November 10th - 11th
Warsaw Grand Prix
(Warsaw, POL), 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.GM J.Paavilainen (FIN) 2537
25.IM H.Hurme (FIN) 2529
26.GM R.Baier (SUI) 2529
27.IM K.Karhunen (FIN) 2514
28.IM T.Wakashima (JAP) 2513
29.FM A.Bulavka (BLR) 2505
30.IM V.Kopyl (UKR) 2499
31.IM J.Rotenberg (ISR) 2496
32.IM K.Prentos (GRE) 2490
33.IM V.Pogorelov (UKR) 2481
34.IM M.Dragoun (CZE) 2476
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.IM B.Piliczewski (POL) 2447
41.GM G.Lee (GBR) 2439
42.FM J.Stopa (POL) 2438
43.FM M.Vanka (CZE) 2434
44.IM P. v.d.Heuvel (NED) 2430
45.IM C.McNab (GBR) 2428
46.FM Vid.Satkus (LTU) 2428
47.FM M.Ukmar (SLO) 2428
48.FM D.Pletnev (RUS) 2426
49.FM A.Leontjev (RUS) 2425
50.IM D.Friedgood (GBR) 2412
51.FM M.Kolcak (SVK) 2411
52.IM H.Axt (GER) 2410
53.FM M.McDowell (GBR) 2409
54.FM D.Gurgenidze (GEO) 2403
55. A.Villeneuve (FRA) 2396
56. T.Marlo (Jaatinen) (FIN) 2376
57.IM H.Tanner (FIN) 2372
58. A.Kozyrev (RUS) 2372
59. V.Gulke (GER) 2364
60.FM K.Yamada (JAP) 2363
61. A.Solovchuk (UKR) 2356
62. A.Almamedov (AZB) 2356
63.IM V.Crisan (ROM) 2354
64.FM M.Voracek (CZE) 2352
65.FM E.Klemanic (SVK) 2349
66. K.Sivic (SLO) 2349
67. R.Larin (RUS) 2346
68. M.Gabeskiria (GEO) 2345
69. F.Richter (GER) 2345
70.FM V.Blochin (RUS) 2344
71.FM H.Uitenbroek (NED) 2343
72.FM O.Pervakov (RUS) 2341
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.Djachuk (UKR) 2330
79. J.Pernaric (CRO) 2330
80.FM V.Lipovskij (RUS) 2330
81. Z.Janevski (MAC) 2314
82. R.Stelling (BRA) 2313
83. C.Czeremin (GER) 2312
84. D.Borst (NED) 2309
85.FM Z.Szczep (POL) 2307
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.FM L.Siran (SVK) 2296
95. P.Einat (ISR) 2294
96.FM R.Schafer (GER) 2293
97. F.Abdurahmanovic (BIH) 2291
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)

Vlad-Cristian Jianu
(ROM)

Teodora Traistaru
(ROM)

Men (34 participants): The final table
1. (IM-chess) Vlad-Cristian Jianu (ROM) 40 points (100 min.)
2.-3. IM Eric Huber (ROM) 40 (120)
2.-3. (GM-chess) Mihail Marin (ROM) 40 (120)
4. George-Gabriel Grigore (ROM) 33 (118)
5. FM Vlaicu Crisan (ROM) 32 (120)
Best junior (boys): Eduard-Andrei Valeanu (ROM) 29 (115)

Women (17 participants): The final table
1. Teodora Traistaru (ROM) 27.5 (115)
2. (GM-chess) Alina Motoc (ROM) 23.5 (120)
3. (FM-chess) Anca Teodorescu (ROM) 18 (117)
4. Smaranda-Ioana Padurariu (ROM) 13 (115)
5. Teodora Vasile (ROM) 11.5 (117)
Best junior (girls): Teodora Traistaru (ROM) 27.5 (115)

System of competition 1 round 9 problems 120 minutes, maximum 45 points.
Main director: Dinu-Ioan Nicula (ROM)

