Alushta Autumn 2003, 15.-25.09.

International tournament Alushta Autumn was held in Ukraina. From Estonia there were three players GM Kaido Kulaots, IM Meelis Kanep, IM Igor Shvyrjov. In grandmaster event Kaido Kulaots tied for 4th-5th place, Meelis Kanep got 6th place. Igor Shvyrjov won the masters section with 8.5 points!

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GM Jaan Ehlvest in America

Our GM Jaan Ehlvest has played in several American tournaments in September, luck has been very variable.

Edvard Levy Memorial 2003 (18.-21. Sept)
1. GM Alexander Shabalov (2662) 4.5p, 2.-3. GM Alexander Stripunsky (2660), GM Victor Mikhalevski (2625), IM Nazar Firman (2540) 4p, ... , GM Jaan Ehlvest (2662) 18.-25. koht 2.5p.

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74. New York Masters (23. Sept)
1. Jaan Ehlvest (2662) 3.5p (Price 300 $), 2. Leonid Judassin (2682) 3p, 3.-5. Aleks Wojtkiewicz (2652), Victor Mikhalevski (2580), Christian Maier (2420) 2.5p

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73. New York Masters (16. Sept)
1.-3. Leonid Judassin (2682), Pavel Blatny (2539), Juri Lapshun (3p), ... , Jaan Ehlvest (2662) 5.-9. (2p)

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International Chess Festival Riga 2003, 24.-30.08

Our five great chessplayers GM Kaido Kulaots, GM Mihhail Rotshagov, IM Meelis Kanep, IM Tarvo Seeman, Viktoria Baškite. took part in Riga chess festival, all three masters tied third place !

Estonian women chess championship 2003, 09.-15.08

This year Estonian women chess chempionship title has gone to IWM Tatjana Fomina who won all her opponents, 7 points from seven. Followed Monika Tsoganova 5.5 points and Viktoria Baškite 5 points.   Download games (PGN)   Read more ...

10th Liepajas Rokade, 31.07.-03.08 in Liepaja

Our three grandmasters Jaan Ehlvest, Kaido Kulaots and Mihhail Rotshagov took part in that tournament with Alexander Khalifman, Loek van Wely, Evgeny Shveshnikov and others. Read more...