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1st World Senior Team Chess Championship
Isle Of Man, 5-12 October 2004
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Sponsored By Monarch Assurance, the Isle Of Man Department Of Tourism And Leisure, organised on behalf of FIDE (World Chess Federation). Forming part of the Centenary Celebrations of the British Chess Federation, with the support of The Friends of Chess, in memory of HARRY GOLOMBEK, OBE. Open to all male players born before 1 January 1944, all female players born before 1 January 1954. Venue: The Ocean Castle Hotel, Port Erin, Isle Of Man
Photos: (left) Michael Moyle, High Bailiff of the Isle of Man, makes
the first move for Neville Gill ("Chessmann", Isle of Man);
(right) Roy Heppinstall, chief executive of the British Chess Federation
makes the first move for IM Bob Wade (England 2)
Monarch Assurance 1st World Senior Team Championship
Ocean Castle Hotel, Port Erin
Date of congress: 05/10/2004 to 12/10/2004 (8 rounds)
Tournament Director: Stewart Reuben
Arbiter: David Sedgwick
Games Input: Andrew Smith
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Final Crosstable
| Final Scores | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Gpts | |
| 1 | Israel (gold, shared) | x | 2 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 26.5 | |||
| 2 | Germany (gold, shared) | 2 | x | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 26.5 | |||
| 3 | Switzerland (bronze) | 1.5 | 1.5 | x | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 20 | |||
| 4 | Italy | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | x | 2 | 3.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 19 | |||
| 5 | England 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | x | 3.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | |||
| 6 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | x | 3.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 17.5 | |||
| 7 | England 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 | x | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Essex | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | x | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 12.5 | |||
| 9 | Britain 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | x | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 10.5 | |||
| 10 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | x | 3 | 3.5 | 9.5 | |||
| 11 | Chessmann | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | x | 3.5 | 9 | |||
| 12 | Black & White Magazine | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | x | 5 |
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1st World Senior Team Championship, Port Erin (Isle Of Man), 5-12 October 2004
Ocean Castle Hotel, Port Erin, Isle of Man
05/10/2004 to 12/10/2004
Arbiter: David Sedgwick
Nat Ti FIDE R O U N D S
PIN Player lty tl Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A B C D E F
1 UHLMANN,Wolfgang......... GER g 2406 b31= w11= b21= w6+ w26+ b16+ w36+ b41+ 6½ 6 5 2330 3.60 1.40
2 HECHT,Hans Joachim....... GER g 2389 w32= b12+ w22+ b7- b27= w17+ b37+ w42+ 6 8 6 2192 6.00 0.00
3 KLUNDT,Klaus............. GER m 2358 b33+ w13= b23+ w8= w28+ b18+ w38+ b43+ 7 7 6 2147 5.39 0.61
4 MALICH,Burkhard Dr....... GER g 2360 w34+ b14= w25+ b9= b29+ w19+ b40+ w44+ 7 4 3 2192 2.88 0.12
6 MUREY,Jacob.............. ISR g 2450 w36+ b21+ w16+ b1- b12= w26+ b31+ w46+ 6½ 5 3½ 2293 3.55 -0.05
7 TSEITLIN,Mark............ ISR g 2406 b37= w22+ b17+ w2+ w13+ b27+ w32+ b47+ 7½ 7 6½ 2203 5.32 1.18
8 KRAIDMAN,Yair............ ISR g 2307 w38+ b23= w18+ b3= b14= w28+ b33+ w49+ 6½ 6 4½ 2179 4.02 0.48
9 STEPAK,Yedael............ ISR f 2302 b39+ w24+ b19= w4= w15= b29= w34+ b50+ 6 4 2½ 2190 2.60 -0.10
11 KORCHNOI,Viktor.......... SUI g 2601 b41+ b1= w31+ b16+ 3½ 3 2½ 2322 2.52 -0.02
12 VUCENOVIC,Dragomir....... SUI f 2302 w42= w2- b32= w17+ w6= w21- b47+ b26= 4 7 3 2231 4.20 -1.20
13 BHEND,Edwin.............. SUI m 2246 b43= b3= w33+ b18= b7- b22= w48+ w27= 4½ 7 3½ 2192 4.06 -0.56
14 HOHLER,Peter............. SUI f 2248 w44+ w4= b34= w8= w23+ b49+ b28= 5 4 2½ 2217 2.16 0.34
15 ILLI,Hans-Joerg.......... SUI 2173 w19+ b9= b24- w50+ w29= 3 3 1½ 2177 1.47 0.03
16 LITTLEWOOD,John.......... ENG f 2308 w46= b26+ b6- w11- b36+ w1- w56+ b51+ 4½ 6 3 2305 3.00 0.00
17 JAMES,Geoffrey H......... ENG c 2224 b47+ w27= w7- b12- w37= b2- b57+ w52+ 4 5 1 2280 2.10 -1.10
18 RICHARDSON,Keith......... ENG 2220 w48+ b28+ b8- w13= b39+ w3- w58+ b54+ 5½ 4 1½ 2258 1.80 -0.30
19 WHEELER,John F........... ENG 2209 b49+ w29+ w9= b15- w40= b4- b59+ w55+ 5 3 ½ 2278 1.20 -0.70
21 ROSINO,Antonio........... ITA f 2277 b51= w6- w1= b31= w56= b12+ w41+ b36+ 5 6 3½ 2254 3.18 0.32
22 BARLOCCO,Carlo........... ITA 2108 w52+ b7- b2- w32+ b57+ w13= b42+ w37+ 5½ 6 3½ 2203 2.22 1.28
23 GARDI,Giuseppe........... ITA 2081 b54+ w8= w3- w58+ b14- b38= 3 3 ½ 2304 0.66 -0.16
24 PIPITONE,Antonio......... ITA 2019 w55+ b9- b33- w15+ w43= w40+ 3½ 4 1½ 2131 1.40 0.10
25 PROFAIZER,Gino........... ITA 1990 b4- w34= b59+ b44= 2 1 0 2340 0.11 -0.11
26 WADE,Robert.............. ENG m 2174 w56= w16- b46= w36= b1- b6- b51= w12= 2½ 6 1½ 2277 2.16 -0.66
27 FARRAND,Julian T......... ENG 2205 b57+ b17= w47+ b37+ w2= w7- w52+ b13= 5½ 5 2½ 2272 2.05 0.45
28 EDWARDS,Raymond.......... ENG 2119 w58+ w18- b49+ w38= b3- b8- b53+ w14= 4 4 ½ 2283 1.12 -0.62
29 WILLIAMS,Christopher C... ENG b59+ b19- w50+ b39+ w4- w9= w55+ b15= 5 4 1 2261 2068