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 Teams results:  The final table
 1. Serbia (M.Kovacevic, M.Mladenovic, V.Podinic, B.Vuckovic) 219.5 points (998 min.)
 2. Russia (A.Mukosejev, A.Azhusin, A.Selivanov, A.Petrov) 207.75  (1020)
 3. Poland (P.Murdzia, Z.Szczep, B.Piliczewski, J.Stopa) 205.25  (1026)
 4. Germany (B.Tummes, M.Pfannkuche, Th.Walther, A.Steinbrink) 198.5  (1064)
 5. Finland (J.Paavilainen, H.Hurme, H.Tanner) 198 (1072)
 6. Great Britain (J.Mestel, M.McDowell, C.McNab, I.Watson) 188.75  (1055)
 7. Ukraine (V.Kopyl, V.Pogorelov, A.Solovchuk, V.Djachuk) 186  (1053)
 8. Romania (E. Huber, V.Crisan, D.Nicula) 177.5  (1068)
 9. Netherlands (D.Wissmann, H.Uitenbroek, J.de Boer) 169.25  (1071)
10. Czech republic (M.Vanka, M.Voracek, F.Sabol, M.Petras) 150.25  (1075)

 Participated 17 teams (include team Poland 2).

 Team Serbia (from left) Bojan Vuckovic, Marjan Kovacevic, Miodrag Mladenovic and Vladimir Podinic.
 

 Individuals results:  The final table
 1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 90 points (316 min.)
 2. GM Jonathan Mestel (GBR) 79.5 (352)
 3. GM Dolf Wissmann  (NED) 78.75 (351)
 4. GM Boris Tummes (GER) 74 (357)
 5. FM Bojan Vuckovic (SRB) 72.75 (298)
 6. GM Jorma Paavilainen (FIN) 72.75 (354)
 7. GM Michael Pfannkuche (GER) 71.75  (354)
 8. FM Vlaicu Crisan (ROM) 71.75 (356)
 9. IM Eric Huber (ROM) 69.75 (353)
10. IM Miodrag Mladenovic (SRB) 69.25 (350)

 Number of participants 78 from 19 countries (75 with rating - average rating 2267)

 Winners (from left) Jonathan Mestel (GBR), Piotr Murdzia (POL) and Dolf Wissmann (NED).
 

 Category juniors:  The final table
 1. Miroslav Voracek (CZE) 61.75 points (360 min.)
 2. Andrej Petrov (RUS) 59 (359)
 3. FM Jacek Stopa (POL) 45.25  (352)
 4. Jevgenij Viktorov (RUS) 43 (360)
 5. Piotr Gorski (POL) 42.25 (360)
 6. Klemen Sivic (SLO) 41.25 (360)
 7. Martynas Limontas (LTU) 31.75 (360)
 8. Roman Evstigneev (UKR) 28.75 (360)
 9.- 10. Dmitrijus Chocenka (LTU) 25.75 (360)
 9.- 10. Ankush Khandelwal (GBR) 25.75  (360)

 Participated 16 juniors from 11 countries.

 Winners of category juniors (from left) Miroslav Voracek (CZE), Andrej Petrov (RUS) and Jacek Stopa (POL).

Bojan Vuckovic (SRB) gained norm International Solving Grandmaster.
Vlaicu Crisan (ROM) gained norm International Solving Master.
Miroslav Voracek (CZE), Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) and Andrej Petrov (RUS) gained norm FIDE Solving Master.

Main director: Michal Dragoun (CZE).

