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Chess tournament coverage from Chessgames.com 2002-2008

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NH Chess Tournament Amsterdam, NL Aug 20-30		Also known as Youth vs Experience, five GMs with long illustrious careers (Korchnoi, Yusupov, Agdestein, Ljubojevic, and Bareev) take on five young "rising stars" (Cheparinov, Wang Yue, L'Ami, Caruana, and Stellwagen). Wang Yue on 6.5/7. (35 games, 10 players, 3 discussion pages.)

Tournoi international de Montreal Aug 24-Sep 2		We will upload new games as they become available. (20 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Antwerp Tournament Antwerp, Belgium Aug 23-31		We will upload new games as they become available. (25 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Tal Memorial Moscow, Russia Aug 17-27		Ivanchuk wins by a full point finishing on 6/9. (45 games, 10 players, 99 discussion pages, crosstable.)

French Championships Pau, France Aug 11-23		Etienne Bacrot took the title after beating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the rapid tiebreaker. Sophie Milliet won the French Women's Championship. (68 games, 12 players, no discussion, crosstable.)

Bilbao Grand Slam Chess Final Bilbao, Spain Sep 2-13		Players: Anand, Ivanchuk, Topalov, Carlsen, Radjabov, and Aronian. Discussion forum now open. (0 games, 0 players, 8 discussion pages.)

Villarrobledo International Rapid Open Villarrobledo, Spain Aug 2-3		Topalov took clear first with 8/9. (36 games, 28 players, 1 discussion page.)

Najdorf Memorial Warsaw, Poland Aug 2-10		Sasikiran won with 6.5/9, a clear point ahead of the field. (45 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

World Junior Championship Gaziantep, Turkey Aug 2-16		Abhijeet Gupta is the new World Junior Champion. Dronavalli Harika won the girls' section. (698 games, 111 players, 11 discussion pages.)

FIDE Grand Prix Sochi, Russia July 31-Aug 14		Levon Aronian places first by half a point, finishing with 8.5/13. (91 games, 14 players, 108 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Howard Staunton Memorial London, England Aug 7-18		Twelve grandmasters compete in Simpsons in the Strand. Michael Adams is currently leading the pack. (66 games, 12 players, 5 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Chess Classic Mainz Mainz, Germany July 28-Aug 3		Anand beats Carlsen in the finals 3-1 to win this four way rapid event. (20 games, 4 players, 17 discussion pages.)

Ordix Open Mainz, Germany Aug 2-3		Nepomniachtchi beat Eljanov on tiebreaks in this rapid chess tournament. (109 games, 80 players, 1 discussion page.)

41st Biel International Chess Festival Biel, Switzerland July 19-Aug 1		Alekseev beat Dominguez-Perez in the playoff. (30 games, 6 players, 73 discussion pages, crosstable.)

North Urals Cup Krasnoturinsk, Russia July 26-Aug 3		Antoaneta Stefanova took clear first with 4.5 out of 7. (28 games, 8 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Gyorgy Marx VI Paks, Hungary July 25-Aug 4		A round robin among Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Gabriel Sargissian, Ferenc Berkes, Daniel Stellwagen, Alexander Beliavsky and Peter Acs. New games will be uploaded as they become avialable. (30 games, 6 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

British Championship Liverpool, England July 27-Aug 9		Stuart Conquest defeated Keith Arkell in the rapid-chess tiebreaks to become the 2008 British Chess Champion. (123 games, 48 players, 2 discussion pages.)

Poikovsky Tournament Poikovsky, Russia July 8-17		A four way tie for first place among Shirov, Rublevsky, Jakovenko, and Gashimov, all finishing with 5.5/9. (45 games, 10 players, 11 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Lake Sevan Martuni, Armenia July 10-20		Arman Pashikian won with 6.5/9. (45 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

World Open Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 2-6		Four way tie for 1st place included Najer, Neji, Ftacnik, and Moiseenko. (209 games, 104 players, 1 discussion page.)