31 ZARIC,Srboljub........... AUS w1= b41+ b11- w21= b46+ w51+ w6- b56= 4½ 7 3½ 2300 2300
32 VINER,Phillip............ AUS 2151 b2= w42= w12= b22- w47- b52= b7- w57+ 3 5 1½ 2226 2.00 -0.50
33 KRSTIC,Slobodan.......... AUS 2049 w3- b43+ b13- w24+ b48+ w54+ w8- b58+ 5 5 2 2186 1.60 0.40
34 BENSON,Lachlan........... AUS b4- w44+ w14= b25= w50+ b55+ b9- w59+ 5 4 1 2225 2032
36 HOWSON,Jim............... ENG b6- w51= b26= w16- b56- b1- w21- 1 7 1 2259 1950
37 ELLISON,D George......... ENG 2097 w7= b52= w41+ w27- b17= w57+ w2- b22- 3½ 6 2 2250 1.80 0.20
38 SMITH,Ivor B N........... ENG b8- b42+ b28= b58+ b3- w23= 3 5 2 2158 2086
39 CORISH,Aiden............. ENG w9- w53+ w43= w29- w18- w59+ 2½ 3 ½
40 HEPPINSTALL,Roy.......... ENG b55+ b44+ b19= w4- b24- 2½ 3 ½
41 WILSON,Peter............. ENG c 2169 w11- w31- b37- b56= w51- w46- b21- w1- ½ 6 ½ 2249 2.34 -1.84
42 FLOCKHART,Hugh S......... SCO 1926 b12= b32= w38- w57- b52= b48+ w22- b2- 2½ 4 1 2203 0.68 0.32
43 RETY,John................ ENG 2001 w13= w33- b39= b58+ w53+ w49+ b24= w3- 4½ 4 1 2166 1.12 -0.12
44 SMITH,David.............. ENG b14- b34- w40- w59+ b54= b50+ w25= b4- 3 3 ½
46 HEYNS,Anthon............. RSA b16= w56+ w26= b51- w31- b41+ b6- 3 6 3 2216 2216
47 PRICE,Eddie.............. RSA w17- b57= b27- w52+ b32+ w12- w7- 2½ 5 1 2258 2018
48 HANGELBROEK,Peter........ RSA b18- w58+ b53+ w33- w42- b13- 2 4 0
49 FEREDAY,Andrew........... RSA w19- b59+ w28- w55+ b43- w14- b8- 2 5 0
50 GOLDSTEIN,Anthony........ RSA b29- b34- w44- b15- w9- 0 2 0
51 GILL,Neville............. ENG 2046 w21= b36= b56= w46+ b41+ b31- w26= w16- 4 5 2½ 2216 1.40 1.10
52 NICOLSON,James R......... ENG b22- w37= w57+ b47- w42= w32= b27- b17- 2½ 6 1½ 2119 1926
53 ROBERTSON,Alan B......... ENG b39- b58+ w48- b43- w28- 1 2 0
54 MILNER,Edward............ ENG w23- w59+ w44= b33- w18- 1½ 3 0
55 HOOPER,Dennis............ ENG b24- w40- b49- w34- b29- b19- 0 2 0
56 REUBEN,Stewart........... ENG c 2150 b26= b46- w51= w41= b21= w36+ b16- w31= 3½ 5 2 2195 2.20 -0.20
57 SOTTER,Gerlinde.......... GER w w27- w47= b52- b42+ w22- b37- w17- b32- 1½ 6 1 2119 1846
58 MEHRA,Suman.............. IND w b28- b48- w53- w43- b23- w38- b18- w33- 0 5 0
59 DAVID,Vidya.............. IND w w29- w49- b54- b44- w25- b39- w19- b34- 0 2 0
Index of Columns :
A = Points scored in the tournament.
B = Number of rated opponents.(N)
C = Points scored against rated opponents.(W)
D = Average of rated opponents.(Rc). Not printed if B<4 and player is unrated.
E = Score expectation against rated opponents only.(We)
F = Actual game score less Expected score(rated players).(W-We). Multiply by co-efficent K to get change in rating.
K = 25 for up to 30 FIDE rated games; then K = 15 until rating reaches 2400 when K = 10.
F = With -- in column E. FIDE performance rating of unrated players scoring > 50% against rated opponents.
F = FIDE performance Rating of unrated players. Not printed if B<4
Title column: g = Grandmaster; m = International Master; f = FIDE Master; c = Candidate Master;
wg = Woman Grandmaster; wm = Woman International Master; wf = Woman FIDE Master;
w = Woman player(no title).
Maximum difference in rating is calculated as 350 points.
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Round 1 Team Results - October 5 (Team on left has White on boards 1 and 3)
Bd WHITE Result BLACK PIN
1 AUSTRALIA (0) 1 - 3 GERMANY (0) 7 1
2 ISRAEL (0) 3½ - ½ ESSEX (0) 2 8
3 BRITAIN 3 (0) 1 - 3 SWITZERLAND (0) 9 3
4 ENGLAND 1 (0) 3½ - ½ SOUTH AFRICA (0) 4 10
5 CHESSMANN (0) ½ -3½ ITALY (0) 11 5
6 ENGLAND 2 (0) 3½ - ½ BLACK & WHITE (IND) (0) 6 12
AUSTRALIA (0) 1 - 3 GERMANY (0)
1.1 ZARIC, Srboljub 2230 (0) ½ - ½ UHLMANN, Wolfgang 2406g (0)
1.2 VINER, Phillip 2151 (0) ½ - ½ HECHT, Hans-Joachim 2389g (0)
1.3 KRSTIC, Slobodan 2049 (0) 0 - 1 KLUNDT, Klaus 2358m (0)
1.4 BENSON, Lachlan 1955 (0) 0 - 1 MALICH, Burkhard 2360g (0)
ISRAEL (0) 3½- ½ ESSEX (ENG) (0)
1.1 MUREY, Yacob 2450g (0) 1 - 0 HOWSON, Jim 2000 (0)
1.2 TSEITLIN, Mark 2406g (0) ½ - ½ ELLISON, D George 2097 (0)
1.3 KRAIDMAN, Yair 2307g (0) 1 - 0 SMITH, Ivor BN 1928 (0)
1.4 STEPAK, Yedael 2302f (0) 1 - 0 CORISH, Aidan 1864 (0)
"BRITAIN 3" (0) 1 - 3 SWITZERLAND (0)
1.1 WILSON, Peter 2169c (0) 0 - 1 KORCHNOI, Viktor 2601g (0)
1.2 FLOCKHART, Hugh 1926 (0) ½ - ½ VUCENOVIC, Dragomir 2302f (0)
1.3 RETY, John 2001 (0) ½ - ½ BHEND, Edwin 2250m (0)
1.4 SMITH, David 1728 (0) 0 - 1 HOHLER, Peter 2248f (0)
ENGLAND 1 (0) 3½- ½ SOUTH AFRICA (0)
1.1 LITTLEWOOD, John 2308f (0) ½ - ½ HEYNS, Anthon 2010 (0)
1.2 JAMES, Geoffrey 2224c (0) 1 - 0 PRICE, Eddie 1880 (0)
1.3 RICHARDSON, Keith 2220 (0) 1 - 0 HANGELBROEK, Pieter 1803 (0)
1.4 WHEELER, John 2209 (0) 1 - 0 FEREDAY, Andrew 1693 (0)
"CHESSMANN" (IOM) (0) ½ -3½ ITALY (0)
1.1 GILL, Neville 2046 (0) ½ - ½ ROSINO, Antonio 2277f (0)
1.2 NICOLSON, Jim 1648 (0) 0 - 1 BARLOCCO, Carlo 2108 (0)
1.3 MILNER, Edward 1416 (0) 0 - 1 GARDI, Giuseppe 2108 (0)
1.4 HOOPER, Dennis 1184 (0) 0 - 1 PIPITONE, Antonio 2019 (0)
ENGLAND 2 (0) 3½- ½ BLACK AND WHITE MAG (IND) (0)
1.1 WADE, Robert G 2174m (0) ½ - ½ REUBEN, Stewart 2150c (0)
1.2 FARRAND, Julian 2205 (0) 1 - 0 SOTTER, Gerlinde 1600 (0)
1.3 EDWARDS, Raymond B 2119 (0) 1 - 0 MEHRA, Suman 1000 (0)
1.4 WILLIAMS, Chris 1968 (0) 1 - 0 DAVID, Vidya 800 (0)
ROUND 1 REPORT - by Stewart Reuben
As Michael Moyle, High Bailiff of the Isle of Man and a keen chessplayer said, "There are always some problems at the start."