Quick show (Warsaw), 10th November 2006:
1.- 2. Marjan Kovacevic (SRB) 14 (+16/-2)
1.- 2. Jorma Paavilainen (FIN) 14 (+16/-2)
3. Eric Huber (ROM) 10 (+10/-0)
4. Jonathan Mestel (GBR) 6 (+10/-4)
5. Vasyl Djachuk (UKR) 6 (+9/-3)

Solving show (Warsaw), 10th November 2006:
The final match:
Marjan Kovacevic (SRB) - Jonathan Mestel (GBR) 4:2
3rd place duel:
Eric Huber (ROM) - Valery Kopyl (UKR) 3:0
Semifinal duels:
Marjan Kovacevic (SRB) - Valery Kopyl (UKR) 3:1, Jonathan Mestel (GBR) - Eric Huber (ROM) 3:1

2nd European Chess Solving Championship home page

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Dolf Wissmann
(NED)

1. GM Dolf Wissmann (NED) 33.5 points (120 min.)
2.-3. IM Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 19.5 (120)
2.-3. FM Hans Uitenbroek (NED) 19.5 (120)
4. Piet Le Grand (NED) 18 (120)
5. Henk Le Grand (NED) 17 (120)

14 competitors with rating from Belgium and Netherlands. System of competition 1 round 8 problems, maximum 44 points. The final table
Main director: Ward Stoffelen (BEL)

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Miloslav Vanka
(CZE)

1. Miloslav Vanka (CZE) 85 points (307 min.)
2. IM Michal Dragoun (CZE) 75 (313)
3. Klemen Sivic (SLO) 66.5 (335)
4. Miroslav Voracek (CZE) 65.5 (348)
5. FM Marek Kolcak (SVK) 62 (354)

20 competitors with rating from Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Czech republic. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table
Main director: Pavel Kamenik (CZE).

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Nikola Predrag
(CRO)

1. Nikola Predrag (CRO) 34.5 points
2. Ivan Bender (CRO) 30.5
3. Danko Gazarek (CRO) 30

Main director: Dejan Glisic (CRO)

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International Solving Master:
 Vladimir Podinic (SRB)

FIDE Solving Master:
 Johan de Boer (NED), Aleksej Lebedev (RUS), Vladimir Lipovski (RUS), Joose Norri (FIN), Jacek Stopa (POL), Bojan Vuckovic (SRB)

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Arno Zude
(GER)

Solving Show:

1st round:
Piotr Murdzia (POL) - Miodrag Mladenovic (SRB) 3:1
Zbigniew Szczep (POL) - Marek Kolcak (SVK) 3:0
Jonathan Mestel (GBR) - Dolf Wissmann (NED) 3:2
Arno Zude (GER) - Volker Gulke (GER) 3:1
Tadashi Wakashima (JPN) - Aleksandr Azhusin (RUS) 3:1
Ofer Comay (ISR) - Vladimir Podinic (SRB) 3:1
Colin McNab (GBR) - Vlaicu Crisan (ROM) 3:1
Jacek Stopa (POL) - Eric Huber (ROM) 3:1

2nd round:
Piotr Murdzia (POL) - Zbigniew Szczep (POL) 3:1
Arno Zude (GER) - Jonathan Mestel (GBR) 3:0
Tadashi Wakashima (JPN) - Ofer Comay (ISR) 3:2
Jacek Stopa (POL) - Colin McNab (GBR) 3:2

Semifinal duels:
Arno Zude (GER) - Piotr Murdzia (POL) 3:2
Tadashi Wakashima (JPN) - Jacek Stopa (POL) 3:1

The third place duel:
Jacek Stopa (POL) - Piotr Murdzia (POL) 3:1

The final match:
Arno Zude (GER) - Tadashi Wakashima (JPN) 4:0

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Piotr Murdzia
(POL)

Teams - final standings:
1. Great Britain (J.Nunn, J.Mestel, C.McNab) 148 points (616 min.)
2. Poland (P.Murdzia, B.Piliczewski, Z.Szczep) 146.25 (670)
3. Israel (R.Soffer, O.Comay, M.Erenburg) 139.25 (698)
4. Germany (B.Tummes, A.Zude, M.Pfannkuche) 139 (698)
5. Finland (J.Norri, J.Paavilainen, H.Hurme) 134.75 (710)
6. Serbia (M.Kovacevic, M.Mladenovic, B.Vuckovic) 133 (618)
7. Netherlands (D.Wissmann, P.v.d.Heuvel, D.Borst)  118.75 (704)
8. Russia (A.Mukoseev, A.Selivanov, A.Azhusin) 117.5 (712)
9. Slovakia (P.Gvozdjak, M.Kolcak L.Siran)  113.5 (669)
10. Romania (V.Crisan, D.Nicula, E.Huber)  113.5 (714)

