TWIC 977(HUN) INDEX Aug 6, 2013

Introduction
TWIC is the work of Mark Crowther.

Summary
14th ch-EUR Ind w  2013-GM Hoang,Thanh Trang 9/11 clear first and new champion. Papp,Petra 5.5/11.
4th Terre degli Elimi 2013(Sicily)-Amato Andrea won with 6/7. Rudolf,An(HUN) 5.5/7.

Politiken Cup 2013-Portisch,L 6.5/10
41st GM Dortmund GER  2013-GM Adams won. GM Leko had 4.5 for shared 4th.
GB Ch 2013-Meszaros G
3rd Riga Tech Uni Op  2013-Hera,I
Under 16 OL 2013-Csonka B, Gledura B; Kantor G and Antal T.

14th ch-EUR Ind w  2013-Chess Results
This is the big news of the week.
GM Hoang,Thanh Trang 9/11 clear first and new champion. Papp,Petra 5.5/11.

New Champion-GM Hoang Thanh Trang(HUN) 

The final press conference.

Rk.		Name	FED	FIDE	Pts.
1	GM	Hoang Thanh Trang	HUN	2467	9
2	IM	Melia Salome	GEO	2428	8
3	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	ARM	2454	8
4	GM	Cmilyte Viktorija	LTU	2497	8
5	GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	RUS	2489	8
6	IM	Khotenashvili Bela	GEO	2512	8
7	GM	Socko Monika	POL	2435	8
8	WGM	Kashlinskaya Alina	RUS	2334	7.5
9	WGM	Arabidze Meri	GEO	2320	7.5
10	WGM	Pogonina Natalija	RUS	2478	7.5
11	WGM	Kovanova Baira	RUS	2371	7.5
12	GM	Muzychuk Anna	SLO	2594	7.5
13	WGM	Girya Olga	RUS	2437	7.5
14	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	BUL	2497	7.5
15	WGM	Ozturk Kubra	TUR	2293	7.5
16	GM	Cramling Pia	SWE	2523	7.5
17	IM	Javakhishvili Lela	GEO	2465	7.5
18	IM	Atalik Ekaterina	TUR	2430	7.5
19	IM	Milliet Sophie	FRA	2396	7.5
20	GM	Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan	SCO	2385	7.5

4th Terre degli Elimi  2013(Sicily)
Amato Andrea won with 6/7. Rudolf,An(HUN) 5.5/7. Here is a report.

4th International Chess Festival "Terre degli Elimi" in Erice(from Chessbase)
by Alessandro Monaco

'The third edition of last year ended with the victory of the Russian grandmaster Vladimir Epishin, Georgian IM Sopiko Guramishvili placing second and IM Tapani Sammalvuo from Finland third.(more)' 

Andrea Amato(left) drew Anna Rudolf(right)

in the last round to win the event

Final standing (top 10)

#	Title	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf.
1		Amato Andrea	2291	6.0	2511
2	GM	Georgiev Vladimir	2544	5.5	2444
3	WGM	Przezdziecka Marta	2297	5.5	2443
4	IM	Arnaudov G. Petar	2487	5.5	2456
5	--	Van Dongen Cor	2357	5.5	2336
6	IM	Van Assendelft Floris	2381	5.5	2411
7	IM	Adrian Claude	2221	5.5	2332
8	WGM	Rudolf Anna	2301	5.5	2429
9	FM	Lammens Tim	2316	4.5	2299
10	IM	Masternak Grzegorz	2339	4.5	2271

41st GM Dortmund GER  2013
'Winner of the Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund on Sunday the Englishman Michael Adams. The 41-year-old grandmaster scored 7.0 points from nine games and referred Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), who won 6.5 points, to second place. 

In the final round Adams and Kramnik broke up after about two hours draw, the series winner of Dortmund was black with no means to defeat the British.'

GM Leko had 4.5 for shared 4th.

GM Leko(left)-GM Adams(right)

GM Adams(left)-GM Kramnik(right)

Breisacher Memorial  2013-(SUI)
Rapport finished last.

Rapport(left)

The winners

Politiken Cup 2013
GM Parimarjan Negi was clear first with 9/10. Portisch,L 6.5/10

Pl.	Player	ELO	Total
1	3. GM Parimarjan Negi (Sportfreunde Katernberg 1913 e.V.)	2634	9
2	1. GM Ivan Cheparinov ()	2678	8
3	2. GM Romain Édouard (L´Echiquier Chalonnais)	2662	8
4	12. GM Sebastien Maze (Marseille Echecs)	2547	8
5	11. GM Sune Berg Hansen (Helsingør Skakklub)	2549	8
6	8. GM Jan H. Timman (Schachgemeinschaft Porz e.V.)	2584	8
7	7. GM Sabino Brunello ()	2593	8
8	6. GM Robin Van Kampen ()	2595	8
9	5. GM Sergey Erenburg ()	2615	7½
10	4. GM Hrant Melkumyan (Sfrd. Berlin 1903 e.V.)	2632	7½
11	26. IM Simon Bekker-Jensen (Philidor)	2414	7½
12	13. GM Krzysztof Bulski (Klub Szachowy "Hetman")	2534	7½
13	37. FM Bjørn Møller Ochsner (Jetsmark Skakklub)	2343	7½

3rd Riga Tech Uni Op 2013
GM Hera,I

Under 16 OL 2013
Csonka B, Gledura B; Kantor G and Antal T.

GB Ch 2013
Meszaros G is playing. Here is his rd4 game.

Ghasi,A (2459) - Meszaros,Gyu (2255)
King’s Indian Attack vs QGD[A05]
100th ch-GBR 2013
Torquay ENG (4.8), 01.08.2013

Position 1
Black has played the opening poorly and is now caught in the center. What do you recommend for white?(more than one solution).

White to Play

16...Nc5