For a Senior event these centre around whether players are going to be well enough to turn up. We lost more than a whole team's worth of British players to various ailments. There were five Indians travelling specially for the event. Both Indian women players arrived in London only to find that none of their male compatriots made it. That is why I and the German wife of one of the players in the German team come to be playing for the 'Black and White Magazine' Team. That will be an odd trivial pursuit question in future years. Why no teams from the US or Russia turned up is a mystery. They were offered excellent conditions to play. At least they didn't enter and then fail to pitch up, a not-uncommon practice.
Viktor Korchnoi (left) vs Peter Wilson, BCF Grade 125
Anyway, enough whingeing and there are 12 teams competing from most parts of the world. There are 7 GMs, including the legendary Viktor Korchnoi, although he will only take part in the first four rounds as he must prepare for the Olympiad which starts immediately after this event finishes. Peter Wilson (Britain 3) went round like a Cheshire Cat rather than a Manx one, with grin wider than his face, when he learnt he had been paired with him. He lasted 30 moves. The range of expertise in this event is enormous. Yet even so, there were some first round upsets. However, no notable scalps were claimed, only draws. Local player Nevill Gill (Chessmann) came closest. He was a pawn up in an endgame against Anthon Rosino (Italy). Australia drew the top two boards against European Champions Germany. George Ellison (Essex) held European Senior Champion Mark Tseitlin (Israel). Hugh Flockhart and John Rety (Britain 3) drew with much higher rated Swiss players. Anthon Heyns (South Africa) drew with John Littlewood. Bob Wade and I drew, but then we nearly always do. It was a bloodthirsty affair. Eyebrows were raised by the fact that we have England 1 and 2 and Great Britain 3. As it happens, all of the players in the first two teams are English and Hugh Flockhart in the third is Scottish. Thus the curious numbering. The Essex team imported one player, George Ellison, but preferred to stay separate. These oddities make our nation what it is.
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Round 2 Team Pairings - October 6 (Team on left has White on boards 1 and 3)
Round 2
Bd WHITE BLACK PIN
1 ITALY (3½) ½-3½ ISRAEL (3½) 5 2
2 ENGLAND 2 (3½) ½-3½ ENGLAND 1 (3½) 6 4
3 GERMANY (3) 2½-1½ SWITZERLAND (3) 1 3
4 BRITAIN 3 (1) ½-3½ AUSTRALIA (1) 9 7
5 ESSEX (ENG) (½) 3-1 CHESSMANN (½) 8 11
6 SOUTH AFRICA (½) 3½-½ BLACK & WHITE (IND) (½) 10 12
ITALY ½ -3½ ISRAEL
2.1 ROSINO, Antonio 2277f 0 - 1 MUREY, Yacob 2450g
2.2 BARLOCCO, Carlo 2108 0 - 1 TSEITLIN, Mark 2406g
2.3 GARDI, Giuseppe 2108 ½ - ½ KRAIDMAN, Yair 2307g
2.4 PIPITONE, Antonio 2019 0 - 1 STEPAK, Yedael 2302f
ENGLAND 2 ½ -3½ ENGLAND 1
2.1 WADE, Robert G 2174m 0 - 1 LITTLEWOOD, John 2308f
2.2 FARRAND, Julian 2205 ½ - ½ JAMES, Geoffrey 2224c
2.3 EDWARDS, Raymond B 2119 0 - 1 RICHARDSON, Keith 2220
2.4 WILLIAMS, Chris 1968 0 - 1 WHEELER, John 2209
GERMANY 2½-1½ SWITZERLAND
2.1 UHLMANN, Wolfgang 2406g ½ - ½ KORCHNOI, Viktor 2601g
2.2 HECHT, Hans-Joachim 2389g 1 - 0 VUCENOVIC, Dragomir 2302f
2.3 KLUNDT, Klaus 2358m ½ - ½ BHEND, Edwin 2250m
2.4 MALICH, Burkhard 2360g ½ - ½ HOHLER, Peter 2248f
"BRITAIN 3" ½ -3½ AUSTRALIA
2.1 WILSON, Peter 2169c 0 - 1 ZARIC, Srboljub 2230
2.2 FLOCKHART, Hugh 1926 ½ - ½ VINER, Phillip 2151
2.3 RETY, John 2001 0 - 1 KRSTIC, Slobodan 2049
2.4 SMITH, David 1728 0 - 1 BENSON, Lachlan 1955
ESSEX (ENG) 3 - 1 "CHESSMANN" (IOM)
2.1 HOWSON, Jim 2000 ½ - ½ GILL, Neville 2046
2.2 ELLISON, D George 2097 ½ - ½ NICOLSON, Jim 1648
2.3 CORISH, Aidan 1864 1 - 0 ROBERTSON, Alan 1464
2.4 HEPPINSTALL, Roy 1832 1 - 0 HOOPER, Dennis 1184
SOUTH AFRICA 3½- ½ BLACK AND WHITE MAG (IND)
2.1 HEYNS, Anthon 2010 1 - 0 REUBEN, Stewart 2150c
2.2 PRICE, Eddie 1880 ½ - ½ SOTTER, Gerlinde 1600
2.3 HANGELBROEK, Pieter 1803 1 - 0 MEHRA, Suman 1000
2.4 FEREDAY, Andrew 1693 1 - 0 DAVID, Vidya 800
ROUND 2 REPORT by Stewart Reuben
In
Round Two there were already some clashes. Israel beat Italy 3½-½.
