International Round Up 01/08/10

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International Round Up 01/08/10

Open 18th St Affrique 24-31 July
http://echecs.saintaffrique.free.fr/pages/43.html
http://www.echecs.asso.fr/Resultat2.asp ... &Action=Ga

Congratulations to Glenn Flear who finished 1st= on 7.5/9 with a 2602 performance. Sarah Hegarty scored 6 and performed at 2177 whilst Francine & Rufus Duff both finished on 4.

43rd Biel International Chess Festival 19-29 July
http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/

David Howell played in the 10 player all-play-all where the oldest player is aged just 22 and yet his average opponent is still rated 2663! After a tough first six rounds (he was on 1.5/6) he recovered well after the second rest day to finish on 3.5/9.

XV Open Balaguer (ESP), 19-27 vii 2010
http://www.openbalaguer.org/htm/inici_e.htm
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr36308.aspx

Stewart Haslinger finished on 6/9 with a rating performance of 2516.

British Championship 25 July - 7 August
http://www.britishchess2010.com/
http://www.britishchess2010.com/live_games.htm

In the Championship Mickey Adams leads by a point after the first week with 5.5/6. There are seven players on 4.5; Nick Pert, Stephen Gordon, Stuart Conquest, Simon Williams, Danny Gormally, Adam Hunt and Jovanka Houska.

British Under 16: 1st= Brandon Clarke & Gordon Scott 6/7. Megan Owens, Ali Roy and Maria Wang all scored 3.5.

British Under 13: 1st Ravi Haria 6/7. Katherine Shepherd scored 4.

British Under 11: Anna Wang & Rohan Shiatis 6/7.

British Under 9: Zheming Zhang 6/7.

British Under 8: Zheming Zhang 6/6.

European Amateur Pardubice 21 July - 1 August
http://chess-results.com/tnr36129.aspx? ... =1&flag=30
http://www.czechopen.net/tournaments/ecuchamp.php

England’s representative, Joseph Rozewicz, finished 4th= on 7/9.

INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT OF PALEOHORA 22-29 July
http://www.chaniachess.gr/International ... ex_en.html

Lorin D’Costa and Joseph Quinn both played. Lorin finished on 6 and Jo on 4.5.

Pamplona Open 26 July - 1 August
http://torneo2009archivo.blogspot.com/
http://chess-results.com/tnr34215.aspx? ... -1&wi=1000

Michael Yeo finished on 5.5/9.

Lawrence Cooper
Director of International Chess
English Chess Federation 01/08/10