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MT-Bielecki Top Players

MT-Bielecki/Top results report

MT-Bielecki/Top results report as of 25.08.2012:

No White Black Result Result date 1 370921 Hoeven, David A. van der 370930 Langeveld, Ron A. H. Draw 2012-06-22 2 420534 Szczepański, Zbigniew 81348 Voss, Maximilian Draw 2012-07-04 3 370930 Langeveld, Ron A. H. 81348 Voss, Maximilian Draw 2012-08-07 4 85201 Starke, Dr. René-Reiner 81348 Voss, Maximilian Draw […]

MT-Bielecki/Top results report

MT-Bielecki/Top results report as of 20.08.2012:

No White Black Result Result date 1 370921 Hoeven, David A. van der 370930 Langeveld, Ron A. H. Draw 2012-06-22 2 420534 Szczepański, Zbigniew 81348 Voss, Maximilian Draw 2012-07-04 3 370930 Langeveld, Ron A. H. 81348 Voss, Maximilian Draw 2012-08-07 4 85201 Starke, Dr. René-Reiner 81348 Voss, Maximilian Draw […]

MT-Bielecki/Top results report

MT-Bielecki/Top results report as of 07.08.2012:

No White Black Result Result date 1 370921 Hoeven, David A. van der 370930 Langeveld, Ron A. H. Draw 2012-06-22 2 420534 Szczepański, Zbigniew 81348 Voss, Maximilian Draw 2012-07-04 3 370930 Langeveld, Ron A. H. 81348 Voss, Maximilian Draw 2012-08-07

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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; […]

MT-Bielecki Top Players update as of 19.02.2012

 

Three players gained lately GM norms:

Zbigniew Szczepański (POL) on 09.01.2012 in Andrej Šuštaršic Memorial, this is his 3rd GM norm; René-Reiner Starke (GER) on 11.02.2012 in Romanian Chess Federation 85 Years, this is his 1st GM norm; Ron Langeveld (NED) on 12.02.2012 in World Championship 26 Final, where he is leading now (9,5+2) […]

MT-Bielecki Top Players update as of 23.01.2012

In addition to last information from 02.01.2012 one player was substituted, namely GM (OTB) Raj Tischbierek (GER) was substituted by GM Leonardo Ljubičić from Croatia. Witold Bielecki Memorial Top players section still remains category 16 (average rating 2638,46).

Short biographical notes and some statistics for MT-Bielecki participants were updated accordingly.

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List of participants (Lista […]