Hecht pointed out that it could have been 4-0 had Stepak played the winning
move in the king and pawn endgame. England 1 beat England 2 thus going
into the joint lead. Germany v Switzerland was one of the most important
matches. The 2½-1½ result did them no favours. It really
doesn't matter about the current score in such a small event, what matters
is whether you have played a leading team. Eventually every team plays
all but three of the other teams. The other three matches demonstrated
which teams will be holding up the bottom of the draw. Stewart Reuben
Photo: GM Wolfgang Uhlmann (Germany)
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Round 3 Team Results - October 7 (Team on left has White on boards 1 and 3)
Bd WHITE BLACK
1 ISRAEL (7) 3½-½ ENGLAND 1 (7)
2 ITALY (4) ½-3½ GERMANY (5½)
3 SWITZERLAND (4½) 3-1 AUSTRALIA (4½)
4 SOUTH AFRICA (4) ½-3½ ENGLAND 2 (4)
5 ESSEX (3½) 3½-½ BRITAIN 3 (1½)
6 B&W MAGAZINE (1) ½-3½ CHESSMANN (1½)
ISRAEL 3½- ½ ENGLAND 1
3.1 MUREY, Yacob 2450g 1 - 0 LITTLEWOOD, John 2308f
3.2 TSEITLIN, Mark 2406g 1 - 0 JAMES, Geoffrey 2224c
3.3 KRAIDMAN, Yair 2307g 1 - 0 RICHARDSON, Keith 2220
3.4 STEPAK, Yedael 2302f ½ - ½ WHEELER, John 2209
ITALY ½ -3½ GERMANY
3.1 ROSINO, Antonio 2277f ½ - ½ UHLMANN, Wolfgang 2406g
3.2 BARLOCCO, Carlo 2108 0 - 1 HECHT, Hans-Joachim 2389g
3.3 GARDI, Giuseppe 2108 0 - 1 KLUNDT, Klaus 2358m
3.4 PROFAIZER, Gino 1990 0 - 1 MALICH, Burkhard 2360g
SWITZERLAND 3 - 1 AUSTRALIA
3.1 KORCHNOI, Viktor 2601g 1 - 0 ZARIC, Srboljub 2230
3.2 VUCENOVIC, Dragomir 2302f ½ - ½ VINER, Phillip 2151
3.3 BHEND, Edwin 2250m 1 - 0 KRSTIC, Slobodan 2049
3.4 HOHLER, Peter 2248f ½ - ½ BENSON, Lachlan 1955
SOUTH AFRICA ½ -3½ ENGLAND 2
3.1 HEYNS, Anthon 2010 ½ - ½ WADE, Robert G 2174m
3.2 PRICE, Eddie 1880 0 - 1 FARRAND, Julian 2205
3.3 FEREDAY, Andrew 1693 0 - 1 EDWARDS, Raymond B 2119
3.4 GOLDSTEIN,Anthony 1500 0 - 1 WILLIAMS, Chris 1968
ESSEX (ENG) 3½- ½ "BRITAIN 3"
3.1 ELLISON, D George 2097 1 - 0 WILSON, Peter 2169c
3.2 SMITH, Ivor BN 1928 1 - 0 FLOCKHART, Hugh 1926
3.3 CORISH, Aidan 1864 ½ - ½ RETY, John 2001
3.4 HEPPINSTALL, Roy 1832 1 - 0 SMITH, David 1728
BLACK AND WHITE MAG (IND) ½ -3½ "CHESSMANN" (IOM)
3.1 REUBEN, Stewart 2150c ½ - ½ GILL, Neville 2046
3.2 SOTTER, Gerlinde 1600 0 - 1 NICOLSON, Jim 1648
3.3 MEHRA, Suman 1000 0 - 1 ROBERTSON, Alan 1464
3.4 DAVID, Vidya 800 0 - 1 MILNER, Edward 1416
ROUND 3 REPORT - by Stewart Reuben
Now
the weather has turned bright and there is not a gale force wind blowing,
I went for a walk after drawing my own game and forgot about the daily
write-ups. Israel beat England heavily. Only John Wheeler, the hero of
Dresden 2004, survived. It may seem Israel is a long way ahead, but they
have yet to play Switzerland. Germany beat Italy by a similar score. In
Switzerland v Australia the endgame on board four was a particularly engrossing
one. England 2 had an excellent result against South Africa and have been
catapulted into a high score. Essex did the business in a similar manner
against Great Britain 3 and thus also improved their position. Stewart
Reuben
Photo: John Wheeler (England)
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Round 4 Team Results - October 8 (Team on left has White on boards 1 and 3)
Bd WHITE BLACK
1 GERMANY (9) 2-2 ISRAEL (10½)
2 ENGLAND 1 (7½) ½-3½ SWITZERLAND (7½)
3 ENGLAND 2 (7½) 3-1 ESSEX (7)
4 AUSTRALIA (5½) 2-2 ITALY (4½)
5 CHESSMANN (5) 1-3 SOUTH AFRICA (4½)
6 B&W MAGAZINE (1½) 1½-2½ BRITAIN 3 (2)
GERMANY 2 - 2 ISRAEL
4.1 UHLMANN, Wolfgang 2406g 1 - 0 MUREY, Yacob 2450g
4.2 HECHT, Hans-Joachim 2389g 0 - 1 TSEITLIN, Mark 2406g
4.3 KLUNDT, Klaus 2358m ½ - ½ KRAIDMAN, Yair 2307g
4.4 MALICH, Burkhard 2360g ½ - ½ STEPAK, Yedael 2302f
ENGLAND 1 ½ -3½ SWITZERLAND
4.1 LITTLEWOOD, John 2308f 0 - 1 KORCHNOI, Viktor 2601g
4.2 JAMES, Geoffrey 2224c 0 - 1 VUCENOVIC, Dragomir 2302f
4.3 RICHARDSON, Keith 2220 ½ - ½ BHEND, Edwin 2250m
4.4 WHEELER, John 2209 0 - 1 ILLI, Hans-Joerg 2173
ENGLAND 2 3 - 1 ESSEX (ENG)
4.1 WADE, Robert G 2174m ½ - ½ HOWSON, Jim 2000
4.2 FARRAND, Julian 2205 1 - 0 ELLISON, D George 2097
4.3 EDWARDS, Raymond B 2119 ½ - ½ SMITH, Ivor BN 1928
4.4 WILLIAMS, Chris 1968 1 - 0 CORISH, Aidan 1864
AUSTRALIA 2 - 2 ITALY
4.1 ZARIC, Srboljub 2230 ½ - ½ ROSINO, Antonio 2277f
4.2 VINER, Phillip 2151 0 - 1 BARLOCCO, Carlo 2108
4.3 KRSTIC, Slobodan 2049 1 - 0 PIPITONE, Antonio 2019
4.4 BENSON, Lachlan 1955 ½ - ½ PROFAIZER, Gino 1990
"CHESSMANN" (IOM) 1 - 3 SOUTH AFRICA
4.1 GILL, Neville 2046 1 - 0 HEYNS, Anthon 2010
4.2 NICOLSON, Jim 1648 0 - 1 PRICE, Eddie 1880
4.3 ROBERTSON, Alan 1464 0 - 1 HANGELBROEK, Pieter 1803
4.4 HOOPER, Dennis 1184 0 - 1 FEREDAY, Andrew 1693
BLACK AND WHITE MAG (IND) 1½-2½ "BRITAIN 3"
4.1 REUBEN, Stewart 2150c ½ - ½ WILSON, Peter 2169c
4.2 SOTTER, Gerlinde 1600 1 - 0 FLOCKHART, Hugh 1926
4.3 MEHRA, Suman 1000 0 - 1 RETY, John 2001
4.4 DAVID, Vidya 800 0 - 1 SMITH, David 1728
ROUND 4 REPORT - by Stewart Reuben
The big clash was of course Germany (9) vs Israel (10½). Wolfgang Uhlmann put in the type of polished display that we have come to see from him over the years. This seemed to upset Jacob Murey who made too much noise in a small tournament hall. The Mark Tseitlin v Hans Hecht was an interesting game with a heterogeneous piece imbalance of a type which I always enjoy. Yair Kraidman was able to claim a draw by repetition which Klaus Klundt overlooked because the moves were by no means consecutive. Stepak v Malich was a quick draw.
England 1 were crunched by Switzerland. John Littlewood seemed only concerned that he get some activity, not about making a sound sacrifice. John Wheeler felt his opponent had lost so much time in the opening he ought to be punished. Instead it was his impatience to win which was punished.
England 2 shot well ahead of England 1 by beating Essex 3-1. It might have been higher but Bob Wade rejected a winning rook sacrifice in his game.
I had lost interest in the board 4 game between Italy and Australia. Clearly Gino Proaizer was lost against Lachlan Benson in a standard king and pawn endgame. On my return, Black had only succeeded in drawing.
