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Dortmund Chess Meeting

The Dortmund Chess Meeting takes place 2nd-12th July 2009. Players: Kramnik, Leko, Carlsen, Jakovenko, Bacrot, and Naiditsch play.

Games in PGN

Official site: http://www.sparkassen-chess-meeting.de/cms/

Dortmund GM Round 2

Today's Games in PGN

Sparkassen GM Dortmund (GER), 2-12 vii 2009											cat. XX (2744)
					1		2		3		4		5		6
1.	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2772	*	*	½	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.	1½	2951
2.	Leko, Peter	g	HUN	2756	½	.	*	*	½	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	2765
3.	Kramnik, Vladimir	g	RUS	2759	.	.	½	.	*	*	½	.	.	.	.	.	1	2738
4.	Bacrot, Etienne	g	FRA	2721	.	.	.	.	½	.	*	*	.	.	½	.	1	2728
5.	Jakovenko, Dmitry	g	RUS	2760	0	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	*	*	1	.	1	2734
6.	Naiditsch, Arkadij	g	GER	2697	.	.	.	.	.	.	½	.	0	.	*	*	½	2547

Round 1 (July 2, 2009)
Carlsen, Magnus	- Jakovenko, Dmitry	1-0	49	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Leko, Peter	- Kramnik, Vladimir	½-½	24	E04	Catalan
Naiditsch, Arkadij	- Bacrot, Etienne	½-½	42	C89	Ruy Lopez Marshall
Round 2 (July 3, 2009)
Leko, Peter	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	25	A32	English Symmetrical
Kramnik, Vladimir	- Bacrot, Etienne	½-½	30	E15	Queens Indian
Jakovenko, Dmitry	- Naiditsch, Arkadij	1-0	62	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation

Dortmund Chess Meeting GM Dortmund (GER), 2-12 vii 2009
Round 1 2nd July, 14 BST
Leko, Peter	-	Kramnik, Vladimir
Carlsen, Magnus	-	Jakovenko, Dmitry
Naiditsch, Arkadij	-	Bacrot, Etienne
Round 2 3rd July, 14 BST
Kramnik, Vladimir	-	Bacrot, Etienne
Jakovenko, Dmitry	-	Naiditsch, Arkadij
Leko, Peter	-	Carlsen, Magnus
Round 3 4th July, 14 BST
Carlsen, Magnus	-	Kramnik, Vladimir
Naiditsch, Arkadij	-	Leko, Peter
Bacrot, Etienne	-	Jakovenko, Dmitry
Round 4 5th July, 14 BST
Naiditsch, Arkadij	-	Kramnik, Vladimir
Bacrot, Etienne	-	Carlsen, Magnus
Jakovenko, Dmitry	-	Leko, Peter
Round 5 6th July, 14 BST
Kramnik, Vladimir	-	Jakovenko, Dmitry
Leko, Peter	-	Bacrot, Etienne
Carlsen, Magnus	-	Naiditsch, Arkadij
Round 6 8th July, 14 BST
Kramnik, Vladimir	-	Leko, Peter
Jakovenko, Dmitry	-	Carlsen, Magnus
Bacrot, Etienne	-	Naiditsch, Arkadij
Round 7 9th July, 14 BST
Bacrot, Etienne	-	Kramnik, Vladimir
Naiditsch, Arkadij	-	Jakovenko, Dmitry
Carlsen, Magnus	-	Leko, Peter
Round 8 10th July, 14 BST
Kramnik, Vladimir	-	Carlsen, Magnus
Leko, Peter	-	Naiditsch, Arkadij
Jakovenko, Dmitry	-	Bacrot, Etienne
Round 9 11th July, 14 BST
Jakovenko, Dmitry	-	Kramnik, Vladimir
Bacrot, Etienne	-	Leko, Peter
Naiditsch, Arkadij	-	Carlsen, Magnus
Round 10 12th July, 12 BST
Kramnik, Vladimir	-	Naiditsch, Arkadij
Carlsen, Magnus	-	Bacrot, Etienne
Leko, Peter	-	Jakovenko, Dmitry

Dortmund Chess Meeting GM Dortmund (GER), 2-12 vii 2009			cat. XX (2744)
Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2772	1990
Jakovenko, Dmitry	g	RUS	2760	1983
Kramnik, Vladimir	g	RUS	2759	1975
Leko, Peter	g	HUN	2756	1979
Bacrot, Etienne	g	FRA	2721	1983
Naiditsch, Arkadij	g	GER	2697	1985

World Open

The World Open Chess Tournament takes place June 29th - July 5th 2009 in Philadelphia.