Sparkassen Chess Meeting Dortmund, Germany Jun 28-Jul 6		Peter Leko wins this 8 player round-robin featuring Kramnik, Mamedyarov, Leko, Ivanchuk, Van Wely, Nepomniachtchi, Naiditsch, and Gustafsson. (28 games, 8 players, 52 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Karjakin-Short Rapid Match Kiev, Ukraine July 3-7		Sergey Karjakin beat Nigel Short 7.5 to 2.5 in a 10 game rapid match in Kiev. (10 games, 2 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Aerosvit 2008 Foros, Crimea June 7-20		Magnus Carlsen wins with 8/11, a full point ahead of 2nd place Ivanchuk. (66 games, 12 players, 53 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Karen Asrian Memorial Yerevan, Armenia Jun 8-15		Formerly "Yerevan Chess Giants", this rapid time control tournament featuring eight of the world's leading grandmasters. Levon Aronian wins with 8.5/14. (56 games, 8 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Bosnia Sarajevo Tournament Sarajevo, Bosnia May 23-Jun 2		Morozevich dominated the field and finished with 7.5/10. (30 games, 6 players, 9 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Bosnia Sarajevo Tournament (Group B) Sarajevo, Bosnia May 23-Jun 2		Dalibor Stojanovic wins the B-group with 6/9. (45 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Bazna King's Tournament Bazna, Romania May 24-Jun 4		Nigel Short clinches first place with a round to spare. (55 games, 11 players, 6 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Magistral Ciudad de Leon Leon, Spain May 29-Jun 2		Ivanchuk beats Anand, Vallejo Pons, and Shirov. (14 games, 4 players, 3 discussion pages.)

Carlsen-Leko Rapid Match Miskolc, Hungary May 28-Jun 1		Carlsen wins the match 5-3. (8 games, 2 players, 7 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup Odessa, Ukraine May 30-Jun 2		Pavel Tregubov wins on tiebreaks over Yuri Drozdovskij, Boris Gelfand and Ruslan Ponomariov, all with 9/14. (56 games, 8 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Argentine Championship Mendoza, Argentina May 20-31		Ruben Felgaer beat Fernando Peralta and Diego Valerga on tiebreaks. (66 games, 12 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)

US Championship Tulsa, Oklahoma May 13-21		Yury Shulman is the new American Chess Champion. (108 games, 24 players, 6 discussion pages, crosstable.)

US Women's Championship Tulsa, Oklahoma May 13-21		Anna Zatonskih beats Irina Krush in the tiebreaks to become the new American Women's Champion (45 games, 10 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)

M-Tel Masters Sofia, Bulgaria May 7-May 18		Ivanchuk wins with 8/10 after a bold start of 5 consecutive wins. (30 games, 6 players, 104 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Cez Chess Trophy Prague, Czech Republic May 14-18		Kramnik beats Navara 5.5 to 2.5 in a rapid match. (8 games, 2 players, 5 discussion pages, crosstable.)

President's Cup Baku, Azerbaijan May 11-21		A large swiss tournament dedicated to the memory of Haydar Aliyev. Evgeniy Najer takes clear first with 7.5/9. (213 games, 114 players, 1 discussion page.)

Sigeman & Co Tournament Malmo, Sweden Apr 22-30		Tiger Hillarp Persson wins with 7.5/9. (45 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Baku Grand Prix Azerbaijan Apr 20-May 6		Vugar Gashimov, Wang Yue and Magnus Carlsen shared first place on 8/11. (91 games, 14 players, 141 discussion pages, crosstable.)

European Individual Championship Plovdiv, Bulgaria Apr 20-May 3		Sergei Tiviakov wins with 8.5/11. (1,743 games, 323 players, 8 discussion pages.)

European Individual Championship (Women) Plovdiv, Bulgaria Apr 20-May 3		Kateryna Lahno won the women's event on 8.5/11. (850 games, 157 players, 1 discussion page.)