Viktor Korchnoi is now leaving in order to rest before the Olympiad. This will weaken the Swiss team. Many of the teams prefer to get a shot against the living legend, even though this means they will make a lower score. This was certainly John Littlewood's attitude. Stewart Reuben
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Round 5 Team Results - October 9 (Team on left has White on boards 1 and 3)
Bd WHITE BLACK
1 SWITZERLAND (11 ) 1½-2½ ISRAEL (12½)
2 GERMANY (11 ) 3½-½ ENGLAND 2 (10½)
3 ESSEX (ENG) ( 8 ) 1-3 ENGLAND 1 ( 8 )
4 SOUTH AFRICA ( 7½) 1-3 AUSTRALIA ( 7½)
5 BRITAIN 3 ( 4½) 2-2 CHESSMANN (IOM) ( 6 )
6 ITALY ( 6½) 3½-½ B&W MAGAZINE ( 3 )
SWITZERLAND 1½ -2½ ISRAEL
5.1 VUCENOVIC, Dragomir 2302f ½ - ½ MUREY, Yacob 2450g
5.2 BHEND, Edwin 2250m 0 - 1 TSEITLIN, Mark 2406g
5.3 HOHLER, Peter 2248f ½ - ½ KRAIDMAN, Yair 2307g
5.4 ILLI, Hans-Joerg 2173 ½ - ½ STEPAK, Yedael 2302f
GERMANY 3½- ½ ENGLAND 2
5.1 UHLMANN, Wolfgang 2406g 1 - 0 WADE, Robert G 2174m
5.2 HECHT, Hans-Joachim 2389g ½ - ½ FARRAND, Julian 2205
5.3 KLUNDT, Klaus 2358m 1 - 0 EDWARDS, Raymond B 2119
5.4 MALICH, Burkhard 2360g 1 - 0 WILLIAMS, Chris 1968
ESSEX (ENG) 1 - 3 ENGLAND 1
5.1 HOWSON, Jim 2000 0 - 1 LITTLEWOOD, John 2308f
5.2 ELLISON, D George 2097 ½ - ½ JAMES, Geoffrey 2224c
5.3 CORISH, Aidan 1864 0 - 1 RICHARDSON, Keith 2220
5.4 HEPPINSTALL, Roy 1832 ½ - ½ WHEELER, John 2209
SOUTH AFRICA 1 - 3 AUSTRALIA
5.1 HEYNS, Anthon 2010 0 - 1 ZARIC, Srboljub 2230
5.2 PRICE, Eddie 1880 1 - 0 VINER, Phillip 2151
5.3 HANGELBROEK, Pieter 1803 0 - 1 KRSTIC, Slobodan 2049
5.4 GOLDSTEIN,Anthony 1500 0 - 1 BENSON, Lachlan 1955
"BRITAIN 3" 2 - 2 "CHESSMANN" (IOM)
5.1 WILSON, Peter 2169c 0 - 1 GILL, Neville 2046
5.2 FLOCKHART, Hugh 1926 ½ - ½ NICOLSON, Jim 1648
5.3 RETY, John 2001 1 - 0 ROBERTSON, Alan 1464
5.4 SMITH, David 1728 ½ - ½ MILNER, Edward 1416
ITALY 3½- ½ BLACK AND WHITE MAG (IND)
5.1 ROSINO, Antonio 2277f ½ - ½ REUBEN, Stewart 2150c
5.2 BARLOCCO, Carlo 2108 1 - 0 SOTTER, Gerlinde 1600
5.3 GARDI, Giuseppe 2108 1 - 0 MEHRA, Suman 1000
5.4 PROFAIZER, Gino 1990 1 - 0 DAVID, Vidya 800
ROUND 5 REPORT - by Stewart Reuben
There
were few surprises today. Israel just beat Switzerland by the score of
2½-1½, which is not so hot considering Korchnoi has now
gone off to Majorca. Germany beat England 2 by 3½-½ but
this leaves the Israelis holding a slender lead with three rounds to play.
Professor Julian Farrand is the team hero. He had a grandmaster draw with
Hecht, and has won the remainder of his games. England 1 beat the Essex
team 3-1. now they have risen to the dizzy heights of the same score as
the second team. The only win by South Africa featured a nice rook sacrifice
on board two. Britain 3 had a close fought daw with Chessmann. I continued
my drawing ways and thus Italy won only 3½-½. The leading
teams are going to have to delve deeper and deeper into the pack, having
played their rivals. Thus the destination of the gold medals may be settled
by a weaker team's result against a strong one. This is one disadvantage
of a Swiss. Arguably, in retrospect, it may prove to be that the tournament
would have been better with only seven rounds instead of eight. Stewart
Reuben
Photo: Professor Julian Farrand
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Round 6 Team Results - October 10 (Team on left has White on boards 1 and 3)
Bd WHITE BLACK
1 ISRAEL (15 ) 3½-½ ENGLAND 2 (11 )
2 ENGLAND 1 (11 ) 0-4 GERMANY (14½)
3 SWITZERLAND (12½) 1½-2½ ITALY (10 )
4 AUSTRALIA (10½) 3½-½ CHESSMANN (IOM) ( 8 )
5 BRITAIN 3 ( 6½) 3-1 SOUTH AFRICA ( 8½)
6 B&W MAGAZINE ( 3½) 1-3 ESSEX (ENG) ( 9 )
ISRAEL 3½ - ½ ENGLAND 2
6.1 MUREY, Yacob 2450g 1 - 0 WADE, Robert G 2174m
6.2 TSEITLIN, Mark 2406g 1 - 0 FARRAND, Julian 2205
6.3 KRAIDMAN, Yair 2307g 1 - 0 EDWARDS, Raymond B 2119
6.4 STEPAK, Yedael 2302f ½ - ½ WILLIAMS, Chris 1968
ENGLAND 1 0 - 4 GERMANY
6.1 LITTLEWOOD, John 2308f 0 - 1 UHLMANN, Wolfgang 2406g
6.2 JAMES, Geoffrey 2224c 0 - 1 HECHT, Hans-Joachim 2389g
6.3 RICHARDSON, Keith 2220 0 - 1 KLUNDT, Klaus 2358m
6.4 WHEELER, John 2209 0 - 1 MALICH, Burkhard 2360g
SWITZERLAND 1½-2½ ITALY
6.1 VUCENOVIC, Dragomir 2302f 0 - 1 ROSINO, Antonio 2277f
6.2 BHEND, Edwin 2250m ½ - ½ BARLOCCO, Carlo 2108
6.3 HOHLER, Peter 2248f 1 - 0 GARDI, Giuseppe 2108
6.4 ILLI, Hans-Joerg 2173 0 - 1 PIPITONE, Antonio 2019
AUSTRALIA 3½- ½ "CHESSMANN" (IOM)
6.1 ZARIC, Srboljub 2230 1 - 0 GILL, Neville 2046
6.2 VINER, Phillip 2151 ½ - ½ NICOLSON, Jim 1648
6.3 KRSTIC, Slobodan 2049 1 - 0 ROBERTSON, Alan 1464
6.4 BENSON, Lachlan 1955 1 - 0 HOOPER, Dennis 1184
"BRITAIN 3" 3 - 1 SOUTH AFRICA
6.1 WILSON, Peter 2169c 0 - 1 HEYNS, Anthon 2010
6.2 FLOCKHART, Hugh 1926 1 - 0 HANGELBROEK, Pieter 1803
6.3 RETY, John 2001 1 - 0 FEREDAY, Andrew 1693
6.4 SMITH, David 1728 1 - 0 GOLDSTEIN,Anthony 1500
BLACK AND WHITE MAG (IND) 1 - 3 ESSEX (ENG)
6.1 REUBEN, Stewart 2150c 1 - 0 HOWSON, Jim 2000
6.2 SOTTER, Gerlinde 1600 0 - 1 ELLISON, D George 2097
6.3 MEHRA, Suman 1000 0 - 1 SMITH, Ivor BN 1928
6.4 DAVID, Vidya 800 0 - 1 CORISH, Aidan 1864
ROUND 6 REPORT - by Stewart Reuben
Forget about the chess, think about the social aspect of a World Team Chess Championship for players over 60. English player Keith Richardson met up with a university friend whom he hasn't seen for 40 years. Andrew Fereday emigrated to South Africa 15 years ago. His sister has come over specially from England to see him after all those years. The other brother should be arriving tomorrow. Roy Heppinstall has used the Manx telephone directory to make contact with members of his mother's family to whom he had not spoken for 35 years. "Hello, Uncle Roy," was the immediate response.
