International Round Up 11/05/10

[LozCooper]

International Round Up 11/05/10

e2e4 Warrington Chess Congress 7-9 May
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/warrington

Keith Arkell won the FIDE rated Open with 4.5/5, half a point ahead of Ben Hague, Ryszard Maciol, Miroslav Gruca and Malcolm Peacock.
The Major was won by Brendan Kane on 4/5. Robert Taylor, Golam Shabir Ali, Robert Frith and Damian McCarthy all finished 2nd= on 3.5/5.

33rd Open Donostia-San Sebastian (ESP), 28 iii-4 iv 2010
http://chess-results.com/tnr30848.aspx?zeilen=99999

Andrew Ledger scored 6.5/9 and Jonathan Nelson scored 6.

First Saturday Tournaments Budapest IM_A MAY 2010
http://www.firstsaturday.hu/
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr33594.a ... -1&wi=1000

Mark Lyell is playing in IM Tournament A and is currently on 4.5/9.

Future events:

e2e4 Sunningdale Congress 28-31 May
http://www.e2e4.org.uk/sunningdale

Please all view the ECF calendar for a list of all domestic events: http://www.englishchess.org.uk/?page_id=1390

2010 World Universities' Chess Championship 4-12 September Zurich
http://www.buca.org.uk/news/2010-world- ... ampionship

If any eligible students are interested in playing in the event above please contact Alex Holowczak at [email protected] for further details.

In addition to the individual websites the latest international chess news can be found at the following link:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic809.html

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 11/05/10