Official site: http://www.worldopen.com/

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Available Games in PGN (note that due to the multiple schedules the dates of some games will be wrong)

Malcolm Pein Columns

4th July 2009 - Sparkasse Dortmund Chess Festival 2009 Carlsen takes the lead in Round 1
3rd July 2009 - Sparkasse Dortmund Chess Festival 2009 Round 1 Pairings
2nd July 2009 - Big Slick Poker Club Tournament 2009 Early Action
1st July 2009 - What's your Kasparov Number?
30th June 2009 - London Chess Classic 2009 Field completed
29th June 2009 - Tournament of Kings Bazna 2009 Ivanchuk wins
27th June 2009 - Tournament of Kings Bazna 2009 Ivanchuk almost home
26th June 2009 - Taby Stockholm 2009 Rozentalis against the Sicilian
25th June 2009 - British Championships Torquay 2009 Leading Entries
24th June 2009 - Tournament of Kings Bazna 2009 Ivanchuk takes charge
23rd June 2009 - Ruy Lopez Tournament in Zafar 2009 Cheparinov wins
22nd June 2009 - Tournament of Kings Bazna 2009 Round 5
20th June 2009 - Blig Slick Poker Club Tournament 2009 GM Lineup
19th June 2009 - 10th Karpov tournament in Poikovsky 2009 Motylev examined
18th June 2009 - British Chess Problem Solving Championship Starter Problem
17th June 2009 - Ruy Lopez Tournament in Zafra 2009 Adams loses in Round 1
16th June 2009 - 10th Karpov Tournament in Poikovsky 2009 Motylev wins
15th June 2009 - Golders Green Quickplay 2009 Chris Ross
13th June 2009 - 10th Karpov Tournament in Poikovsky 2009 Shirov crashes
12th June 2009 - XXII Ciudad de Leon Rapid 2009 Carlsen leaves it late
11th June 2009 - 10th Karpov Tournament in Poikovsky 2009 Petroff Defence
10th June 2009 - 10th Karpov Tournament in Poikovsky 2009 Shirov's bad start
9th June 2009 - 17th Sigeman and Co tournament in Malmo 2009 Short wins
8th June 2009 - 17th Sigeman and Co tournament in Malmo 2009
6th June 2009 - Many nice events under way
5th June 2009 - French Top 16 Final 2009
4th June 2009 - Navara - Ivanchuk Rapid Match
3rd June 2009 - Navara - Ivanchuk Rapid Match
2nd June 2009 - Scottish Championships 2009
1st June 2009 - Sardinia Open Conquest Wins
30th May 2009 - Kamsky - Karjakin revisited
29th May 2009 - 4NCL Stephen Gordon
28th May 2009 - Bank Pivdenny Rapid Gelfand wins
27th May 2009 - Mtel Final Round

FIDE Rating list July 2009

The July rating list sees Veselin Topalov hold firm as number one with an increase of a point. World Champion Viswanathan Anand has a couple of games and gains 5 points. Magnus Carlsen holds at three. Levon Aronian jumps to 4 in the world and Dmitry Jakovenko to 5 ahead of Vladimir Kramnik who didn't play in this quarter. Peter Svidler jumps back up to 12 in the world, a position formally held by Vassily Ivanchuk who had a catastrophic quarter dropping to 30 in the world. His win in Bazna is hopefully a sign of a return to form and that will be included next time. I saw some discussion that they were discussing changing the calculation of the list involving the k-factor (FIDE had a meeting recently) but apparently this didn't go through. It is a bit astonishing that 2635 would have been enough to be in the top 100 last time, now this mark has risen to 2641. Karpov has dropped from 86 to 98 in the world without playing a game. Towards the middle of the list the changes don't seem so dramatic however. Apparently the most likely explanation is a blip. They are moving to a list coming out every two months either now or very shortly.

July 2009 Rating List top 100 in full

1st Big Slick Chess tournament

The 1st Big Slick Chess tournament takes place at the Big Slick Poker Club, Purley (near Croydon). 10-player all-play-all section Saturday 27th June - Sunday 5th July 2009 and a 5-round FIDE-rated open Friday 26th June - Sunday 28th June 2009.

Games in PGN

Simon Williams is organising a GM all-play-all event and a FIDE open in London. There is a GM all-play-all and Jonathan Rowson is top seed of the FIDE open. There are places in both events.