Now to the more mundane matter of the chess. Israel beat England 2 by 3½-½ while England 1 lost 0-4 against Germany. This was the first whitewash of the tournament and now Israel and Germany are neck and neck with 18½. Italy pulled off the surprise of the whole event, beating Switzerland 2½-1½. Australia beat the Chessmann team 3½-½ but Neville Gill still has an excellent score for the locals. Britain 3 did the business on South Africa winning 3-1. The Black and White Magazine of India is a scratch team with only two Indians, one German and myself. At least I find myself surrounded by three women. I managed to win today and thus have 3/6 while the rest of my team has amassed 1½.
The event will be decided by how well the leaders Germany and Israel perform against the lower ranking teams. This was inevitably going to be the case with only 12 teams for eight rounds. The Isle of Man team is placed 11th with three rounds to go. The truth is that Neville Gill is much the strongest player for that team. He is a past British Senior Champion. Stewart Reuben
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Round 7 Team Results - October 11 (Team on left has White on boards 1 and 3)
Bd WHITE BLACK
1 AUSTRALIA (14 ) 0-4 ISRAEL (18½)
2 GERMANY (18½) 4-0 ESSEX (ENG) (12 )
3 SOUTH AFRICA ( 9½) 0-4 SWITZERLAND (14 )
4 ITALY (12½) 3-1 BRITAIN 3 ( 9½)
5 CHESSMANN (IOM) ( 8½) ½-3½ ENGLAND 2 (11½)
6 ENGLAND 1 (11 ) 4-0 B&W MAGAZINE ( 4½)
AUSTRALIA 0 - 4 ISRAEL
7.1 ZARIC, Srboljub 2230 0 - 1 MUREY, Yacob 2450g
7.2 VINER, Phillip 2151 0 - 1 TSEITLIN, Mark 2406g
7.3 KRSTIC, Slobodan 2049 0 - 1 KRAIDMAN, Yair 2307g
7.4 BENSON, Lachlan 1955 0 - 1 STEPAK, Yedael 2302f
GERMANY 4 - 0 ESSEX (ENG)
7.1 UHLMANN, Wolfgang 2406g 1 - 0 HOWSON, Jim 2000
7.2 HECHT, Hans-Joachim 2389g 1 - 0 ELLISON, D George 2097
7.3 KLUNDT, Klaus 2358m 1 - 0 SMITH, Ivor BN 1928
7.4 MALICH, Burkhard 2360g 1 - 0 HEPPINSTALL, Roy 1832
SOUTH AFRICA 0 - 4 SWITZERLAND
7.1 PRICE, Eddie 1880 0 - 1 VUCENOVIC, Dragomir 2302f
7.2 HANGELBROEK, Pieter 1803 0 - 1 BHEND, Edwin 2250m
7.3 FEREDAY, Andrew 1693 0 - 1 HOHLER, Peter 2248f
7.4 GOLDSTEIN,Anthony 1500 0 - 1 ILLI, Hans-Joerg 2173
ITALY 3 - 1 "BRITAIN 3"
7.1 ROSINO, Antonio 2277f 1 - 0 WILSON, Peter 2169c
7.2 BARLOCCO, Carlo 2108 1 - 0 FLOCKHART, Hugh 1926
7.3 PIPITONE, Antonio 2019 ½ - ½ RETY, John 2001
7.4 PROFAIZER, Gino 1990 ½ - ½ SMITH, David 1728
"CHESSMANN" (IOM) ½ -3½ ENGLAND 2
7.1 GILL, Neville 2046 ½ - ½ WADE, Robert G 2174m
7.2 NICOLSON, Jim 1648 0 - 1 FARRAND, Julian 2205
7.3 ROBERTSON, Alan 1464 0 - 1 EDWARDS, Raymond B 2119
7.4 HOOPER, Dennis 1184 0 - 1 WILLIAMS, Chris 1968
ENGLAND 1 4 - 0 BLACK AND WHITE MAG (IND)
7.1 LITTLEWOOD, John 2308f 1 - 0 REUBEN, Stewart 2150c
7.2 JAMES, Geoffrey 2224c 1 - 0 SOTTER, Gerlinde 1600
7.3 RICHARDSON, Keith 2220 1 - 0 MEHRA, Suman 1000
7.4 WHEELER, John 2209 1 - 0 DAVID, Vidya 800
ROUND 7 REPORT - by Stewart Reuben
Tomorrow is the last round and now the teams are looking for medals and thus turning on the heat. Germany and Israel each had 18½ points after six rounds. Their technical tie-breaks of having drawn against each other and matches won are identical. So it comes down to their Buchholz, that is the score their opponents have achieved. But after round six they had played identical opponents. Anyway, all very technical. What mattered is that no less than four of the six matches were 4-0 whitewashes. Murey of Israel had a nasty scare against Australia on board one. Had the Australian played 25 Bd4 instead of 25 Ne7+ he would have had the advantage in a most complex position. The Chief Executive of the British Chess Federation nearly fought his German opponent to a standstill. Sweat was dripping from the German's brow. Had the game been drawn, Israel would have been red hot favourites to win the gold medals. Switzerland more or less assured themselves of the bronze medals by beating South Africa 4-0. I succumbed on board one against England 1 so that the Black and White Magazine of India lost 4-0. We note England 1 and England 2 both have 15 points. Naturally there will be considerable interest in which team finishes ahead.