Japfa Match Jakarta, Indonesia Apr 15-20		Wesley So defeats Susanto Megaranto in a 6 game match. (6 games, 2 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Japfa WGM Tournament Jakarta, Indonesia Apr 15-20		Li Ruofan won the this round robin featuring 6 of the world's strongest females. (30 games, 6 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Dos Hermanas XIV Spain Apr 18-20		Topalov won the final beating Francisco Vallejo Pons. (12 games, 4 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Russian Team Championship Dagomys, Sochi Apr 1-14		Ural-Ekaterininburg (Radjabov, Shirov, Kamsky, Grischuk, Malakhov, Akopian, Dreev, Motylev) wins with 37.5 points. (396 games, 95 players, 27 discussion pages.)

Gausdal Chess Classic Norway Apr 8-16		Kaidanov wins with 7/9. (45 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Dubai Open Dubai, UAE Apr 6-15		Prodigy Wesley So won the cup with 7/9 points. (249 games, 100 players, 1 discussion page.)

Ruy Lopez Chess Festival Mérdia, Spain Apr 4-13		Michael Adams wins with 5.5/7. (28 games, 8 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Dutch Championships Hilversum, NL Apr 2-13		Jan Smeets is the new Dutch Champion, by defeating Stellwagen in the last round and finishing with 7.5/11. (66 games, 12 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Heviz Tournament Hungary Mar 18-28		Balogh, Naiditsch, Nisipeanu, and Almasi tied with 5.5/10, and Csaba Balogh wins first place on a tiebreak. (30 games, 6 players, 1 discussion page.)

Foxwoods Open Connecticut, USA Mar 19-22		Yury Shulman defeats Alexander Ivanov in an Armageddon playoff for the title. (140 games, 87 players, 1 discussion page.)

Amber Tournament (Rapid) Nice, France Mar 14-28		Aronian wins handily with 8/11, a point and a half against 2nd place Ivanchuk. (66 games, 12 players, 77 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Amber Tournament (Blindfold) Nice, France Mar 14-28		Four way tie for first, including Kramnik, Topalov, Aronian, and Morozevich. (66 games, 12 players, 52 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Russian Under-20 Championship St. Petersburg, Russia Mar 8-18		Sanan Sjugirov and Nikolai Chadaev tie at 8/11 and are now qualified in the World Under 20 Championship. (66 games, 12 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Isbank Ataturk Women Masters Mar 10-21 Istanbul, Turkey		Yifan Hou wins by a full point. (45 games, 10 players, 5 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Reykjavic Open Mar 3-11 Reykjavic, Iceland		A three-way tie for first place among Wang Hao, Hannes Stefansson, and Wang Yue, all with 7/9. Rounds 1-5 uploaded now; more to come. (364 games, 91 players, 1 discussion page.)

Morelia-Linares Morelia, Mexico Linares, Spain Feb 15-Mar 7		World Champion Viswanathan Anand wins with 8.5/14. (56 games, 8 players, 203 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Aeroflot Open Moscow Feb 14-22		Ian Nepomniachtchi takes clear first place with 7/9. (296 games, 76 players, 10 discussion pages.)

Moscow Open Moscow, Russia Feb 2-10		Timofeev took sole first place. (159 games, 125 players, 12 discussion pages.)

Croatian Championship Split, Croatia Jan 16-29		Hrvoje Stevic won the event with 8/12. (78 games, 13 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Gibtelecom Chess Festival Gibraltar Jan 22-31		Nakamura defeats Bu Xiangzhi in the tiebreaks to take first place. (935 games, 217 players, 7 discussion pages.)

