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Click here for the official home page for the 12th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International Chess Tournament  http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/monarch2003/index.html

 

Isle of Man entries are:-    (Final scores in brackets)
Open:     Keith Allen (4/9), Alan Ormsby(3/9)
Major:    Glenn Cross(3½/7);  Jonathan Waugh (3/7);  John Griffin(2/7)    (48 entries)
Minor:     Alan Robertson, Richard Mylrea, Graham Quayle        (Douglas CC Team score 9½) 
                 Mike Ware, Bob Talbot, Brian Keig                            (Southern CC Team score 10½) 

   

Keith Allen, Open Round5 
Keith Allen (2224) 1-0 Stephen Fairbairn (2096)  -  Gruenfeld Defence
1.d4 Nf6  2.c4 g6  3.Nc3 d5  4.Nf3 Bg7  5.Bg5 Ne4  6.cxd5 Nxc3  7.bxc3 Qxd5  8.e3 Qa5  9.Qb3 Be6  10.Bc4 Bxc4  11.Qxc4 Nd7  12.0-0 e6  13.Rab1 Nb6  14.Qxc7 0-0  15.Qxb7 Qxc3  16.Rfc1 Qa5  17.Rc2 Nd5  18.h3 h6  19.Be7 Rfb8  20.Qxb8+ Rxb8  21.Rxb8+ Kh7  22.

   

Keith Allen, Open Round1 - finished the game with a fine combination of moves.
Keith Allen (2224) 1-0 Josiah Lutton (2031)  -  Nimzo-Indian Classical Variation
.1.d4 e6  2.c4 Nf6  3.Nc3 Bb4  4.Qc2 d6  5.e4 c5  6.d5 Qe7  7.dxe6 Qxe6  8.Bd3 Nc6  9.Nge2 Bxc3+  10.Qxc3 Ne5  11.f3 Nfd7  12.b3 Qf6  13.Bc2 Qh4+  14.Ng3 Nf6  15.Be3 Be6  16.0-0-0 0-0-0  17.Rxd6! Rxd6  18.Qxe5 Rc6  19.Bg5 - the Black Queen is lost   1-0

Form 1

CROSSTABLES courtesy of John Saunders, British Chess Magazine

12th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International
27 Sept - 5 Oct 2003

Final Crosstable

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                                     1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9 
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 1 Agdestein, Simen    g NOR 2571  + 47 = 11 = 19 + 55 + 33 =  4 =  3 + 12 +  8  7.0 /9  2689
 2 Lputian, Smbat G    g ARM 2623  - 19 + 54 + 68 + 36 = 20 + 11 + 22 +  3 =  4  7.0 /9  2658

 3 Sulskis, Sarunas    g LTU 2578  + 26 + 16 = 27 = 43 + 12 +  5 =  1 -  2 +  9  6.5 /9  2685
 4 Iordachescu, Viorel g MDA 2606  + 40 + 15 = 43 = 27 + 16 =  1 =  9 + 32 =  2  6.5 /9  2673
 5 Korneev, Oleg       g RUS 2561  + 44 + 29 + 12 = 28 = 21 -  3 + 36 = 13 + 22  6.5 /9  2666
 6 Psakhis, Lev        g ISR 2550  = 31 + 38 = 32 + 80 = 27 + 23 =  8 + 19 =  7  6.5 /9  2587
 7 Fridman, Daniel2    g LAT 2592  = 32 = 68 + 83 + 47 + 31 = 22 = 19 + 14 =  6  6.5 /9  2566