Play in the last round starts at the normal time of 2pm. Peter Wilson of Britain 3 played Korchnoi in round one and is finishing off his tournament against German GM Uhlmann. Not a bad line up for a player whose English grade is 125. Stewart Reuben
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Round 8 (Last Round) Team Results - October 12 (Team on left has White on boards 1 and 3)
Bd WHITE BLACK
1 BRITAIN 3 (10½) 0-4 GERMANY (22½)
2 ISRAEL (22½) 4-0 SOUTH AFRICA ( 9½)
3 ENGLAND 2 (15 ) 2-2 SWITZERLAND (18 )
4 ESSEX (12 ) ½-3½ ITALY (15½)
5 CHESSMANN (IOM) ( 9 ) 0-4 ENGLAND 1 (15 )
6 B&W MAGAZINE ( 4½) ½-3½ AUSTRALIA (14 )
"BRITAIN 3" 0 - 4 GERMANY
8.1 WILSON, Peter 2169c 0 - 1 UHLMANN, Wolfgang 2406g
8.2 FLOCKHART, Hugh 1926 0 - 1 HECHT, Hans-Joachim 2389g
8.3 RETY, John 2001 0 - 1 KLUNDT, Klaus 2358m
8.4 SMITH, David 1728 0 - 1 MALICH, Burkhard 2360g
ISRAEL 4 - 0 SOUTH AFRICA
8.1 MUREY, Yacob 2450g 1 - 0 HEYNS, Anthon 2010
8.2 TSEITLIN, Mark 2406g 1 - 0 PRICE, Eddie 1880
8.3 KRAIDMAN, Yair 2307g 1 - 0 FEREDAY, Andrew 1693
8.4 STEPAK, Yedael 2302f 1 - 0 GOLDSTEIN,Anthony 1500
ENGLAND 2 2 - 2 SWITZERLAND
8.1 WADE, Robert G 2174m ½ - ½ VUCENOVIC, Dragomir 2302f
8.2 FARRAND, Julian 2205 ½ - ½ BHEND, Edwin 2250m
8.3 EDWARDS, Raymond B 2119 ½ - ½ HOHLER, Peter 2248f
8.4 WILLIAMS, Chris 1968 ½ - ½ ILLI, Hans-Joerg 2173
ESSEX (ENG) ½ -3½ ITALY
8.1 HOWSON, Jim 2000 0 - 1 ROSINO, Antonio 2277f
8.2 ELLISON, D George 2097 0 - 1 BARLOCCO, Carlo 2108
8.3 SMITH, Ivor BN 1928 ½ - ½ GARDI, Giuseppe 2108
8.4 HEPPINSTALL, Roy 1832 0 - 1 PIPITONE, Antonio 2019
"CHESSMANN" (IOM) 0 - 4 ENGLAND 1
8.1 GILL, Neville 2046 0 - 1 LITTLEWOOD, John 2308f
8.2 NICOLSON, Jim 1648 0 - 1 JAMES, Geoffrey 2224c
8.3 MILNER, Edward 1416 0 - 1 RICHARDSON, Keith 2220
8.4 HOOPER, Dennis 1184 0 - 1 WHEELER, John 2209
BLACK AND WHITE MAG (IND) ½ -3½ AUSTRALIA
8.1 REUBEN, Stewart 2150c ½ - ½ ZARIC, Srboljub 2230
8.2 SOTTER, Gerlinde 1600 0 - 1 VINER, Phillip 2151
8.3 MEHRA, Suman 1000 0 - 1 KRSTIC, Slobodan 2049
8.4 DAVID, Vidya 800 0 - 1 BENSON, Lachlan 1955
FINAL ROUND REPORT - by Stewart Reuben
Germany and Israel led going into the last round and still led coming out. They both won their matches 4-0. They each scored 26½ points. They drew with each other and won all their other matches. They also had met virtually the same opponents. Seeing this in advance, an agreement was reached that, if by the end of Round 7, it was all equal, then Buchholz tie-break would not be used. In this tie-break system you add together the scores that your opponents achieved. It is totally ridiculous. In 1980 we had the spectacle of Greece playing Scotland to determine which of Hungary and the USSR should get the gold medals. Here it was agreed that both teams would split the prize money and both would get gold medals. A very much more sensible solution. I was even able to get the extra medals at one day's notice. Thus Germany and Israel took the gold and Switzerland the bronze. Italy were fourth on tie break from England 1.
The top two matches were hard fought but Switzerland agreed a package draw with England 2 so as to ensure the bronze medals. England 1 managed to powerhouse their way to a 4-0 victory against Chessmann, but it was too late even to reach their seeding position. Neville Gill on board 1 for the local team was particularly upset that he had managed to lose a piece in 20 moves. "How could I do that," he cried. In my personal experience, only too easily. There comes the time and there comes the man. In this case, the man was me. I drew with the strong but unrated Australian board one. He offered me a draw, but another game was finishing. I played on a few more moves and got to play the last move of the competition. Every player got at least a participation medal. Many did better than that. The event at The Ocean Castle Hotel in Port Erin, Isle of Man, was generously supported by Monarch Assurance, The Isle of Man Special Events Department, The Friends of Chess and the British Chess Federation. It was played under the auspices of the World Chess Federation, FIDE. Stewart Reuben
List of Squads and Players
PIN Name Fide Nation Code 1 UHLMANN,Wolfgang......... g 2406 GER 4611284 >>> Germany 2 HECHT,Hans Joachim....... g 2389 GER 4600320 3 KLUNDT,Klaus............. m 2358 GER 4600436 4 MALICH,Burkhard Dr....... g 2360 GER 4611330 6 MUREY,Jacob.............. g 2450 ISR 2803585 >>> Israel 7 TSEITLIN,Mark............ g 2406 ISR 2800128 8 KRAIDMAN,Yair............ g 2307 ISR 2800187 9 STEPAK,Yedael............ f 2302 ISR 2800454 11 KORCHNOI,Viktor.......... g 2601 SUI 1300016 >>> Switzerland 12 VUCENOVIC,Dragomir....... f 2302 SUI 1300393 13 BHEND,Edwin.............. m 2246 SUI 1300288 14 HOHLER,Peter............. f 2248 SUI 1300296 15 ILLI,Hans-Joerg.......... 2173 SUI 1300431 16 LITTLEWOOD,John.......... f 2308 ENG 400904 >>> England 1 17 JAMES,Geoffrey H......... c 2224 ENG 402346 18 RICHARDSON,Keith......... 2220 ENG 410152 19 WHEELER,John F........... 2209 ENG 408417 21 ROSINO,Antonio........... f 2277 ITA 800376 >>> Italy 22 BARLOCCO,Carlo........... 2108 ITA 802450 23 GARDI,Giuseppe........... 2081 ITA 811211 24 PIPITONE,Antonio......... 2019 ITA 804541 25 PROFAIZER,Gino........... 1990 ITA 813010 26 WADE,Robert.............. m 2174 ENG 401129 >>> England 2 27 FARRAND,Julian T......... 2205 ENG 24602469 28 EDWARDS,Raymond.......... 2119 ENG 406473 29 WILLIAMS,Christopher C... ENG 31 ZARIC,Srboljub........... AUS >>> Australia 32 VINER,Phillip............ 2151 AUS 3201740 33 KRSTIC,Slobodan.......... 2049 AUS 3203379 34 BENSON,Lachlan........... AUS 36 HOWSON,Jim............... ENG >>> Essex (ENG) 37 ELLISON,D George......... 2097 ENG 404365 38 SMITH,Ivor B N........... ENG 39 CORISH,Aidan............. ENG 40 HEPPINSTALL,Roy.......... ENG 41 WILSON,Peter............. c 2169 ENG 10700102 >> Britain 3 42 FLOCKHART,Hugh S......... 1926 SCO 2401789 43 RETY,John................ 2001 ENG 410500 44 SMITH,David.............. ENG 46 HEYNS,Anthon............. 2010 RSA >>> South Africa 47 PRICE,Eddie.............. 1880 RSA 48 HANGELBROEK,Peter........ 1803 RSA 49 FEREDAY,Andrew........... 1693 RSA 50 GOLDSTEIN,Anthony........ 1500 RSA 51 GILL,Neville............. 2046 ENG 404012 >>> Chessmann (IOM) 52 NICOLSON,James R......... ENG 53 ROBERTSON,Alan B......... ENG 54 MILNER,Edward............ ENG 55 HOOPER,Dennis............ ENG 56 REUBEN,Stewart........... c 2150 ENG 405256 >>> Black and White Magazine (IND) 57 SOTTER,Gerlinde.......... w GER 58 MEHRA,Suman.............. w IND 59 DAVID,Vidya.............. w IND
Prize List
(text by David Sedgwick, chief arbiter)
The official prize list is as follows:
1st equal Gold Medals + £1025 each Germany ) 26.5/32
Israel )
3rd Bronze Medals + £500 Switzerland 20
4th (on tie-break) £300 Italy 19
Best Improvements over seeding Number:
2nd third Medals + £250 Australia 1 place outright
3rd third £62.50 each Britain 3
South Africa
Chessmann (Isle of Man)
Black & White Magazine
Medals awarded to South Africa at the Arbiter's discretion
Individual Medals - Best Percentage Score:
Board 1 £50 each Wolfgang Uhlmann (Germany) 6.5/8
Jacob Murey (Israel)
Medal awarded to Uhlmann as the winner of the individual game.