Number of countries 20 (+team Netherlands 2). Team results

Individuals - final standings:
1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 78.75 points (315 min.)
2. GM Jorma Paavilainen (FIN) 76.75 (357)
3. GM John Nunn (GBR) 73 (299)
4. GM Arno Zude (GER) 73 (349)
5. IM Vladimir Podinic (SRB) 66.75 (358)
6. Jacek Stopa (POL) 65 (360)
7. IM Miodrag Mladenovic (SRB) 64 (287)
8. FM Zbigniew Szczep (POL) 63.5 (355)
9. GM Ram Soffer (ISR) 62.5 (360)
10. FM Colin McNab (GBR) 62 (360)

Number of participants 71 (67 with rating - average rating 2382). Individuals results

(Added from Wageningen 1-VIII-06, last updated 8-VIII-06)

Michel Caillaud
(FRA)

Final standings:
1. GM Michel Caillaud (FRA) 59.5 points (179 min.),
2. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 54.5 (176),
3. FM Anatolij Mukoseev (RUS) 54.5 (180),
4. GM John Nunn (GBR) 53.5 (180),
5. - 6. IM Eddy Van Beer (BEL) 53 (180)
5. - 6. GM Boris Tummes (GER) 53 (180)
7. IM Miodrag Mladenovic (SRB) 52 (174)
8. GM Arno Zude (GER) 52 (180)
9. GM Ofer Comay (ISR) 51.75 (168)
10. FM Valery Semenenko (UKR) 51.5 (180)

Number of participants 93 (86 with rating - average rating 2302). The final table

(Added from Wageningen 31-VII-06, last updated 8-VIII-06)

Piotr Murdzia
(POL)

1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 66 points (238 min.),
2. IM Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 61.5 (360),
3. Nikola Predrag (CRO) 46.5 (360),
4. FM Marek Kolcak (SVK) 45.5 (360),
5. Miloslav Vanka (CZE) 44.5 (360)

26 competitors (23 with rating - average rating 2175) from 9 countries Croatia, Germany, Israel, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine and Czechia. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

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Georgy Evseev
(RUS)

1. GM Georgy Evseev (RUS) 69.5 points (321 min.),
2. FM Anatolij Mukoseev (RUS) 69 (360),
3. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 66 (321),
4. FM Aleksandr Leontiev (RUS) 60 (319),
5. IM Aleksandr Ahzusin (RUS) 55 (314)

21 competitors (20 with rating - average rating 2324) from 7 countries Azerbaijan, Belarus, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine and Russia. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

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Kostas Prentos
(GRE)

1. IM Kostas Prentos (GRE) 57.75 points (237 min.),
2. Andreas Papastavropoulos (GRE) 47 (211),
3. Nikos Mendrinos (GRE) 34.25 (240),
4. Panagiotis Konidaris (GRE) 33.75 (240),
5. Ioannis Garoufalidis (GRE) 27.75 (240)

13 competitors (5 with rating) from Greece solved 12 problems, maximum 60 points/240 minutes. The final table

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Miloslav Vanka
(CZE)

1. Miloslav Vanka (CZE) 69.5 points (330 min.),
2. Miroslav Voracek (CZE) 68.5 (347),
3. FM Marek Kolcak (SVK) 59.5 (316),
4. Zdenek Libis (CZE) 47.5 (360),
5. FM Marko Klasinc (SLO) 42 (356)

19 competitors (14 with rating - average rating 2159) from Slovakia, Slovenia and Czechia. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

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Roberto Stelling
(BRA)

1. Roberto Stelling (BRA) 18 points,
2. Sergio Milward (BRA) 11,
3. Marcos Maldonado Roland (BRA) 10,
4. Antonio Cordeiro Gerk (BRA) 2,
5.-6. Fernando Vuckovic Chagas (BRA) 0
5.-6. Jose Maffei Filho (BRA) 0

System of competition 1 round 8 problems 60 minutes.