Corus 2008 Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands Jan 11-27		A category 20 tournament featuring 14 of the strongest players in the world. Aronian and Carlsen tie for first with 8/13. (91 games, 14 players, 306 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Corus Group B Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands Jan 11-27		Movsesian wins with 9.5/13. (91 games, 14 players, 15 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Corus Group C Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands Jan 11-27		Fabiano Caruana wins with 10/13. (91 games, 14 players, 5 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Corus Honorary Group Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands Jan 18-27		Four legendary players compete: Korchnoi, Timman, Ljubojevic, and Portisch. Ljubojevic wins with 4/6. (12 games, 4 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)

New Zealand Championship Auckland, NZ Jan 15-23		Murray Chandler wins with 9/11. (121 games, 22 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Armenian Championship Yerevan, Armenia Jan 7-21		Karen Asrian beats out Minasian Artashes (both with 8/13) on Sonneborn-Berger tiebreaks. (57 games, 13 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)

83rd Hastings Chess Congress Hastings, England Dec 28-Jan 6		Malakhatko and Mamedov tied for first with 7.5/10. (499 games, 103 players, 2 discussion pages.)

Torneo di Capodanno Reggio Emilia, Italy Dec 29-Jan 6		Zoltan Almasi cleared first place by a half-point, finishing with 6/10. (40 games, 10 players, 6 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Russian Championship Superfinals Moscow, Russia Dec 18-30		Morozevich is the new Russian Champion. (66 games, 12 players, 46 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Russian Championship Superfinals (Women) Moscow, Russia Dec 18-30		Tatiana Kosintseva beat out Ovod, Korbut, and Tairova on tiebreaks. (66 games, 12 players, 5 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Pamplona International Pamplona, Spain Dec 21-29		Francisco Vallejo-Pons beats out 7 other grandmasters in Spain. (28 games, 8 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

World Chess Cup Khanty-Mansiysk Nov 24-Dec 18		A seven round knockout event featuring 128 of the strongest players in the world. Kamsky defeated Shirov in the finals to claim the cup. (377 games, 129 players, 206 discussion pages.)

World Blitz Cup Moscow, Russia Nov 19-20		Ivanchuk wins with 25.5/38, beating second place Anand by a full point. (380 games, 20 players, 10 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Tal Memorial Moscow, Russia Nov 9-19		Kramnik secures his victory with a round to spare, finishing with 6.5/9 points. (45 games, 10 players, 50 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Femida Super Tournament Oct 30 Kharkov, Ukraine		14 year old IM Sanan Sjugirov won this rapid event with 8/11, leading by an entire point. (66 games, 12 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Liga de Campeones Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain Nov 1-15		Topalov wins by a whopping 1.5 point margin at 7/10. (30 games, 6 players, 15 discussion pages, crosstable.)

USSR vs Yugoslavia Match Moscow, Russia Nov 8-10		The USSR team (Korchnoi, Taimanov, Zaitsev, et al) defeated their old Yugoslavian rivals. (19 games, 20 players, 2 discussion pages.)

European Team Chess Championships Tournament Crete, Greece Oct 27-Nov 7		Russia wins. (677 games, 191 players, 31 discussion pages.)

European Team Chess Championships Tournament (Women) Crete, Greece Oct 27-Nov 7		Russia wins. (504 games, 141 players, 2 discussion pages.)

Corsica Masters Bastia, Corsica Oct 28-30		Nakamura beats Kasimdzhanov in the finals to win this annual rapid chess (10 min + 3s/move) knockout. (45 games, 19 players, 1 discussion page.)

Ivanchuk - Leko Rapid Tournament Mukachevo, Ukraine Oct 26-28		Ivanchuk wins the match in the tiebreaks. (14 games, 2 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Calvia Chess Festival: CECLUB Finals Calvia, Mallorca (Spain) Oct 6-24		Linex Magic (Shirov, Adams, Sublevsky, Sargissian, Cheparinov, Perez-Candelario) claims the Spanish CECLUB title. (23 games, 25 players, 1 discussion page.)