Details: http://www.gingergm.com/big-slick-chess/

1st Big Slick GM London (ENG), 27 vi-5 vii 2009												cat. VI (2388)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Cherniaev, Alexander1	g	RUS	2423	*	.	½	½	½	½	1	.	1	1	5	2556
2.	Slavin, Alexei		RUS	2308	.	*	½	½	½	.	1	1	½	1	5	2538
3.	Galego, Luis	g	POR	2454	½	½	*	.	½	½	½	1	.	1	4½	2462
4.	Arkell, Keith C	g	ENG	2517	½	½	.	*	½	½	.	1	1	½	4½	2461
5.	Poobalasingam, Peter S		ENG	2240	½	½	½	½	*	½	1	.	.	½	4	2463
6.	Gormally, Daniel W	g	ENG	2487	½	.	½	½	½	*	0	½	½	.	3	2346
7.	Ansell, Simon T	m	ENG	2394	0	0	½	.	0	1	*	1	½	.	3	2329
8.	Rudd, Jack	m	ENG	2357	.	0	0	0	.	½	0	*	1	1	2½	2306
9.	Kjartansson, Gudmundur	f	ISL	2388	0	½	.	0	.	½	½	0	*	½	2	2241
10.	Eames, Robert S	f	ENG	2312	0	0	0	½	½	.	.	0	½	*	1½	2153

The London Chess Classic in December

Cream of world chess to play in new London tournament. [Press release 25th June 2009]

The London Chess Centre is pleased to announce that the line up for the London Chess Classic 2009 is complete after GM David Howell of England accepted his invitation. This creates a balance to the event, an eight player all play all, with four world class players pitched against England's four highest rated Grandmasters. Using the latest available ratings and information supplied by the players on their recent successes, the tournament rating average is currently well above 2690 and may reach 2700 by December.

Nigel Short and Hikaru Nakamura are both in great shape. Nigel recently dominated the Sigeman tournament at Malmo and Hikaru won the US Championship held at St Louis. Vladimir Kramnik was top scorer at the Azerbaijan v Rest of the World match with 6.5/8.

Play begins Tuesday December 8th and runs until Tuesday December 15th 2009.

The venue for what will be the most prestigious chess tournament in the capital for 25 years will be announced shortly.

Malcolm Pein (IM) Director London Chess Centre

Notes for editors: All communications to Malcolm Pein IM at London Chess Centre: 020 7388 2404. E-Mail: info@chess.co.uk. Website: www.chess.co.uk

1st London Chess Classic (ENG), 8-16 xii 2009. Cat XVIII (2695) Players list (July ratings)
No	Name	Ti	NAT	July Elo	DoB
1	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2772	1990
2	Kramnik, Vladimir	g	RUS	2759	1975
3	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2710	1987
4	Ni, Hua	g	CHN	2701	1983
5	Adams, Michael	g	ENG	2699	1971
6	Short, Nigel D	g	ENG	2684	1965
7	McShane, Luke J	g	ENG	2620	1984
8	Howell, David W L	g	ENG	2614	1990

Dates of the London Chess Classic. 7th-16th December 2009
Monday	7th December 2009	Press Conference and drawing of lots
Tuesday	8th December 2009	Round 1
Wednesday	9th December 2009	Round 2
Thursday	10th December 2009	Round 3
Friday	11th December 2009	Rest day
Saturday	12th December 2009	Round 4
Sunday	13th December 2009	Round 5
Monday	14th December 2009	Round 6
Tuesday	15th December 2009	Round 7 + Closing ceremony, charity simultaneous

23rd Pula Open

The 23rd International Chess Tournament "Pula Open 2009" takes place 27th June - 4th July 2009 in Pula, Croatia.

Details: http://www.skpula.hr/

King's Gambit Chess Festival

The King's Gambit chess festival called takes place in Lipetsk, Russia, June 22nd (arrival day) - July 3rd, 2009. The festival consists of two round-robin tournaments (one with GM norm and one with IM norm) and an open for FIDE rating.

Official site: http://www.obninskchess.ru/alltur/alltur09/lip09/

III Kings' Tournament in Bazna

The III Turneul Regilor (Kings' Tournament) took place in Bazna Romania 14th-25th June 2009. 10 rounds 6 player double round robin. Vassily Ivanchuk returned to his best and won the tournament by a point from Boris Gelfand. Teimour Radjabov and Alexei Shirov, who won his final round, finished half a point further back.

Games in PGN

Official site: http://www.turneulregilor.com

III Kings' Tournament Bazna (ROM), 14-24 vi 2009										cat. XX (2729)
					1		2		3		4		5		6
1.	Ivanchuk, Vassily	g	UKR	2746	*	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	7	2874
2.	Gelfand, Boris	g	ISR	2733	½	½	*	*	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	½	6	2800
3.	Radjabov, Teimour	g	AZE	2756	½	½	½	½	*	*	½	½	½	1	½	½	5½	2759
4.	Shirov, Alexei	g	ESP	2745	½	0	0	½	½	½	*	*	1	1	½	1	5½	2762
5.	Kamsky, Gata	g	USA	2720	0	½	½	½	½	0	0	0	*	*	½	½	3	2582
6.	Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	g	ROU	2675	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	*	*	3	2591

France - Armenia Match

A French team faced Olympiad Champions Armenia (2006 and 2008). in an 8 round rapid match. Time control: 15 mins + 10 seconds. The match took place June 24th-25th 2009 in the Hotel Castille in Paris. Armenia were convincing winners with the returning Joel Lautier struggling particularly badly.