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Michael Pfannkuche
(GER)

1. GM Michael Pfannkuche (GER) 47.5 points (240 min.),
2. GM Dolf Wissmann (NED) 42.5 (240),
3. IM Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 41.75 (240),
4. Johan de Boer (NED) 41.25 (240),
5. Andy Ooms (BEL) 40.25 (240)

17 competitors (16 with rating - average rating 2083) from Germany, Japan, Netherland and Belgium. System of competition 2 rounds 12 problems, maximum 60 points/240 minutes. The final table

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Piotr Murdzia
(POL)

1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 90 points (207 min.),
2. IM Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 75 (320),
3. FM Zbigniew Szczep (POL) 74.5 (313),
4. IM Andrey Selivanov (RUS) 73.5 (302),
5. Stefan Parzuch (POL) 73 (327)

31 competitors (20 with rating - average rating 2212). System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

Open tournament (Serock), 12th May 2006:
 1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 60 points (180 min.),
 2. IM Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) 47 (180),
 3. FM Zbigniew Szczep (POL) 46 (180),
 4. Alexandr Bulavka (BLR) 42 (169),
 5. Ryszard Krolikowski (POL) 39 (179)

Number of participants 21 (15 with rating - average rating 2183) from 5 countries Belarus, Lithuania, Litva, Ukraine and Poland. System of competition 1 round 12 problems, maximum 60 points. The final table.

Solving show (Serock), 13th May 2006:
The final match:
Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) - Marek Kolcak (SVK) 4:2
3rd place duel:
Andrey Selivanov (RUS) - Zbigniew Szczep (POL) 3:2
Semifinal duels:
Bogusz Piliczewski (POL) - Zbigniew Szczep (POL) 3:2, Marek Kolcak (SVK) - Andrey Selivanov (RUS) 3:2


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Aleksander Azhusin
(RUS)

1. GM Aleksander Azhusin (RUS) 79.5 points (320 min.),
2. Aleksej Lebedev (RUS) 68.5 (296),
3. FM Anatolij Mukoseev (RUS) 62.5 (338),
4. Vladimir Lipovskij (RUS) 61.5 (338),
5. FM Vladimir Blochin (RUS) 60.5 (353)

22 competitors (14 with rating - average rating 2247) from Russia. solved 9 problems, maximum 45 points/150 minutes. The final table

Open tournament (Tver), 12th May 2006:
 1. Aleksey Lebedev (RUS) 57 points (179 min.),
 2. FM Aleksandr Leontiev (RUS) 53 (180),
 3. FM Aleksandr Ahzusin (RUS) 48 (180),
 4. FM Anatoliy Mukoseev (RUS) 46.5 (180),
 5. FM ladimir Blochin (RUS) 39 (170)

Number of participants 14 (8 with rating) from Russia. System of competition 1 round 12 problems, maximum 60 points. The final table.

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Georgy Evseev
(RUS)

1. GM Georgy Evseev (RUS) 90 points (207 min.),
2. FM Vladimir Blochin (RUS) 75 (320),
3. FM Aleksander Leontiev (RUS) 74.5 (313),
4. FM Aleksander Feoktistov (RUS) 73.5 (302),
5. FM Dimitry Pletnev (RUS) 73 (327)

7 competitors (6 with rating). System of competition 4 round 18 problems, maximum 90 points. The final table

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Milan Velimirovic
(SCG)

1. GM Milan Velimirovic (SCG) 45 points,
2. IM Miodrag Mladenovic (SCG) 44,
3. Miodrag Radomirovic (SCG) 44,
4. FM Vladimir Podinic (SCG) 43,
5. Bojan Vuckovic (SCG) 40

