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GM Garry Kasparov and Dutch Champion GM Jan Timman played a "friendly match" of six games under World Championship conditions. Kasparov won the match 4 - 2. This was to have been a warm-up event for GM Kasparov in preparation for his WCC title match against GM Shirov of Spain in October. Kasparov earned $65,000 for winning the match, and Timman earned $35,000.
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Kasparov = 1 1 = = = 4.0
Timman = 0 0 = = = 2.0
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The Kasparov-Timman event, sponsored by Eurotel, has a $100,000 prize fund, with $65,000 to the winner. The time control is 40/2, 20/1, G/30. The six games are scheduled for Sept. 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, and 13.
Commentators for the match are GMs Jan Smejkal, Larry Christiansen and
Yasser Seirawan. Both players arrived with teams to help them analyze and prepare strategy for the match in between games (no assistance is allowed during play). Garry Kasparov is accompanied by Yuri Dokhoian while Jan Timman has the aid of GMs Ulf Andersson and Ivan Sokolov.
The match was sponsored by EuroTel, Siemens, Patria, Internet on
Line, CzechMate, Opel,Hotel Renaissance, Archa, Casio Phonemate, Lidove
Noviny and Frekvence 1.
For results, games, and photos, see the official site. Inside Chess Online, published by GM Seirawan, will also publish online commentary during the match.
Featured games now available in a java viewer!
[Event "EuroTel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague CZE"]
[Date "1998.09.09"]
[Round "03"]
[White "Kasparov,G"]
[Black "Timman,J"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 c5
8. e3 d6 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. exd4 d5 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Ne2 Rd8
14. Ng3 Qxd4 15. Be4 Qxc3+ 16. bxc3 Rd5 17. Rd1 Bb7 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Nh5
Nd7 20. c4 Bc6 21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Nxf6+ Kg7 23. Nxd7 f6 24. Ke2 Rc8 25. Rc1
Rc7 26. Nb8 1-0
Kasparov-Shirov Match Reported Cancelled!
Inside Chess includes a news interview with GM Garry Kasparov in which he reports that the WCC has been unable to find a sponsor for the Kaspaorv-Shirov World Championship match that was due to begin next month in Spain, and that the match will be cancelled unless an alternate sponsor can be found.
FIDE Confirms Las Vegas Site for December World Championship Tournament
Meanwhile, the World Chess Federation (FIDE), in conjunction with the U.S. Chess Federation (USCF), has officially announced that it will hold the 1998 World Chess Championship in Las Vegas, Nev. from Nov. 29 through Dec. 27 with a guaranteed prize fund of $3 million. The Bellagio Casino Hotel will serve as the host property for the event. FIDE also announced that it has hired Fishman & Associates to handle the advertising and marketing duties for the event.
This event will bring together about 100 of the world's top players in a knock-out format to compete for the title. Last year GM Kasparov was invited, but declined the invitation because he did not like the knock-out format. He is not expected to participate in this year's event, either. There is also some question as to whether Karpov will play, as he has publicly said that he is uncomfortable with the change from a two-year format to an annual. The total prize fund will be about $3 million, with a minimum prize of $6,000 for those eliminated in the first round, and about $650,000 to the eventual first-place winner. Official US Chess Federation Press Release.
Shirov at Spanish Team Championship
GM Shirov stayed busy this week in Salamanca playing first board for El Epic
Barcino de Tarrasa at the Spanish Team Championship, an event with a number of strong players. His team took first place at the event with 24 points. For games, information, and photos, see the official site (in Spanish).
Featured games now available in a java viewer!
[Event "Spanish Team Ch"]
[Site "Salmanaca ESP"]
[Date "1998.13.09"]
[Round "09"]
[White "Shirov"]
[Black "Korneev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. c4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 d6 9. O-O Nf6 10. Kh1 h5 11. Bg5
Qc7 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. Rad1 Ne5 14.
Be2 Bc6 15. f3 O-O-O 16. Nb5 axb5
17. cxb5 Be8 18. Rc1 Bc5 19. Nd4 Kb8
20. b4 b6 21. a4 h4 22. a5 Nh5 23.
Bxh4 g5 24. Qxg5 f6 25. Qe3 Qg7 26.
g4 Nf4 27. bxc5 Nxe2 28. Nxe2 Rxh4 29. c6 Rc8 30. Qxb6+ Ka8 31. {[1 : 50 : 31] [1 : 59 : 32] [1 - 0]} c7
Morozevic, Zvjagintsev tie at Russian Cup
The Russian Cup consists of a series of qualifying open events, followed by a Category XIV "tournament of champions" which brings together all the open champions. The 11 round event included GMs Morozevic, Zvjagintsev, Khalifman, Dreev, Balanshov, plus 5 more Grandmasters and IM Volsov. Morozevic and Zvjagintsev finished with 7 points each, with Morozevic reportedly winning the title on tie-break. More information is available in English.
Several FIDE Zonals Underway
Several FIDE Zonals are underway. These events cover a specific geographic area and help determine the qualifiers for the next World Championship cycle. In most cases the top 1 - 4 players will qualify for the December event in Las Vegas. Zonals are underway in Eastern Europe, South America (2 events), and Denmark. The Nordic Zonal in Denmark is being run as a knock-out event, and favorite GM Curt Hansen was eliminated in the first round with a 0 - 2 loss to GM Rune Djurhuus in their mini-match.
FIDE Posts Agenda for 69th Congress
Along with the Olympiad, the 69th FIDE Congress (administrative meeting) will be held in Kalmykia in two weeks. The agenda is now available.
Paul Morphy Memorial
GM Kacheishvili edged GM Max Dlugy at the Paul Morphy Memorial in New Orleans August 14 - 16. Kacheisvili finished with 4.5 (4 wins and a draw with Dlugy) while Dlugy had 4.0 (3 wins and draws with Kacheisvili and Sam Palatnik). The field also included GMs Wojtkiewicz, Yermolinsky, and Shabalov. Crosstable is available at the official site.
Schwartzman Out, Browne In
GM Gabriel Schwartzman has notified the US Chess Federation office that he will be unable to compete in the 1998 Interplay US Championship. His replacement will be alternate GM Walter Browne, a six time title winner. The original list of participants is available in Press Release 9833.
US Chess Federation to Assist in Organization of 1998 FIDE World Championship Events
Along with the championship, there are plans to hold a number of side tournaments and special events in Las Vegas in December. All details of these events, player lists, package information and other news highlights will be released in the coming weeks. See Official Press Release.
Editor's Note
By Duif ("Dove") Calvin
 Who'll Play Where? The WCC match appears unable to find a sponsor, and there has been some discussion of whether the Chess Village for the Kalmykia Olympiad (which begins in two weeks) will be ready. From the players' point of view, though, the first step for any event is qualifying, and right now many Grandmasters are trying to concentrate on regional Zonals which will determine the participants in the December FIDE World Championship Tournament in December.
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each Monday to see just what we've added to the site.
Until next time
--Duif
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