International Round Up 12/10/10

[LozCooper]

International Round Up 12/10/10

Bundesliga 2010-11
http://www.schachbundesliga.de/

The opening Bundesliga weekend saw four English Grandmasters in action; Michael Adams playing for Baden-Baden, Luke McShane playing for Werder Bremen and Stewart Haslinger and Stephen Gordon were playing for SG Trier who have also recruited David Howell for this season.

Mickey scored 1.5/2 with a draw against GMs Markus Ragger 2572 and a win against Alexandre Dgebuadze rated 2520 as his team opened with two victories. http://www.schachbundesliga.de/schach/s ... topmenu=80

Luke scored 1/3 but his team managed three match victories, http://www.schachbundesliga.de/schach/s ... topmenu=80 whilst Stewart and Stephen both scored 0.5/2 as their team lost both their matches. http://www.schachbundesliga.de/ligen/au ... u=inactive

Leicester Chess Congress FIDE Rated Open
http://www.leicesterchess.co.uk/

Mark Hebden won with 5/5 a clear point ahead of Martin Burrows who finished with 4.

Future events:

e2e4 Uxbridge Premier & Young Masters 24-28 October
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... /index.htm
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... /index.htm

Sean Hewitt’s e2e4 FIDE rated events are widely regarded as the best organised and most popular tournaments in England. His latest venture takes place in Uxbridge from the 24th to 28th October. There are two sections, the Premier is a nine round international open with GM, IM, WGM and WIM norm possibilities. Entries so far include Grandmasters Nick Pert, Danny Gormally and Keith Arkell. There are also prizes of £750 first, £500 second, £250 third and £100 fourth as well as several £100 rating prizes.

There is also a junior international with a first prize of £600 which is open to all players born on or after 1st January 1989. There are also prizes for the highest score by Under 16, 15, 14, 13, 12 and 11.

Please contact Sean at [email protected] for info or enter via the tournament website: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... online.htm

Guernsey 17th -23rd October
http://www.guernseychessclub.org.gg/fes ... mation.htm

21st Nato Championship Koege, Denmark 18-22 October
http://www.natochess.com/

4NCL Rounds 1 and 2 6-7 November
http://www.4ncl.co.uk

2010 BUCA Individual Championship 12-14 November
De Vere Herons’ Reach Hotel East Park Drive Blackpool Lancashire FY3 9RS
http://www.buca.org.uk/buca-individual

e2e4 Brighton Chess Congress : 12th - 14th November
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/brighton/index.htm

In addition to the individual websites the latest international chess news can be found at the following link:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic831.html

ECF Live Games Calendar
http://www.englishchess.org.uk/?page_id=5052

I encourage players to send me details of events they or others are playing in abroad and I will do my best to include them in my round-up.

Lawrence Cooper
Director of International Chess
English Chess Federation 12/10/10