Casino de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain Oct 18-26		Hikaru Nakamura wins with 7/9, a clear point ahead of Dominguez-Perez. (45 games, 10 players, 7 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Bilbao Blindfold Chess World Cup Bilbao, Spain Oct 16-20		Bu Xiangzhi defeats Topalov, Carlsen, Polgar, Karjakin, and Harikrishna, with his eyes closed! (30 games, 6 players, 7 discussion pages, crosstable.)

11th Essent Chess Tournament Hoogeveen, NL Oct 12-20		Mamedyarov won the event on 4.5/6. (12 games, 4 players, 8 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Essent Open Hoogeveen, NL Oct 12-20		Eltaj Safarli wins with 7/9. (337 games, 77 players, 1 discussion page.)

World Junior Championship Yerevan, Armenia Oct 2-17		Ahmed Adly wins with 10/13. (387 games, 78 players, 6 discussion pages.)

World Junior Championship (Girls) Yerevan, Armenia Oct 2-17		Vera Nebolsina wins with 10/13. (258 games, 55 players, 1 discussion page.)

European Club Cup Kemer-Antalya, Turkey Oct 2-10		Linux Magic won the cup. (1,169 games, 391 players, 12 discussion pages.)

European Club Cup (Women) Kemer-Antalya, Turkey Oct 2-10		Cercle d'Echecs wins the women's cup. (252 games, 84 players, 1 discussion page.)

FIDE World Championship Tournament Mexico City, Mexico Sep 12-30		Undefeated "Vishy" Anand finishes with 9/14 and claims the title of World Chess Champion. (56 games, 8 players, 477 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Monarch Assurance International Isle of Man Sep 22-30		Mateusz Bartel, Vitali Golod, Zahar Efimenko, Yuri Yakovich, Michael Roiz and Mikhail Kobalia all tied at 6.5/9. (385 games, 86 players, 1 discussion page.)

Clash of the Computer Titans Mexico City, Mexico Sep 20-27		Zappa defeats Rybka 5.5 to 4.5. We will post the remaining games shortly. (10 games, 2 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Asian Individual Championship Cebu City, Philippines Sep 18-30		Discuss forum now open. We will post more games as they become available. (344 games, 73 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Czech Coal Carlsbad Tournament Carlsbad, Czech Republic Sep 7-15		Movsesian edges out Ponomariov on tiebreaks (both finished 4.5/7). (27 games, 8 players, 11 discussion pages, crosstable.)

UK vs China Match Liverpool, England Sep 4-Sep 9		China beat the UK 28 to 20. (48 games, 16 players, 16 discussion pages.)

Russian Championship (Higher League) Sep 3-11 Krasnoyarsk, Russia		A massive 11-way tie for first place, but Nikita Vitiugov wins on tiebreak criteria. (358 games, 66 players, 1 discussion page.)

Bratto Festival Bratto, Italy Aug 23-31		Vladimir Burmakin beat out Miso Cebalo on tiebreaks (both with 7/9). (121 games, 79 players, 1 discussion page.)

Euwe Stimulans Arnhem, NL Aug 17-26		Amon Simutowe won the event with 7.5/9. (45 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Russia vs China Match Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Aug 18-31		China won the match overall 52.5-47.5 coming back to win the men's half with three victories in the final round, and winning the women's event 27-23. (100 games, 20 players, 6 discussion pages.)

NH Chess Tournament Amsterdam, NL Aug 22-Sep 1		"Rising Stars" beat "Experience" 26.5-23.5 and Karjakin won with 7/10 and earned an invitation to next year's Amber tournament. (50 games, 10 players, 7 discussion pages, crosstable.)

IBCA European Individual Championship Durham, UK Aug 13-24		Jaroslav Olsar wins with 8/9 points, a half point clear of Yuri Meshkov. (334 games, 76 players, 1 discussion page.)