19 competitors from Serbia & Montenegro. solved 9 problems, maximum 45 points/150 minutes. The final table

(Added 08-V-06)

Vilimantas Satkus
(LTU)

1. Vilimantas Satkus (LTU) 68.5 points (358 min.),
2. Aleksandr Bulavka (BLR) 65 (310),
3. Vidmantas Satkus (LTU) 63 (310),
4. Viktoras Paliulionis (LTU) 50.5 (354),
5. Ryszard Krolikowski (POL) 46 (335)

18 competitors (8 with rating). System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

(Added 05-V-06)

Piotr Murdzia
(POL)

 1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 84 points (328 min.),
 2. GM Dolf Wissmann (NED) 73 (335),
 3. GM Boris Tummes (GER) 67.5 (353),
 4. IM Eddy Van Beers (BEL) 65 (326),
 5. GM Arno Zude (GER) 58.5 (348)

33 competitors (31 with rating - average rating 2258) from 7 countries Belgium, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovakia and Germany. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

Quick show (Sottorf), 22nd April 2006:
It is solving 30 twomovers, 1 minute per one. Answer: right = +1 point, wrong = -0.9 point, no answer = 0.
1. Arno Zude (GER) 17.2 points,
2. Michael Pfannkuche (GER) 16.1,
3. Boris Tummes (GER) 15.3,
4. Lubomir Siran (SVK) 14.3,
5. Marek Kolcak (SVK) 13
26 competitors

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Miodrag Mladenovic
(SCG)

1. IM Miodrag Mladenovic (SCG) 79 points (264 min.),
2. Bojan Vuckovic (SCG) 73.5 (305),
4. IM Eric Huber (ROM) 71 (313),
3. FM Marko Klasinc (SLO) 66 (351),
5. Zoran  Sibinovic (SCG) 62 (344)

27 competitors (25 with rating - average rating 2152) from 6 countries Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia and Serbia & Montenegro. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

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Piotr Murdzia
(POL)

1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 87 points (254 min.),
2. Miroslav Voracek (CZE) 65.5 (353),
3. FM Peter Gvozdjak (SVK) 63.5 (346),
4. FM Marek Kolcak (SVK) 63.5 (348),
5. FM Lubomir Siran (SVK) 60.5 (330)

23 competitors (18 with rating - average rating 2213) from 6 countries Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

Category Slovak juniors:
1. Tamas Petenyi (SVK) (age 13 years) 14.5 points (360 min.),
2. Stanislav Barej (SVK) (18 years) 13.5 (360),
3. Peter Kalnai (SVK) (23 years) 9 (360)

Solving show (Sala), 8th March 2006:
The final match:
Miroslav Voracek (CZE) - Lubomir Siran (SVK) 5:2
3rd place duel:
Milan Svrcek (SVK) - Ivan Bender (CRO) 3:1
Semifinal duels:
Miroslav Voracek (CZE) - Milan Svrcek (SVK) 3:0, Lubomir Siran (SVK) - Ivan Bender (CRO) 3:0

Quick show (Sala), 8th March 2006:
It is solving 30 twomovers, 1 minute per one. Answer: right = +1 point, wrong = -1 point, no answer = 0.
1.-2. Oto Mihalco (SVK) 17 points,
1.-2. Piotr Murdzia (POL) 17,
3. Marek Kolcak (SVK) 16,
4. Miroslav Voracek (CZE) 13,
5. Milan Svrcek (SVK) 10
13 competitors

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Vladimir Pogorelov
(UKR)

 1. FM Vladimir Pogorelov (UKR) 80.75 points (327 min.),
 2. FM Vladimir Blokhin (RUS) 79 (321),
 3. IM Valery Kopyl (UKR) 73.5 (329),
 4. Vasyl Djacuk (UKR) 69.75 (310),
 5. IM Andrey Selivanov  (RUS) 69.25 (304)

37 competitors (29 with rating - average rating 2175) from 3 countries Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. System of competition rules WCSC, maximum 90 points. The final table

