FIDE to receive 10-12 million Euros for the coming cycles
February 21, 2012 - 14:24 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - In an interview with Sport Express, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov spoke about plans for a new Men's Grand Prix and the sale of the rights to the World Championship and other major events.
FIDE is granting the company Agon the rights to hold the World Championship matches, Candidates Tournaments and World Cups for the next few years, chessintranslation.com reports.
They will also be responsible for the Men's Grand Prix, which Ilyumzhinov claims is about to make a comeback.
Agon is run by Andrew Paulson, an American businessman who has worked in Russia since 1993. Ilyumzhinov said that Paulson first wrote to FIDE eight months ago offering to invest millions of dollars in chess. After long negotiations a contract was finally approved by FIDE at the recent Presidential Council in the United Arab Emirates.
"For the running of the coming cycles FIDE should receive around 10-12 million euro. As well as that, FIDE will, as before, get the 20% cut of the prize fund and a percentage of the profits that the head of Agon is counting on making in the next four years," he said.
"In the next one or two weeks chess fans and professionals will get a clear schedule for the major events – with a list of the cities, dates and size of the prize fund. By the way, the prize fund will be increased, the tournaments will become more appealing and we hope that all the best players will take part. This year we'll start with Chelyabinsk and Tashkent, and next year Agon is planning to hold these prestigious events in major world capitals: Paris, Madrid, Vienna and Lisbon," FIDE President stated.
The 28th North American Masters will be held at North Shore Chess Center located in Skokie, IL from Sunday March 11th through Thursday March 15, 2012. The event will showcase three different events all at the same time.
Grandmaster Georg Meier (GER) vs Grandmaster Wesley So (PHI)
You can watch GM Georg Meier, who led the Germany national team to the European Team Championships take on the top player from the Philippines, the young phenom GM Wesley So. They will collide in a 4 game classical match followed by a 4 game rapid match.
Classical match time control: 40/90 SD/30 + 30/sec increments
Rapid match time control: Game-20 + 10/sec increments
Classical Match time: 10am each day Sunday - Wednesday
Rapid Match time: 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm
Our Grandmaster Group A section will feature a 6-player Double Round Robin (10 rounds). 3 Grandmasters and 3 International Masters will lock horns twice each day. To earn a Grandmaster norm, the International Masters must score 6.5/10 points.
Our confirmed participants include:
Grandmaster Elshan Moradiabadi (IRI) - 2538
Grandmaster Mesgen Amanov (TKM) - 2526
Grandmaster Andre Diamant (BRA) - 2494
International Master Roberto Mogranzini (ITA) - 2461
International Master Leonid Gerzhoy (CAN) - 2495
International Master Mackenzie Molner (USA) - 2449
Time control: Game-90 + 30/sec increment
Round times: 10am and 3pm Chicago time Sunday through Thursday
Grandmaster Group B
Our Grandmaster Group B section will feature a 10-player Single Round Robin (9 rounds). 3 Grandmasters and 7 International Masters will lock horns twice each day. To earn a Grandmaster norm, the International Masters must score 6.5/9 points.
Our confirmed participants include:
GM Anatoly Bykhovsky (ISR) - 2536
GM Denes Boros (HUN) - 2482
3rd Grandmaster - TBA
International Master Darwin Yang (USA) - 2448
International Master Levon Altounian (USA) - 2428
International Master Daniel Rensch (USA) - 2401
International Master Vitaly Neimer (ISR) - 2381
International Master Florin Felecan (USA) - 2381
International Master Martha Fiero (ECU) - 2380
FIDE Master & International Master-elect Faik Aleskerov (AZE) - 2362
Time control: Game-90 + 30/sec increment
Round times: 10am and 3pm Chicago time Sunday through Wednesday, and 10am only on Thursday
Tretyakov Gallery to host chess crown battle February 21, 2012 RT.com
Chess masters Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand will get an artistic surrounding for their duel as one of Moscow finest art museums, the Tretyakov Gallery was chosen to host their world championship mind clash.
The Gallery's Director, Irina Lebedeva, and Chairman of the Supervisory Council of the Russian Chess Federation, Arkady Dvorkovich, have signed all the required documents on Monday.
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) President, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, and businessman Andrey Filatov, who'll sponsor the event, were also present at the signing.