Chess Classic Mainz Mainz, Germany Aug 13-19		Anand defeated Aronian in the final. However, Aronian defeated Anand to become the victor of the Chess960 event. (4 games, 2 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Ordix Open Mainz, Germany Aug 13-19		David Navara beat out Mchedlishvili and Sasikiran on tiebreaks, all with 9.5/11. (114 games, 83 players, 1 discussion page.)

French Championships Aix-les-Bains, France Aug 13-25		Vachier-Lagrave beats Tkachiev in the blitz tiebreaks for the title. (66 games, 12 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Staunton Memorial London, England Aug 7-18		Michael Adams wins the tournament by a full point. (66 games, 12 players, 7 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Arctic Chess Challenge Tromsø, Norway Aug 4-12		Moiseenko wins with 7.5/9. You can see his games here. (401 games, 101 players, 1 discussion page.)

British Championships Great Yarmouth, England Jul 29-Aug 11		The 94th Championships of The British Isles Organised by the English Chess Federation was won by Jacob Aagaard. (374 games, 69 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)

Folkschack Festival Täby, Sweden Aug 4-11		Li Chao wins with a stunning 8.5/9 points. (229 games, 154 players, 1 discussion page.)

5th György Marx Memorial Paks, Hungary Aug 4-15		Peter Acs edged out Pentala Harikrishna (both with 6/10) on tiebreak criteria. (30 games, 6 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament Vlissingen, NL		Four way tie between FM Migchiel De Jong, IM Fabiano Caruana, IM Ralf Appel, and GM Sergei Tiviakov. (327 games, 177 players, 4 discussion pages.)

Biel Chess Festival Biel, Switzerland July 21-Aug 3		Carlsen and Onischuk tied for 1st place with 5.5/9, but Carlsen wins the top honors by beating Onischuk in the blitz tiebreakers. (45 games, 10 players, 48 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Politiken Cup Copenhagen, Denmark July 21-29		Five way tie for 1st among Emanuel Berg, Krasenkow, Sargissian, DeFirmian, and Malakhov. (538 games, 223 players, 2 discussion pages.)

Banja Luka Tournament Bosnia and Herzegovina July 22-30		Ilincic and Korchnoi tied for 1st with 6.5/9. (45 games, 10 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)

North Urals Cup Krasnoturinsk, Russia July 22-31		10 of the strongest women compete in Krasnoturinsk. Zhu Chen and Zhao Xue tie for 1st place with 6/9. (45 games, 10 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Monroi International Women's Grand-Prix Montreal, Canada July 21-28		This 8 player round robin features some of the strongest female players in the world. Pia Cramling wins with 5/7. (28 games, 8 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Frank K. Berry US Women's Championship Stillwater, Oklahoma July 16-20		Irina Krush defeated Abrahamyan in round 9 to win the title, finishing with 7/9. (45 games, 10 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Montreal International Tournament Montreal, Canada July 19-28		10 super GMs compete in Quebec for a $22,000 purse. Ivanchuk wins with 7/9. (45 games, 10 players, 15 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Canadian Open Ottawa, Canada July 7-15		Bu Xiangzhi placed first with 8/10. (355 games, 159 players, 4 discussion pages.)

Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup Odessa, Ukraine July 4-6		Ivanchuk wins with 7/9 points. (45 games, 10 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Ciudad de León León, Spain July 6-9		Anand beats Topalov, Ponomariov and Kasimdzhanov to win the annual speed-chess battle in Spain. (12 games, 4 players, 17 discussion pages.)

World Open King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Jun 30-Jul 4		Varuzhan Akobian won after beating Stripunsky in the Armageddon tiebreak game. (262 games, 106 players, 15 discussion pages.)

15th World Computer Chess Championship Amsterdam, NL June 11-18		Rybka won with 10/11. (63 games, 12 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)

Sparkassen Chess Meeting Dortmund, Germany Jun 23-Jul 1		Kramnik wins with 5/7, a full point ahead of the rest. (28 games, 8 players, 62 discussion pages, crosstable.)