All the action in Igualada and Reykjavic
20.08.2005
– The Catalan town north-west of Barcelona is hosting the Magistral Ciutat d'Igualada, featuring Kortchnoi, Beliavsky, Volokitin and McShane, while in Iceland the national championship is under way – lots of interesting activity over the weekend. Status reports.
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Nigel Davies:
A busy person’s opening system
Players with interests and commitments away from the chess board often find it difficult to compete against those with more study time. Their opponents come to the board armed with the latest theory and can bash out moves well into the middle game. On this DVD Nigel Davies addresses this issue by demonstrating a simple and easy to learn opening system designed for the busy person.
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The Magistral Ciutat d'Igualada is being held from August 16–21, in
a town just north-east of Barcelona, Spain. It is a double round robin with
Andrei Volokitin, Viktor Kortchnoi, Alexander Beliavsky and Luke McShane.
The official web site has portraits
of the four paticipants, small news reports (in Spanish) and a few pictures.
Andrei Volikitin vs. Luke McShane, Alexander Beliavsky vs. Viktor Korchnoi
Standings after four rounds
Skákþing Íslands 2005 / Icelandic Chess Championship
The Icelandic Championship is being held in Reykjavic, from August 11–21,
2005. Here are the standings after nine rounds:
The start of a round at the tournament venue
Visitors, dignitaries and spectators
First round game between Heimir Asgeirsson and Ingvar Asmundsson
Iceland's youngest IM Jón Gunnarsson, who is in second place on
the cross tables. Just kidding! This is the youngest chess fan included on
the tournament photo page, from where the above pictures were taken.
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