"I want to thank the organizers of the tournament for contacting us," Irina Lebedeva told Gazeta.ru. "Chess is a sport, but there's a lot from art in it. We are happy to host the match here.
The grand opening will be held May 10 in the Vrubel Hall and the games itself will be played in the Engineering Building, in the conference hall with seats for 400 people. A press-center will be organized nearby. This zone will be cut off from the rest of the premises, so that the match won't interfere with the Tretyakov Gallery's usual operation."
Vishy Anand of India, who's been World Champion since 2007, will defend his crown against Israel's Boris Gelfand on May 10 – 31.
The chess masters will play until one of them earns 6.5 points. A tie-break is provided if Anand and Gelfand are level after 12 games.
The prize fund of the match will be over $2.5 million, with the winner getting 60 per cent of the sum.
The State Tretyakov Gallery can boast to be the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world.
The collection contains more than 130,000 exhibits, ranging from Theotokos of Vladimir and Andrey Rublev's Trinity to the monumental Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky and the Black Square by Kazimir Malevich.
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♦ Winner of 4 Women's World Championships (Under 16, Blitz, Rapid, and Classical) ♦ The only World Champion in history to win the triple-crown (Blitz, Rapid and Classical World Championships) ♦ 5-time Olympic Champion with 10 overall medals (5 Gold, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze) ♦ 2006 Women's Chess Cup Champion ♦ Previously held 5 world chess records (*still unbroken):
* 56 consecutive Olympiad game scoring streak:A record of 31 wins, 25 draw, 0 loss (77.7%) over 4 Chess Olympiads - All on board 1
Most Simultaneous Games Played:326 players: 309 wins, 14 draws and 3 losses = 96.93% in 16 hours and 30 minutes
Most games won:309
Highest percentage:96.93% (Previous record: 95.64% by Andrew Martin, England)
* Consecutive Games Played:1,131 games against 551 opponents: 1,112 wins, 16 draws and 3 losses = 99.03% (previous record: 1102 games by WGM Anna-Maria Botsari, Greece)
FIRST WOMAN EVER IN HISTORY TO:
♦ Break the gender barrier to qualify for the Men's World Championship Cycle (1986) ♦ Earn the Men's Grandmaster title (1991) through traditional FIDE requirements ♦ Win the U.S. Open Blitz Championship (2003, 2005, 2006) ♦ Receive the Grandmaster of the Year Award (2003) ♦ Coach a Men's College Division I team to win the National Championship (2011)
OTHER NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
♦ Won the Budapest Championship for Girls under 11 at age of 4 with the perfect score of 10-0! ♦ #1 ranked woman chess player in the world at the age of 15 (remain in the top 3 in the world for around 25 straight years) ♦ Currently ranked #1 in the United States ♦ 3-time US Open Blitz Champion (2003, 2005, 2006) ♦ Award-winning and best-selling chess author in numerous languages ♦ Winner of the prestigious Cramer Award for "Best Chess Column of the Year" (2003) ♦ 3-time winner of the Chess Journalists of America Award for Best Magazine Column and Best Endgame Analysis ♦ First ever recipient of the "Chess Educator of the Year" award (2003) ♦ First ever recipient of the "US Scholastic Chess Ambassador" award (2006) ♦ A pioneer in women's chess, an ambassador to the game and a true role model to millions of young people worldwide ♦ Founder of the Susan Polgar Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization to promote chess, with all its educational, social and competitive benefits throughout the U.S., for young people of all ages, especially girls. The foundation has awarded over $1 million in chess prizes and scholarships to young chess players on behalf of various supporters and sponsors ♦ Sponsor and organizer of the prestigious annual SPICE Cup, SPICE Spring Invitational, NY City Mayor's Cup, Susan Polgar Girls Invitational Championship, Susan Polgar World Open and National Open for Girls and Boys, etc.
♦ Founder and Managing Director of www.ChessDailyNews.com, the world's most popular chess blog
♦ Head Coach of the Texas Tech Knight Raiders Chess Team - First woman to coach a men's division I team to win the National Collegiate Chess Final Four Championship
♦ Director of SPICE (Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence) at Texas Tech University
The 1st Fiji International Open Chess Championship, to be held May 5-12, 2012, is set to become the biggest tournament in Fiji chess history.
