International Round Up 10/1/11

[LozCooper]

International Round-up 10/1/11

Future events:

4NCL Divisions 1, 2 & 3 15-16 January 2011 Barcelo Hotel, Hinckley Island
4NCL Northern League De Vere Wuchwood Park (nr Crewe)
http://www.4ncl.co.uk/index.htm

The second weekend of the 4NCL 2010-11 season takes place this weekend with Divisions 1, 2 and 3 all taking place at the exotically named Hinckley Island whilst the Northern League is in Crewe.

73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament Wijk aan Zee 14-30 January 2011
http://www.tatasteelchess.com/tournamen ... ts/group/2
http://www.tatasteelchess.com/tournament/livegames

England’s number two (on the January 2011 rating list) Luke McShane plays in Grandmaster Group B. He is eighth seed in the fourteen player all-play-all event that includes four players rated over 2700.

Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 24 Jan -3 Feb 2011
http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com

Entrants include Michael Adams, Nigel Short, Gawain Jones, Jon Speelman and Jovanka Houska.

English results abroad:

Rilton Cup 27th December - 5th January 2011
http://www.rilton.se/1011/index.html
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr42335.a ... 000&snr=38

Ian Thompson finished on 4.5/9 with a 2245 performance.

Basle Open 2011 1st-5th January 2011
http://www.schachfestivalbasel.ch/

Nathan Alfred finished on 3.5/7.

In addition to the individual websites the latest international chess news can be found at the following link: http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic844.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 10/1/11