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MT-Bielecki Top Players

Vice-Champion of the World Title for Dr. Hans-Dieter Wunderlich!

On 23.06.2012 the last game of 24th World Championship final has been finished with a draw, after 3 years and 1 month of hard fight (100 moves!) between GM Tansel Turgut (TUR) and GM Frank Gerhardt (GER). It means that silver medal receives GM Hans-Dieter Wunderlich (GER) and bronze medal is for GM Tansel Turgut […]

Report on World Cup 18 – as of 04.07.2012

Statistics

Eight months after official start of the World Cup 18 we have 70% completed games (range from 37% to 95%). The range of comppleted games from 80% to 95% has occured in 14 sections. See below more statistics.

But we still have one player qualified for the World Cup 18 semifinals last month! His […]

MT-Bielecki Top Players – the first game completed!

Today (22.06.2012) the first game of MT-Bielecki/Top has been completed with a draw.

1.GM Hoeven, David A. van der (2629) 1/2 GM Langeveld, Ron A. H. (2681)

MT-Bielecki Top Players update as of 14.06.2012

All 78 games started already and are running smoothly. As of today (14.06.2012) number of moves fluctuates from 4 to 30, average is 15. The most popular opening is as usual Sicilian Defence (35%). Next openings in a queue are Queen’s Gambit (17%) and Ruy Lopez (17%).

Lately GM norms achieved:

Nikolai Papenin (UKR) on […]

World Cup 18 – the first promotion!

After seven months we have the first player qualified for the World Cup 18 semifinals!

His name is Andreas van Schyndel (GER) from section 6. He completed all his games with the final result 9,5 points out of 12 and gained at least the second place in his section.

Congratulations!

Report on World Cup 18 – as of 28.05.2012

Statistics

Seven months after official start of the World Cup 18 we have 61% completed games. The range of copmpleted games from 75% to 92% has happend in 11 sections. See below more statistics.

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Total number of games: 5058 Completed games: 3094 Completed games percentage: 61% Completed games with a draw: 1395 Draw percentage: […]

MT-Bielecki Top Players update as of 29.04.2012

Two players gained lately GM norms:

Nikolai Papenin (UKR) on 22.04.2012 in José Antonio Barrios Memorial/A. This is his 6th GM norm. René-Reiner Starke (GER) on 14.04.2012 in 10 Jahre Schachschule Pirs in Deutschland Gruppe A. This is his 2nd GM norm and he was awarded GM title!!!

Congratulations!

 

Short biographical notes and statistics […]

Report on World Cup 18 – as of 29.04.2012

Statistics

Six months after official start of the World Cup 18 we have 54% completed games. See below more statistics. 8 sections have copmpleted games from 70% to 88%.

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Total number of games: 5058 Completed games: 2725 Completed games percentage: 54% Completed games with a draw: 1222 Draw percentage: 45%

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Below some statistics […]

Report on World Cup 18 – as of 31.03.2012

Statistics

Five months after official start of the World Cup 18 we have 45% completed games. See below more statistics. Seven sections have copmpleted games from 65% to 78%.

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Total number of games: 5058 Completed games: 2298 Completed games percentage: 45% Completed games with a draw: 1048 Draw percentage: 46%

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Below some statistics […]

Witold’s Memorial & Match start today

Dear Chessfriends,

World Cup 18 preliminaries (844 entries, 65 sections) started on 30.10.2011 and Witold Bielecki Memorial/ Team Tournament (22 national teams, 3 sections) started on 25.01.2012.

Today on 01.03.2012 other remaining events start officially:

Witold Bielecki Memorial/ Top players – cat.16 (2639), 13 players; Witold Bielecki Memorial/ section B – cat.12 (2527), 13 players; […]