Open Poltava 31st March, 2006:
 1. FM Vladimir Pogorelov (UKR) 55 points (180 min.),
 5. IM Andrey Selivanov  (RUS) 49.5 (156),
 2. Aleksandr Bulavka (BLR) 47.5 (173),
 3. FM Vladimir Blokhin (RUS) 45 (176),
 4. Oleg Paradzinskij (UKR) 44 (180),

40 competitors (27 with rating - average rating 2169) from 3 countries Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. System of competition 1 round 12 problems, maximum 60 points/180 minutes. The final table

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Peter van den Heuvel
(NED)

 1. IM Peter van den Heuvel (NED) 41 points,
 2. GM Michael Pfannkuche (GER) 37,
 3. GM Michel Caillaud (FRA) 33,
 4. FM Yochanan Afek (ISR) 31,
 5. Harold van der Heiden (NED) 29,

14 competitors from 5 countries Belgium, France, Germany, Israel and Netherlands. 1 round 5 studies, maximum 64 points/90 minutes. The final table

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Michael Pfannkuche
(GER)

1. GM Michael Pfannkuche (GER) 57.5 points (180 min.),
2. GM Dolf Wissmann (NED) 56.5 (180),
3. IM Eddy Van Beer (BEL) 53 (180),
4. Johan de Boer (NED) 46 (180),
5. GM Michel Caillaud (FRA) 45.5 (180)

15 competitors (13 with rating - average rating 2366) from 6 countries Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel and Netherlands. System of competition 1 round, 12 problems, maximum: 72 points/180 minutes. The final table

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Joose Norri
(FIN)

1. Joose Norri (FIN) 62.5 points (189 min.),
2. GM Jorma Paavilainen (FIN) 62 (210),
3. IM Harri Hurme (FIN) 56.5 (202),
4. FM Kari Karhunen (FIN) 55 (210),
5. GM Kari Valtonen (FIN) 49.5 (208)

12 competitors (5 with rating - average rating 2418). System of competition 1 round 14 problems, maximum 70 points / 210 minites. The final table

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Piotr Murdzia
(POL)

1. GM Piotr Murdzia (POL) 64 points (171 min.),
2. GM Marjan Kovacevic (SCG) 58.5 (202),
3. GM Jonathan Mestel (GBR) 58 (194),
4. GM Boris Tummes (GER) 54.5 (201),
5. IM David Friedgood (GBR) 51 (220)

33 competitors (23 with rating - average rating 2206) from 4 countries Germany, Poland, Serbia & Montenegro and Great Britain. System of competition 6 rounds, 13 problems, maximum: 65 points/230 minutes. The final table

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Alexey Lebedev
(RUS)

Category 1 (12 problems, rated competition):
 1. Alexey Lebedev (RUS) 60 points (175 min.)
 2. GM John Nunn (GBR) 59 (191)
 3. GM Arno Zude (GER) 59 (195)
 4. Alexey Solovchuk (RUS) 57.5 (229)
 5. FM Marek Kolcak (SVK) 57.5 (234)
 6. GM Ofer Comay (ISR) 57.5 (237)
 7. Anatoly Mukoseev (RUS) 57.5 (240)
 8. GM Boris Tummes (GER) 56 (207)
 9. GM Roland Baier (SUI) 54.5 (195)
10. IM Peter van den Heuvel (NED) 54.5 (240)

Category 2 (8 problems):
1. Kalman Sternik (ISR) 39 points (155 min.)
2. Shalom Brenner (ISR) 37 (226)
3. Mark Vandemeulebroucke (BEL) 35 (89)
4. Udi Eylat (ISR) 35 (131)
5. Stevan Bokan (SCG) 35 (151)

Total 253 competitors (106 with rating - average rating 2171) from 25 countries in 2 categories. Final results category 1, category 2

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 Wladyslaw Rosolak

 * 27 June 1936
 + 9 February 2006

 Heavy news comming from Poland. Chess family lost our good friend, composer, solver and judge.
 He is very much missed.

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