Official site: http://www.echecs.asso.fr/ - Further details: http://www.europe-echecs.com/actualites/actualites-match-france-armenie-1896.html

Games in PGN

Team	NAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
Armenia	ARM	3	1½	2	3	2½	2½	2½	2½	19½
France	FRA	1	2½	2	1	1½	1½	1½	1½	12½

Round 1 (June 24, 2009) France 1 Armenia 3
Aronian, Levon	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½-½	38	D87	Gruenfeld Botvinnik
Sargissian, Gabriel	- Bauer, Christian	½-½	47	D94	Gruenfeld Closed
Lautier, Joel	- Akopian, Vladimir	0-1	50	A29	English Four Knights
Fressinet, Laurent	- Petrosian, Tigran L	0-1	68	D34	Tarrasch Defence, Main Line
Round 2 (June 24, 2009) France 2.5 Armenia 1.5
Akopian, Vladimir	- Bauer, Christian	½-½	41	B01	Centre Counter
Petrosian, Tigran L	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	0-1	73	B43	Sicilian Paulsen
Lautier, Joel	- Aronian, Levon	½-½	53	B10	Caro Kann
Fressinet, Laurent	- Sargissian, Gabriel	½-½	69	E15	Queens Indian
Round 3 (June 24, 2009) France 2 Armenia 2
Akopian, Vladimir	- Fressinet, Laurent	½-½	56	C65	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Petrosian, Tigran L	- Lautier, Joel	½-½	34	B23	Sicilian Closed
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Sargissian, Gabriel	½-½	37	C65	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Bauer, Christian	- Aronian, Levon	½-½	46	C54	Giuoco Piano
Round 4 (June 24, 2009) France 1 Armenia 3
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Akopian, Vladimir	½-½	46	C99	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Aronian, Levon	- Fressinet, Laurent	1-0	53	D11	Slav Defence
Bauer, Christian	- Petrosian, Tigran L	0-1	42	D00	Queen's Pawn Game
Sargissian, Gabriel	- Lautier, Joel	½-½	52	D38	QGD Ragozin
Round 5 (June 25, 2009) France 1.5 Armenia 2.5
Akopian, Vladimir	- Lautier, Joel	1-0	20	B46	Sicilian Paulsen
Petrosian, Tigran L	- Fressinet, Laurent	1-0	48	C59	Two Knights Defence
Bauer, Christian	- Sargissian, Gabriel	1-0	31	C54	Giuoco Piano
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Aronian, Levon	½-½	42	C60	Ruy Lopez
Round 6 (June 25, 2009) France 1.5 Armenia 2.5
Sargissian, Gabriel	- Fressinet, Laurent	1-0	55	A29	English Four Knights
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Petrosian, Tigran L	½-½	31	B36	Sicilian Maroczy Bind
Aronian, Levon	- Lautier, Joel	½-½	54	E15	Queens Indian
Bauer, Christian	- Akopian, Vladimir	½-½	33	A25	English Sicilian Attack
Round 7 (June 25, 2009) France 1.5 Armenia 2.5
Aronian, Levon	- Bauer, Christian	1-0	44	D94	Gruenfeld Closed
Fressinet, Laurent	- Akopian, Vladimir	1-0	68	D45	Anti-Meran Variations
Sargissian, Gabriel	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½-½	84	A16	English Opening
Lautier, Joel	- Petrosian, Tigran L	0-1	31	A27	English Dutch System
Round 8 (June 25, 2009) France 1.5 - Armenia 2.5
Petrosian, Tigran L	- Bauer, Christian	1-0	58	B01	Centre Counter
Fressinet, Laurent	- Aronian, Levon	1-0	60	D46	Semi-Slav Defence
Akopian, Vladimir	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½-½	29	D72	Gruenfeld 3.g3
Lautier, Joel	- Sargissian, Gabriel	0-1	39	B10	Caro Kann

FRA-ARM Rapid Match Paris (FRA), 24-25 vi 2009 Final results
Armenian team			19.5
g	Levon Aronian	2754	4.5
g	Vladimir Akopian	2696	4.5
g	Gabriel Sargissian	2660	4.5
g	Tigran Petrossian	2600	6
French team			12.5
g	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2684	4.5
g	Laurent Fressinet	2664	3.0
g	Joel Lautier	2658	2.0
g	Christian Bauer	2605	3.0

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