 8 Mikhalevski, Victor g ISR 2523  = 61 + 45 - 23 + 38 + 46 + 25 =  6 + 10 -  1  6.0 /9  2527
 9 Hebden, Mark        g ENG 2544  + 55 - 12 + 63 = 46 + 30 + 20 =  4 + 18 -  3  6.0 /9  2523
10 Kuzmin, Alexey      g RUS 2583  = 34 + 56 + 13 = 23 + 43 = 21 = 32 -  8 + 29  6.0 /9  2567
11 Davies, Nigel R     g ENG 2482  + 53 =  1 = 24 + 48 = 13 -  2 + 56 = 25 + 47  6.0 /9  2573
12 Del Rio Angelis, S  g ESP 2479  + 48 +  9 -  5 + 64 -  3 + 50 + 24 -  1 + 28  6.0 /9  2601
13 Moreno Carnero, J   m ESP 2512  + 50 = 24 - 10 + 68 = 11 + 37 + 57 =  5 = 15  6.0 /9  2568
14 Motwani, Paul       g SCO 2525  = 80 + 62 = 31 + 50 = 23 = 27 + 29 -  7 + 21  6.0 /9  2533
15 Arkell, Keith C     g ENG 2513  + 46 -  4 + 54 - 33 + 66 = 55 + 30 + 35 = 13  6.0 /9  2475
16 Pert, Nicholas      m ENG 2483  + 33 -  3 + 60 + 49 -  4 - 35 + 66 + 42 + 32  6.0 /9  2485
17 Halkias, Stelios    g GRE 2560  = 23 + 70 - 20 + 61 + 39 - 19 = 55 + 31 + 33  6.0 /9  2479
18 Epishin, Vladimir   g RUS 2642  - 29 + 67 = 56 + 53 = 57 + 80 + 26 -  9 + 27  6.0 /9  2502

56 Allen, Keith          IRL 2224  + 72 - 10 = 18 - 25 + 78 + 39 - 11 - 23 = 59  4.0 /9  2351

86 Ormsby,Alan               ----  - 62 - 48 - 81 = 92 = 90 = 94 = 71 - 76 + 91  3.0 /9  1743

92 De Lange,Hans JG          ----  - 74 - 41 - 73 = 86 - 84 = 95 - 91 - 78 = 90  1.5 /9

 

Monarch Assurance
MAJOR Tournament 2003

Arbiter: David Sedgwick
                        BCF  j/    R  O  U  N  D  S
Pos Player             Grade /e    1     2     3     4     5     6     7    Score
  1 RETALLICK,Lloyd..   169      b45+  w31+   b7+   w2+   b4=   w6+   b3=    6 

  2 CUTMORE,Martin J.   166      w27+  b28+  w21+   b1-  w16+  b19+   w4=    5½

  3 BLACKBURN,Suzy G.   159  j   b14=  w38+  b37+   w6=   b5+   w4=   w1=    5 
  4 CUTMORE,David A..   167      w40+  b18=  w25+  b17+   w1=   b3=   b2=    5 
  5 DONAGHAY,Richard H  149      w33-  b47+  w30+  b15+   w3-  b34+  w16+    5 
  6 WILLIAMS,Chris C.   171      w29+  b25=  w18+   b3=  w26+   b1-  w21+    5 

  7 COOPER,John G....   156      w13+  b26+   w1-  b23+  w11=  b16=  w10=    4½
  8 DOWNHAM,Alan F...   151      w34+  b15-  w26-  b46+  w24=  b27+  w23+    4½
  9 ISHERWOOD,Paul...   160      w46+  b23=  w19+  b16-  w21=  b26+  w11=    4½
 10 KOBYLKA,Michael S   166      b22=  w14=  b27=  w38+  b31=  w12+   b7=    4½
 11 PRICE,Andrew.....   151      b38=  w22=  b14=  w33+   b7=  w32+   b9=    4½
 12 RUSTON,Mark R....   167      w19-  b13+  w29+  b21=  w18+  b10-  w24+    4½

 23 CROSS,Glenn......   142  e   b43+   w9=  b42=   w7-  b39=  w35+   b8-    3½
 36 WAUGH,Jonathon C.   148  e   b37-  w41+  b33=  w31-  b22=  w38+  b14-    3 
 44 GRIFFIN,John.....   121  e   w39-  b17-  w24-  w43+  b29-  b47+  w30-    2

   