With airfares to Fiji with both http://www.airpacific.com and http://www.virginaustralia.com at historic lows, big turnouts are expected from Fiji's neighbours in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. In addition, all Fiji's top players are expected to compete for the record $F10,000 prize fund. Venue: Peninsula International Hotel, Suva, Fiji
Format & Time Control: 9-Round Swiss with time control of 90 minute plus 30 seconds per move from move one.
Entry Fees:
The entry fee will be F$250 (approx A$135/NZ$175). Free entry for GM, IM, WGM, WIM. There will be a discount of 20% on entry fee for those who register on or before 31 March 2012.
Prizes:
Guaranteed minimum total of FJD $10000 as follows: 1st - $3000, 2nd- $2000, 3rd- $1500, 4th - $1000, 5th - $700, 6th - $500, 7th – $300. Best female - $500. Best local player: 1st - $300, 2nd - $200. Trophies will also be awarded to the top winners (men & women). Prize money will be shared equally among tied players.
Tie-Breaks:
Direct encounter (result between tied players) Sum of Progressive Score Solkoff Score (Sum of Opponents Score) 15-Minute Rapid Games
Chief Arbiter: FA Krishneel Nair
Accommodation:
The Fiji Chess Federation has reserved rooms at the new look 3-star Peninsula International Hotel located in the heart of Suva at the following rates (Fiji dollars): Standard Rooms (Single –$120, Double/Twin-$140), Superior Standard Rooms (Single-$130, Double/Twin- $150), Deluxe Rooms (single-$160, Double/Twin-$190), Superior Deluxe Rooms (Single- $220, Double/Twin- F$250).
Deluxe and Superior Deluxe room rates are inclusive of Continental breakfast. All room rates inclusive of value added tax (VAT) and services turnover tax (STT).A 10% discount in room rates will apply for bookings made in advance thru the Fiji Chess Federation. A 50% deposit for hotel accommodation at least two weeks before arrival applies.
Payments for entry fee and hotel deposits should be made by bank transfer to the Oceania Chess Fund, BSP Dominion House, Bank of South Pacific (BSP), A/C No. 3104155, Swift Code: Payment by bankdraft can be posted to the above P.O. Box address.
Detailed information about the tournament venue is available at: http://www.peninsula.com.fj/
Organizer: Dr. Virgilio C. de Asa President, Fiji Chess Federation International Organizer G.P.O. Box 12408, Suva Phones: (679) 331-4450 (work) (679) 331-2682 (home) Fax: (679) 330-3655 Email: virgilio_de_asa@hotmail.com
ACP Women Cup – Cramling and Lahno emerge on the top
The ACP Women Cup is under way in Tbilisi, Georgia and will continue until 21st of February. Round robin tournament with twelve participants is played with the time control of 20 minutes per game with an increment of five seconds per move.
Three more rounds were played on the third day of the competition.
Anna Muzychuk dropped from the leading position after she lost two games in a row against Tatiana Kosintseva and Pia Cramling. She slipped to the fourth place on the crosstable while Pia Cramling and Kateryna Lahno assumed the top places with 6 points out of 8 each.
GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2706 GM Bartel Mateusz 2658 GM Socko Bartosz 2636 GM Miton Kamil 2623 GM Macieja Bartlomiej 2617 GM Gajewski Grzegorz 2616 GM Markowski Tomasz 2612 GM Kempinski Robert 2610 GM Mista Aleksander 2587 GM Swiercz Dariusz 2583 GM Moranda Wojciech 2568 GM Tomczak Jacek 2543 GM Jaracz Pawel 2542 GM Olszewski Michał 2539 IM Bulski Krzysztof 2523 IM Piorun Kacper 2520 IM Sieciechowicz Marcin 2459 FM Leniart Arkadiusz 2455 IM Kuzmicz Krystian 2451 IM Kolosowski Mateusz 2439 IM Dragun Kamil 2420 IM Hnydiuk Aleksander 2409 FM Strzemiecki Zbigniew 2402 FM Duda Jan-Krzysztof 2380
Women's championship:
IM Rajlich Iweta 2428 WGM Zawadzka Jolanta 2358 WGM Jaracz Barbara 2281 WGM Szczepkowska-Horowska Karina 2377 WGM Majdan-Gajewska Joanna 2387 WFM Kulon Klaudia 2238 WIM Worek Joanna 2234 WFM Iwanow Anna 2180 Chrząszcz Malvina 2074 WIM Matras-Clement Agnieszka 2305
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Antonio
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