Board 2 Medal + £100 Mark Tseitlin (Israel) 7.5/8
Board 3 Medal + £100 Klaus Klundt (Germany) 7/8
Board 4 Medal + £100 Burkhard Malich (Germany) 7/8
Board 5 Medal + £100 Hans-Joerg Illi (Switzerland) 3/5
Individual Medals - Best Rating Improvement:
Board 1 Medal + £50 Wolfgang Uhlmann (Germany)
Board 2 Medal + £50 Carlo Barlocco (Italy)
Board 3 Medal + £50 Klaus Klundt (Germany)
Board 4 Medal + £50 Peter Hohler (Switzerland)
Board 5 Medal + £50 Hans-Joerg Illi (Switzerland)
Best FIDE Rating Performances Relative to National Rating by Unrated Players:
1st £60 Jim Nicolson (Chessmann)
2nd £40 Gerlinde Sotter (Black & White Magazine)
4. Prizegiving
Unfortunately Patrick Taylor was unable to come to the prize-giving and the Department of Tourism and Leisure were also not represented. Stewart Reuben paid tribute to Harry Golombek, in whose memory the event was held, and Jacob Murey mentioned his own fond memories of Golombek. David Sedgwick referred briefly to Richard Furness, who had originally been due to be the Chief Arbiter of the event. Yair Kraidman, captain of co-winners Israel, made a speech of thanks on behalf of the players.
5. The Concordat of Port Erin (by David Sedgwick)
Not much has so far been reported about the important agreement reached between the German and Israeli teams, and I would like to go into this in a little more detail.
At the end of Round 6 I became concerned that, with the German and Israeli teams level on both Game Points and Match Points and having drawn 2-2 with each other, the contest could be decided by Buchholz (Sum of Opponents' Scores) and this in turn could depend on a near-arbitrary choice which I would have to make regarding the Round 8 opponents of each team. My initial suggestion was that, if the two teams were exactly level after Round 7, they should play each other again in Round 8. (By this stage it was apparent that this proposal would not disadvantage any other team or individual.) Both teams very reasonably rejected this as being too great a departure from the principles of a Swiss Tournament, but a counter proposal from the German side was readily accepted by the Israelis. This was to the effect that, if the teams were exactly level after Round 7, the Buchholz after Round 8 would be disregarded, thus eliminating the effect of my choice of Round 8 pairings. I was clear in my mind that, if there were to be any agreement, it had to be reached prior to the start of Round 7, before it became apparent which side, if either, were favoured by it. In the event both captains and I signed a few minutes before the start of the round. When both teams won 4-0 and thus stayed level, the agreement was made public and the text is given below. It was an enormous relief to me. Although I naturally took care with the Round 8 pairings, ultimately pairing Germany with Britain 3 and Israel with South Africa, I was spared the anxiety that I was likely to be deciding the competition by so doing. I am most grateful to the captains and players of both teams for the care and consideration which they gave to the whole matter at a time when the Championship was reaching its climax.
Port Erin, Isle of Man
11th October 2004
We the undersigned agree as follows:
That if and only if:
The teams of Germany and Israel are completely equal after Round 7
(Game Points, Match Points, Match between the Teams, Buchholz);
and The teams of Germany and Israel are still equal after Round 8
(Game Points, Match Points);
then The Buchholz after Round 8 shall be disregarded
and the Gold Medals and 1st and 2nd place Prize Money will be shared.
GM Hans Joachim Hecht (Germany)
GM Yair Kraidman (Israel)
David Sedgwick (Chief Arbiter)
• Opening Ceremony: Tuesday 5 October at 1pm • Play daily
from 2pm •
Rate of play: all the moves in 80 minutes, with the addition of 1 minute
for every move from the first.
• Prizegiving: Tuesday 12 October at 8pm •
Songs from the Musical Chess, by the Manx Operatic Society
Financial assistance will be offered to the first nominated team of each Continental President, possibly all grandmasters and travel from the Mainland for the first team from each federation.
Directed by Stewart Reuben, Chairman of the FIDE Organizers' Committee
NOTES
Teams: If you cannot manage 4 players, Stewart Reuben may be able
help.
BCF: All English and Manx players must be members of the BCF.
Rating List: The FIDE Rating List of 1 October 2004 will be used
to determine seeding. National Ratings or Grades will be used for players
without FIDE Ratings. FIDE Ratings now go down to 1601, which brings the
prospect of gaining a partial rating here within the reach of most players.
Ranking: This will be decided by the number of game points. If
teams are equal, then the number of match points will decide. Failing
that, the results between the teams involved in the tie and then Buchholz.
Seeding improvement prize ties will be awarded as above. However, teams
with the same score before the final tiebreak will share the prize money.
For the top scorers on each board, first the percentage, then the number
of points. At least 5 games must be played in order to win such a prize.
Title Norms: It is possible to gain a norm in an 8 round team championship.
Registration: All teams and players must register and pay their entry
fees in advance by 8pm on Monday 4 October. If unable to do so in person,
they must make personal telephone contact with the Ocean Castle Hotel.
Telephone 44 (0) 1624 836399.
Appeals An Appeal Committee will be formed, chaired by an International
Arbiter not involved in the original dispute, with two other members acceptable
to all parties.
Monarch Assurance: Players wishing to take part both the Monarch
Assurance Masters (25 September to Sunday 3 October) and the World
Seniors may take a half point bye 3 October. Titled players should contact
Stewart Reuben about receiving conditions for the former event.
Entry Fee: £5 for each player in each team
Penalty Fee: £20 for entries made after 25 September.
Venue: The Ocean Castle Hotel is situated in Port Erin, a picturesque
bay. Cost of accommodation at the Ocean Castle is £33 per person
per night bed and breakfast. The evening meal is £13. It is approximately
30 minutes by road from Douglas.
Tourism: Isle of Man is a Crown Dependency. Although situated in
the British Isles off the West coast of England, it is not in the United
Kingdom. There are many sites of special interest on the island. The weather
at this time of year is usually temperate.
Travel: For players coming from outside the British Isles it is
most convenient to fly via Gatwick, Luton or Manchester. This costs about
£80 return, provided booked well in advance. You can also travel
by ferry. This enables players to bring their own cars.
Visas: These can be obtained from the British Embassy. Separate
permission to travel to The Isle of Man may also be required and thus
you must apply in good time. We recommend you commence proceedings by
1 September 2004.
Accommodation: There is a wide variety of accommodation on the
island. You will find it most convenient and economical to book both flight
and accommodation through Mann on the Ground. Making early arrangements
will save money.
For teams of four + up to 1 optional reserve: Team members may be members of the same federation, club, region or even just four like-minded players
˜ PRIZES: gold £1,250, silver £800, bronze £500,
fourth £300
˜ Each of boards 1-4 and the reserve board: medal + £100
˜ Best improvement over Seeding number for a team in:
˜ the second and bottom third, each medal + £250
˜ Best improvement in Rating on each board, medal +£50
Smoking is not allowed in the playing venue
The use of mobile phones is forbidden in the playing venue
Free refreshments during play
Spectators are welcome and admission is free
Technical Information: Stewart Reuben
All photos © 2004 John Saunders. Not to be used without permission.