MINOR CROSSTABLE          Arbiter: David Welch

                        BCF  j/    R  O  U  N  D  S
Pos Player            Grade /e    1     2     3     4     5     6     7    Score
  1 BLACKBURN,Jon E..   113      b12+  w14+   b3=   w7=   b4+   w5+   w2=    5½
  2 CURTIS,David C...   112      bye=   b4=   w9+  b10+   w8+   w3+   b1=    5½
  3 PEMBERTON,Clive..   115      w17+  b10+   w1=   b8+   w7+   b2-   w6+    5½

  4 BLOOM,Alan.......    94       b5=   w2=  b15+  w12+   w1-   b7+   b8+    5 

  5 JOWETT,Conrad J..   107       w4=   b6-  w13+  b11+  w10+   b1-   w7=    4 
  6 QUAYLE,Graham....    60  e    b8=   w5+   b7-  w14=  b16+  w11+   b3-    4 
  7 WARE,J Michael...   112  e    w9+  b15+   w6+   b1=   b3-   w4-   b5=    4 

  8 BLACKBURN,Sandra.    99       w6=  b11+  w17+   w3-   b2-  b12+   w4-    3½
  9 FRIEL,Mike.......    77       b7-  w19+   b2-  w16-  b13+  w14+  w10=    3½
 10 ROBERTSON,Alan B.    95  e   b19+   w3-  b14+   w2-   b5-  w16+   b9=    3½
 11 TALBOT,Robert D..   101  e   b16+   w8-  b12=   w5-  w17+   b6-  b15+    3½

 12 CARRICK,Peter....    82       w1-  b13+  w11=   b4-  b14=   w8-  w17+    3 
 13 ELVIN,Christopher    71      w15-  w12-   b5-  b19+   w9-  b17+  w16+    3 
 14 KEIG,Brian.......    77  e   bye+   b1-  w10-   b6=  w12=   b9-  w19+    3 

 15 ASHTON,Tony......    70  e   b13+   w7-   w4-  b17-  bye=  b19+  w11-    2½

 16 INGRAM,Norman F..    75      w11-  b17-  w19+   b9+   w6-  b10-  b13-    2 
 17 MYLREA,Richard...    93  e    b3-  w16+   b8-  w15+  b11-  w13-  b12-    2 

 18 WARE,Derek.......    10  e                           w19+  	             1 

 19 HUTCHINSON,Susan.    12  e   w10-   b9-  b16-  w13-  b18-  w15-  b14-    0

        

Courier Newspaper report 30 Sept / 2 Oct 2003
Local chess has taken a back seat this week with the Monarch Assurance plc 12th International Chess Tournament taking place at the Ocean Castle Hotel, Port Erin, from Saturday 27 September to Sunday 5 October 2003.  Local players Keith Allen and Alan Ormsby are playing in the Open competition, where over 50 of the 105 entries are titled players.  Keith had a good start, winning his first game with some fine combination play to win his opponents Queen.  He lost his second game in a King/pawn ending and in round three was the star of the round, drawing with last year’s winner Grandmaster Vladimir Epishin.
The Major tournament, for players graded between 120 – 175, is taking place at the Erin Arts Centre, with Glenn Cross and John Griffin representing the Isle of Man in a strong field of 32 players. 
In the Minor tournament taking place at the Cherry Orchard Hotel, 6 of the 17 players represent the Island.  They are; Richard Mylrea, Alan Robertson, Graham Quayle (Douglas CC), Bob Talbot, Brian Keig, and Mike Ware (Southern CC).  The Douglas and Southern clubs are contesting the £200 team prize and currently Southern CC lead by 3 points to 1½.
Play continues daily starting at 1.30pm Open (7 hour session) and 1.00pm Major & Minor (6 hour session).  In the last Round on Sunday 5th October, play starts at 10.30am for all events.  Spectators/Observers are welcome to attend at any of the venues.
The latest Game Scores, java windows, results and reports are posted on the official British Chess Magazine website as soon as games finish during the afternoon, from about 4pm GMT onwards.       Links www.isleofmanchess.7p.com
The main sponsors for this event are Monarch Assurance plc, Isle of Man Department of Tourism and Port Erin Commissioners, with Manx Telecom and P.C. Solutions providing 5 internet linked computers for use of the players. Tournament Director Dennis Hemsley wishes to thank the sponsors and everyone else who has assisted him to make this annual event successful again.      ZUGZWANG

