66.5 (352), 3. Mikalai Sihnevich (BLR) 59.5 (360), 4. Vladimir Bartosh (BLR) 59 (335), 5. Vasilij Zelenkovskij (BLR) 48 (340)

11 competitors (4 with rating - average rating 2157) all from Belarus. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points.

(Added 04-VI-04)

Valery Kopyl
(UKR)

1. IM Valery Kopyl (UKR) 88 points (259 min), 2. FM Vladimir Pogorelov (UKR) 88 (280), 3. Vasyl Dyachuk (UKR) 83 (330), 4. Michail Gershinskij (UKR) 79 (342), 5. Vladimir Blokhin (RUS) 76.5 (332)

33 competitors (29 with rating - average rating 2148) from 3 countries Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points.

(Added 04-VI-04)

Piotr Murdzia
(POL)

1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 88.5 points (282 min.), 2. IM Valery Kopyl (UKR) 75.5 (347), 3. IM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 75 (289), 4. IM Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 72.5 (350), 5. Miloslav Vanka (CZE) 70.5 (313)

Category juniors:
1. Jan Smolen (SVK) 28 points (360 min.), 2. Stefan Kysela (SVK) 14 (360), 3. Peter Horecky (SVK) 9 (360),

29 competitors (22 with rating - average rating 2241) from 6 countries Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Ukraine and Slovakia. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

Miloslav Vanka (CZE) gained norm FIDE Solving Master.

Solving show (Bratislava), 22nd May 2004:
The final match:
Michal Dragoun (CZE) - Milan Svrcek (SVK) 4:2
3rd place duel:
Vasyl Dyachuk (UKR) - Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 3:1
Semifinal duels:
Michal Dragoun (CZE) - Vasyl Dyachuk (UKR) 3:2, Milan Svrcek (SVK) - Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 3:1

Quick Show (Bratislava), 22nd May 2004:
It is solving 30 twomovers, 1 minute per one. Answer: right = +1 point, wrong = -1 point, no answer = 0.
1. Vasyl Dyachuk (UKR) 18 points,
2. Michal Dragoun (CZE) 17,
3.- 4. Tomas Petrik (SVK),  Lubomir Siran (SVK) 13

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Kostas Prentos
(GRE)

1. Kostas Prentos (GRE) 32 points (168 min.), 2. Andreas Papastavropoulos (GRE) 26 (208), 3. Nikolaos Mendrinos (GRE) 22 (208), 4. Dimitris Skirianoglou (GRE) 15 (208)

32 competitors from Greece solved 8 problems (1 two-mover, 2 three-movers, 2 more-movers, 1 Helpmate, 1 Selfmate, 1 Study), maximum 40 points/210 minutes.

Solving show (Athens), 15th May 2004:
1. Andreas Papastavropoulos (GRE), 2. Nikolaos Mendrinos (GRE), 3. Leokratis Anemodouras (GRE), 4. Alexandros Kostouros (GRE)

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Dolf Wissmann
(NED)

1. IM Dolf Wissmann (NED) 56 points (221 min.), 2. IM Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 48 (193), 3. Marcel Van Herck (BEL) 46 (239), 4.- 5. Peter Bakker (NED) 41 (240), 4.- 5. Hans Uitenbroek (NED) 41 (240)

19 competitors (15 with rating - average rating 2090) from 3 countries Belgium, Great Britain and Netherlands solved 12 problems (2 two-movers, 2 three-movers, 2 Studies, 2 more-movers, 2 Helpmates, 2 Selfmates) in 2 rounds, maximum 60 points/240 minutes. The final table

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Piotr Murdzia
(POL)

1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 90 points (261 min.), 2. IM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 83 (298), 3. FM Marek Kolcak (SVK) 64.5 (308), 4. FM Lubomir Siran (SVK) 64 (257), 5. Miloslav Vanka (CZE) 59.5 (292)

20 competitors (18 with rating - average rating 2138) from 3 countries Poland, Slovakia and Czechia. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

Solving show (Prague), 15th May 2004:
The final match:
Zdenek Libis (CZE) - Vladislav Bunka (CZE) 3:2
3rd place duel:
Lubomir Siran (SVK) - Marek Kolcak (SVK) 3:1
Semifinal duels:
Zdenek Libis (CZE) - Marek Kolcak (SVK) 3:2, Vladislav Bunka (CZE) - Lubomir Siran (SVK) 3:1

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Boris Tummes
(GER)

1. GM Boris Tummes (GER) 82 points (301 min.), 2. GM Arno Zude (GER) 79.5 (273), 3. IM Dolf Wissmann (NED) 75.5 (339), 4. IM Andrej Selivanov (RUS) 62 (335), 5. IM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 61 (306)

25 competitors (21 with rating - average rating 2334) from 6 countries Czechia, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Russia and Germany. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The last twomover has twins - 3 positions. The final table

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Michael Pfannkuche
(GER)

1. GM Michael Pfannkuche (GER) 65 points (180 min.), 2. IM Dolf Wissmann (NED) 52 (180), 3. FM Hans Uitenbroek (NED) 51.5 (180), 4. IM Peter van den Heuvel (NED) 51 (180), 5. GM Michel Caillaud (FRA) 50 (180)

16 competitors (15 with rating - average rating 2287) from 5 countries Belgium, France, Germany, Israel and Netherlands, system of competition 1 round 12 problems (2 Two-movers, 1 Three-mover, 2 More-movers, 2 Studies, 2 Selfmates, 2 Helpmates, 1 Selfmate Maximummer), maximum: 72 points/180 minutes. The final table

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Dolf Wissmann
(NED)

1. IM Dolf Wissmann (NED) 58.25 points (168 min.), 2. GM Jorma Paavilainen (FIN) 52 (170), 3. IM David Friedgood (GBR) 52 (203), 4. GM Jonathan Mestel (GBR) 51 (152), 5. FM Hans Uitenbroek (NED) 50.5 (193)

The winner of the Open was Dolf Wissmann and the British Champion is David Friedgood, the highest placed British qualifier.
34 competitors (10 with rating - average rating 2386) from 4 countries Belgium, Finland, Netherlands and Great Britain. System of competition 6 rounds, 13 problems, maximum: 65 points/230 minutes. The final table

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Kari Karhunen
(FIN)

1. FM Kari Karhunen 67 points (208 min.), 2. GM Kari Valtonen 66.4 (193), 3. GM Pauli Perkonoja 65 (147), 4. IM Harri Hurme 59.9 (197), 5. Terho Jaatinen 56.4 (206)

16 competitors, system of competition 2 rounds 14 problems, maximum: 70 points/210 minutes. The final table

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Solutions

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47th World Congress of Chess Composition
New date: September 4th - 11th, 2004
New place: Chalkidiki, Greece
Hotels: Athos Palace and Pallini Beach

28th World Championship - new date: September 7th - 8th, 2004
The Open solving tournament - new date: September 6th, 2004

(Added 09-II-04)

Nikolaos Mendrinos
(GRE)

1. Nikolaos Mendrinos (GRE) 30 points (207 min), 2. Panagiotis Sklavounos (GRE) 25 (198), 3. Andreas Papastavropoulos (GRE) 24 (210), 4. Giannis Garoufalidis (GRE) 21.5 (210)

15 competitors solved 8 problems (1 two-mover, 2 three-movers, 2 more-mover, 1 Helpmate, 1 Selfmate, 1 Study), maximum 40 points/210 minutes.

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