         

Update 18 August 2003 - Dennis Hemsley reports that the Women’s World Champion Zhu Chen is unable to play, but Nigel Short who is ranked number 16 in the world, will be playing.  There are 55 titled chess players playing, with Nigel Short the highest rated at 2701.  Last year there were 26 titled players and 112 players in all, this year’s entry should well exceed this.
21st July 2003 - At the Isle of Man Chess Association AGM, Dennis Hemsley stated that there are 58 titled players in the Open this year, including the women's reigning world champion Xhu Chen.  The top three players are also rated above 2,600.  
He would like assistance this year by someone in the Isle of Man who could take an Arbiters test very soon and be able to Arbitrate in this year's tournament.  He expects there to be three venues this year, the Ocean Castle for the Open, the Erin Arts Centre for the Minor, and the Cherry Orchard Hotel for the Major.
Important news for chess in the Isle of Man - In 2004, just after that year's Monarch, it is hoped to play the World Senior Team Championships at Port Erin.
Even bigger news - In 2005, the British Championships may be held in the Isle of Man.
Dennis is also looking for help in running future Monarch Tournaments.  As he says, he is not getting any younger and would like someone to be able to take over the reigns as organiser in the near future.

     

The Monarch Assurance PLC 12th International Chess Tournament is taking place at the Ocean Castle Hotel, Port Erin, Isle of Man, from Saturday 27 September to Sunday 5 October 2003.

The Major Changes are that the venue for the Open this year will be the superb ballroom of the Ocean Castle Hotel, and the Minor event has been changed from 5 days to 7 days.

   

   

COMPETITIONS

Play starts at 1.30pm Open - 1.00pm Major & Minor.  Last round 10.30am for all events.
OPEN

The "Open" competition commences on Saturday 27th September & continues up to & including Sunday 5th October.

It is a nine round "Swiss" competition, is internationally rated, part of the BCF Grand Prix, game fee registered & a "qualifier" in the Smith & Williamson British Championship.  There are ten prizes between £200 and £2500 with five rating prizes of £200 each plus £150 for the best score by a non-rated player.

The venue this year will be the superb Ballroom of the Ocean Castle Hotel.

    

MAJOR

The "Major" competition commences on Monday 29th September & continues up to & including Sunday 5th October.

The venue for this competition is the superb Erin Arts Centre just 100 metres from the Cherry Orchard Aparthotel in the beautiful village of Port Erin.

There will be three major prizes of £600, £500 & £400 for 1st, 2nd & 3rd; respectively plus five grading prizes of £200 each, together with four further prizes also of £200 each.

A special prizes value of £150 will be an addition for 2003.

   
MINOR

The "Minor" competition this year will take place over seven rounds commencing on Monday 29th September, finishing, yet again on Sunday 5th October.

The venue for the minor being also the superb Erin Arts Centre.  Three major prizes will also be on offer namely £400, £300 & £250 together with a further five grading prizes of £150 each and a prize of £150 each for the best Veteran, Lady, Junior & Manx player.  

A special prizes value of £100 will be an addition for 2003.

     
TEAM

There will also be a team prize of not less than £200 (shared between the team) for the best aggregate scores by Club teams of three players.

Team entries must be declared & received by the Tournament Director by the closing date for entries.

The innovation of 2002 is to be continued in that the entry fee for each member of an acceptable team will be waived, thus three members of a club, entering as a team, can save up to £45 in entry fees.

    

      

Follow the link to BCM-Chess for all the latest information.    

  http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/monarch2003/index.html